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How the federal utility MACT rule may affect US businesses

Climate Change & Environmental Services, LLC (CCES)

The final standards for hazardous air pollutant (HAP) emissions from electric generating units (EGUs), one of the last industries to be regulated by MACT, was just published in the Federal Register on February 16 and officially goes into effect on April 16, 2012. The rule (“Utility MACT”) had been long awaited; the USEPA began ...

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Clean energy: How much hot air?

By Elisa Wood
Real Energy Writers

NewScientist’s January 28 issue is likely to unsettle clean energy advocates – but it is worth the read. The cover article, “Power paradox: Clean might not be green forever,” posits that even renewable energy can warm the planet, and eventually change climate, if we continue to ratchet up power production to serve our ever ...

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Recycling asphalt shingles a boon for Minnesota C&D Recycler

Vermeer Corporation

The Northeast Recycling Council estimates that more than 11 million tons of asphalt shingles are scrapped in the U.S. each year; 10 million from installation tear-offs and re-roofing jobs and another one million discarded as waste by asphalt shingle manufacturers. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that shingle waste makes up 8 ...

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Testing the barrier performance of metallized polymer films for permeation of oxygen and water vapour

Systech Illinois

General Vacuum in Lancashire, now part of the Bobst Group have been designing and building large industrial vacuum roll coaters for use in optical, electrical and general packaging applications since 1996. Aluminium metallized polymer films can be used in packaging applications where there are a number of requirements including barrier protection ...

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Landfill and Energy: A possible Combination Leachate and Distillation

C&G Depurazione Industriale S.r.l.

Leachate is a product derived from the anaerobic transformation of the organic substances present in the waste. It is a liquid with different levels of pollutants present, the form and quantity of which will depend on factors such as the type of landfill, and the quantity of rainwater which filters through the landfill, mixing with the humidity of ...

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Biosolids Composting In Salt Lake City

By Nora Goldstein
Managed Organic Recycling, Inc.

BioCycle Magazine Article on Biosolids Composting at Central Valley Water Reclamation Facility in Salt Lake City, UT using Managed Organic Recycling, Inc.'s Covered Aerated Static Pile Composting System. Full scale operations started in February 2011. Other facility equipment includes AirFloor from Buildworks, temperature probes from ...

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Energy efficient waste disposal solution

HSM GmbH + Co. KG

Piled higher - It’s 6.20 metres high, weighs 40 tonnes and has a pressing power of 1,200 kilonewton (kN): the fully automated VK 12018 R channel baling press from HSM in Frickingen for pressing paper, cardboard and cardboard boxes has been in use by the disposal company SITA in Hochheim for around three months. There are fewer bales ...

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Hazardous Waste in Schools

By Craig Gorczyca, CHMM, Director, Waste Management Services
Environmental Waste Management Associates LLC (EWMA)

When you think of “Hazardous Waste”, the thought of leaking drums at an old manufacturing facility comes to mind. Another common vision is people in white tyvek suits walking around a contaminated site with leaking drums. The last thing that comes to mind as it pertains to “Hazardous Waste” is schools. Did ...

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Food and Green Waste Composting at Luxury Golf Course

By Environmentally Controlled Waste (ECW) LLC
Managed Organic Recycling, Inc.

The Broken Sound Golf Course in Boca Raton, FL uses Managed Organic Recycling, Inc. Compost Covers to speed up the composting curing phase and reduce odors, vectors (aminals and insects), and produce quality soil amendment for use on the greens. Compost increases soil health and water retention at the same time reducing costs for chemical ...

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Importance of Choosing the Right Wand of Upholstery Cleaners

By Daimer Industries is a leading supplier of portable carpet cleaners. Daimer provides a complete range of upholstery cleaners including upholstery steam cleaners and many more.
Daimer Industries Inc.

Feb. 21, 2012

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