waste disposal Articles
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Waste disposal
A Denbighshire-based waste management consultancy that assists companies in the removal of recyclables from their waste streams was recommended to use NetRegs. Stephen Wilson, Environmental Cost Savings Director of Seven Ways Environmental Services, said: “We offer companies a total waste management solution by reducing the environmental impact of the waste they produce. “We have ...
By NetRegs
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Oily waste disposal case study
The data shows that the total pounds of oil on the land farm has gradually increased from October 1983 through to March 1988. Our products were added one month later, April 1988. The graph shows that despite adverse conditions, including a dry and hot summer, the land farm degraded almost ten times the oil it had in previous years using our ...
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International Trade Fair for Environment
International Trade Fair for Waste Disposal and the Environment is one of the leading international trade fair companies. There is hardly a market that makes such fast development as that for environmental and disposal products - worldwide. The great interest shown, in particular by the international public, is the best proof of this. Our products met with great interest. The outstanding, indeed ...
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Chrome plating process achieves cost reduction through zero liquid discharge - Case Study
A global manufacturer of automotive components was faced with rising costs related to waste disposal from a Chrome plating process used in a plant in Poland. The plant manufactures shock absorbers for passenger vehicles. The plating of the shocks adds corrosion resistance, increased surface hardness, and improves cleaning ability and overall appearance. Project Goals: Reduce waste disposal ...
By PRAB, Inc
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Hazardous waste disposal in the UK
Custom and practice have exerted a powerful influence on waste management in the UK. A notable feature is the role of local government, which remains dominant despite expanding legislation and the increasing technical complexity of waste management. The private sector has long had a major role in the transporting and disposal of hazardous waste. The Environmental Protection Act of 1990 ...
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PEL Offers The All Inclusive Rental Programme
Today, companies are re-thinking the option of renting verses owning their waste handling and recycling equipment. They also are beginning to understand that their waste disposal decisions have a significant impact on their overall business objectives. Consider, for example, how waste disposal affects your business. If you now own your equipment, you may be tying up more time and money in ...
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Geotechnical Geophysics: ReMi survey at a hazardous waste landfill.
PROJECT: ReMi surveys at a closed waste disposal site LOCATION: The Dalles, Oregon PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Designed and performed ReMi Surveys at a closed 8-acre waste disposal site to passively measure microtremors within the upper 55 feet of the subsurface, in order to determine the depth to competent (non-rippable) basalt ...
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Is There Such a Thing as Ergonomics for Waste Disposal?
You bet there is! Ergonomics is all around us, from keyboards that protect our wrists repetitive task injury, to workplace trainers showing staff how to lift heavy items with proper technique. Ergonomics in the workplace is especially important because workers tend to repeat the same actions countless times, day after day. Waste disposal ergonomics can be tricky, and we’re not talking ...
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Integrated Geophysics: EMI and ReMi surveys at a hazardous waste landfill
PROJECT: EMI and ReMi surveys at a closed hazardous waste disposal site LOCATION: The Dalles, Oregon PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Designed and performed a 5-ft spaced EMI survey in tandem with ReMi surveys at a closed 8-acre waste disposal site. The goals of this integrated geophysical investigation were to 1) detect landfill boundaries, 2) identify locations of buried metallic debris / drums and 3) to ...
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Adsorption of Cu2+ on Montmorillonite as Affected by 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D)
Heavy metals have long been recognized as ecotoxicological hazardous substances and their chronic toxicities and accumulation abilities in living organisms have been to great interest for many years. Heavy metals are introduced into the soils through natural phenomena and human activities and waste ...
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Municipal Solid Waste Management and community awareness and involvement in management practices: an overview and a case study from Gondar town of Ethiopia
An assessment was carried out on management practices for Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated in Gondar town of Ethiopia. Efficiency and effectiveness of waste collection and disposal by municipality and different methods adopted for waste disposal by residents were studied to find a suitable, effective and feasible method of MSW disposal. The data about awareness, attitude and involvement of ...
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5 Leading Drilling Waste Management Companies
Drill cutting waste management as a separate niche has gained a lot of traction in recent times. This is true because post Shale Revolution, the hunt for oil and gas is on the rise and with it drilling waste disposal has become quite important. According to the American Petroleum institute, “Approximately 1.21 barrels of drilling waste is produced for every foot drilled in US”. If ...
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Hazardous waste disposal in Germany: a case study of the site in Billigheim, Baden-Wurttemberg
The disposal of hazardous waste is a very critical issue. It is associated with many risks. Efforts are made to minimise these by consistent legislation and by proper treatment of the waste. The goal of a hazardous waste disposal site, as described in this paper, is to ensure that hazardous waste is treated and disposed of in a way that does not harm human beings or the environment. To assure ...
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Forum: energy development and environmental protection
The author strongly believes that economic growth and preservation of our environment can be balanced and can co-exist. The same belief applies to the issue of energy development and our healthy environment and its sustainability. Energy development should not prevail at the expense of environmental protection. Any conflict can be resolved and all associated activities should set the goal of ...
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Societal risk communication and nuclear waste disposal
How to deal with health and environmental protection is one of the most difficult and challenging modern policy issues. Accurate and balanced public understanding and perception of risk is essential for the development of technologies and the protection of public health and environment. Misconceived views of various environmental risks could result in our limited resources being improperly ...
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Research trends in radioactive waste management: a global perspective
The present study is aimed at analysing the growth of literature on radioactive waste management. International Nuclear Information System (INIS) database is used as a data source to analyse the focused areas of this field for the period 1970–2011. Journal Citation Report–2010 is used for eliciting information related to journal impact factors. The database contained a total of 101,419 ...
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Organic Waste Disposal and Management
Why We Manage Food and Organic Waste? We are one of the top producers of waste in the world. With the amount of rubbish that we produce, it is necessary that we are aware of how to manage and dispose of it efficiently and responsibly. Organic waste should not be a source of environmental pollution that has to be gotten rid of by putting it in landfills or burned in incinerators, as this could ...
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Solvent Recycler Bellmont Cabinet Company - Case Study
Challenge Bellmont was looking for methods to keep dangerous waste shipments costs lower. Solutions Due to volumes of paint and related solvent blends used per month, Bellmont decided to purchase the SR120 model. Benefits Able to save over $ 10 000 annually in waste disposal costs Able to reduce solvent purchases by over $27 000 annually Purchase of SR120 paid for itself in approximately ...
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CEN Committee Seeks Responses to Survey on Disposal Practices for Manufactured Nano-Objects in Waste
Under European Commission (EC) funding, the European Committee for Standardization Technical Committee (CEN/TC) 352 — Nanotechnologies is developing guidelines relating to the safe waste management and disposal of deliberately manufactured nano-objects. The TC seeks responses from companies manufacturing or processing manufactured nano-objects by September 5, 2016, to an online ...
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Reduction of economic risks associated with the disposal of hazardous wastes in Hungary
Environmental risks are a growing public concern in Hungary. The threat of contaminated drinking water from abandoned and illegal hazardous waste disposal sites is receiving increased attention from citizens and from the environmental authorities. In respect to the problems of hazardous waste disposal, one of the most important objectives of Hungarian environmental policy is the enhancement of ...
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