waste management News
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New air, energy & climate change zone at Futuresource 2009
Building on the success of the long-established CIWM exhibition and responding to opportunities in the wider environmental area, CIWM and ESA have teamed up to bring you Futuresource.In response to public demand, Futuresource 2009 will feature the new Air, Energy & Climate Change exhibition zone focusing on Renewable Energy particularly Energy from Waste and Biogas.Combined with a conference ...
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The national summit partners with A&WMA Annual Conference & Exhibition
The Detroit Economic Club (DEC) and the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) have announced a reciprocity agreement that will allow participants access to gatherings held by both organizations in Detroit, MI during the week of June 15.A&WMA’s Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE), June 16-19, will offer an expansive technical program featuring over 500 speakers covering a ...
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Air & Waste Management Association offers students environmental tools and essay contest for Earth Week
To promote Earth Week and environmental education in the classroom, the Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) is offering its Environmental Education Resource Guides and other learning tools to K-12 classrooms. A&WMA also announces its Second Annual High School Essay Contest, “Greenhouse Gas Management Actions: What Can Students Do?” “As an Association of environmental professionals, we ...
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Underplay of sustainability issues in Queen’s speech is “disappointing”
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, the British Metals Recycling Association and the Environmental Services Association all called for the new government to put resources and wastes management back on the priority list when they were elected into Parliament. However, according to the Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) the Government has “far to ...
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Indian EPR Scheme Moves Forward
The Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued its EPR Rules according to The Environment Protection Act 1986 and the Environment (Protection) Rules 1986. These shall be known as the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Amendment Rules 2022. These rules will become statutory upon their publication in the Official Gazette. Hazardous and Other ...
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Waste Management Ranked a Leading Sustainable Company in the Dow Jones Sustainability and Carbon Disclosure Project Indexes
Waste Management (NYSE:WM) today announced its inclusion in the 2012 Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI), ranking on the DJSI World and North America indexes as the top waste and disposal services company. In addition, Waste Management has been ranked among the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP) top 10 percent of industrial companies for its ...
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Waste Management to Build Renewable Natural Gas Facility
Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today announced it is building a facility that will create pipeline-ready natural gas from its Milam Landfill in Fairmont City, Ill.At a ceremony at the landfill, state, county and local officials joined the company to celebrate the groundbreaking. The processed renewable natural gas will be injected into the pipelines of Ameren Illinois for withdrawal at other ...
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Waste Management Adds 1000th Truck to Natural Gas Fleet
Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today added a 1000th natural gas truck to its fleet, making it the largest owner and operator of clean-running, heavy duty refuse trucks in North America. At a ceremony at its Carson, Calif., property, the company commemorated the delivery of its 1000th natural gas vehicle with Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster starting up the new recycling truck that will serve his city's ...
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Waste Management Raises Commitment to Natural Gas as It Opens Its First Chicago-area CNG Fueling Station
Waste Management of Illinois today raised its commitment to use clean-burning natural gas-powered garbage and recycling trucks with the dedication here of a new filling station for compressed natural gas (CNG).Joining Waste Management were officials from north suburban communities, the State of Illinois, the Gas Technology Institute, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, and Chicago Area ...
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Waste Management Announces Second Quarter 2011 Earnings
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net income (a) for the quarter was $237 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, compared with $246 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2010. Revenues for the second quarter of 2011 were $3.35 billion compared with $3.16 billion ...
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Air & Waste Management Association to hold 102nd annual conference & exhibition in Detroit
The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will hold its 102nd Annual Conference & Exhibition (ACE), June 16-19, 2009, in Detroit, MI. The event is sponsored by General Motors.“We are excited that this year’s conference is being held in Detroit,” said Adrianne Carolla, A&WMA Executive Director. “Although the city has obviously been affected by the challenges facing the U.S. auto industry, the ...
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Waste Management Launches First Rotopress Collection Trailers to North America
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced today a pilot program that will introduce Rotopress waste collection trailers for the first time in North America to improve the flexibility of its waste collection operations. The pilot program will first rollout in Houston, Texas, followed by pilot projects in San Diego, Calif., Sacramento, Calif., Milwaukee, Wis. and Camden, N.J. One of the new ...
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Waste Management Announces The SmartEnergy(SM) Compactor
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE:WM) today announced the new SmartEnergy(SM) Compactor which could reduce electricity consumption by as much as 70 percent versus traditional compactors, resulting in lower operating costs and a lower carbon footprint for customers. The SmartEnergy Compactor is the latest innovative technology from North America's leading environmental solutions company, helping ...
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Policy Exchange backs UK split from Circular Economy package
According to the Policy Exchange which compiled the report, titled ‘Going Round in Circles’, the UK should seek to define its own approach to waste policy, instead of adopting the EU’s proposed Circular Economy Package. Policy Exchange claims that the UK’s adoption of the Circular Economy package would be costly to businesses Policy Exchange claims that adoption of the ...
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Air & Waste Management Association presents symposium on greenhouse gas measurement
The Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA) will present the First International Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Measurement Symposium March 22-24, 2009, in San Francisco, CA. “One of the greatest challenges of our time is reducing GHG emissions to mitigate climate change,” said Adrianne Carolla, A&WMA Executive Director.Greenhouse gas measurement and monitoring, and technological needs for ...
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ISWA World Congress 2021, Athens, 4-7 October 2021 - Scientific Programme Announcement
The programme is ready! Join us in exploring the first programme details of the 2021 Hybrid ISWA World Congress 4-7 October in Athens. More details on the sessions and speakers will be added soon. Scientific Programme The Scientific Programme of the ISWA World Congress 2021 focuses on “From waste management to circular economy – The road ahead”. Circular economy is a central ...
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Crowberry Consulting presents at Recycling Waste Management Expo
The Recycling Waste Management Expo (UK) Birmingham is free of charge, and will feature over 450 trade exhibitors with a free climate change networking and breakout area and a free seminar arena. Becky Toal, Director of Crowberry Consulting will be presenting on 'Incorporating recycling plans into the CSR agenda' on Tuesday 11th September at 11am. This event is free and open to anyone ...
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Conference to Address Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Inventories & Clean Energy Linkages
Pittsburgh, PA (March 2, 2006) - Meeting the challenge of climate change will require collaborative and integrated approaches that recognize the links between advanced energy technologies and their potential for reducing emissions. Such connections will be explored at “Climate Change, Greenhouse Gas Inventories & Clean Energy Linkages,” a conference that takes place March 7-9, 2006, at the ...
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Higher recycling targets backed by Environment Committee
Her draft law tightens the Commission’s limit on municipal waste to landfill by 2030 from 10% to 5% and a higher packaging target of 80% recycling by 2030. Bonafe said: “The environment committee has showed that it believes in the transition towards a circular economy. We decided to restore the ambitious recycling and landfill targets in line with what the Commission had originally ...
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A&WMA addresses global climate change
To avoid the most catastrophic consequences of global climate change, industrialized nations need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 80% by 2050, according to the author of the Air &, Waste Management Association’s (A&,WMA) 38th Annual Critical Review, “Prospects for Future Climate and the Reasons for Early Action”. Michael MacCracken, chief scientist for climate change ...
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