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Still the first choice in recycling equipment - Case Study

Recycling areas: Cable Company name: Recycables SAS Located: Noyalles-Godault, France Founded: 2008 Employees: 35 In 2008, Nexans recycled almost 22 000 tons of cable manufacturing waste from its European and African sites, as well as several thousand tons of scrap cable collected from its customers. With 30 years of experience in the collection and recovery of end-of-life cables and ...

Mar. 25, 2019

By Eldan Recycling A/S

The search for sustainable plastics

As petroleum-based polymers foul our oceans and litter our lives, researchers seek more environmentally friendly ways to meet demand for durable, versatile materials. The fate of the world’s oceans may rest inside a stainless steel tank not quite the size of a small beer keg. Inside, genetically modified bacteria turn corn syrup into a churning mass of polymers that can be used to produce ...

Jul. 29, 2015

By Ensia

Controlling Odors from Waste Water Treatment Plants

INTRODUCTION In recent years, there is growing public awareness of odors from waste water treatment plants, which mainly stems from the following observed trends: The public is less tolerant of objectionable odors from waste water treatment plants; Many waste water treatment plants have seen residential, commercial, or other developments established near the facility boundaries and fence ...

Jan. 1, 2007

By PRD Tech, Inc.

Trade food waste collection case studies

In the continuing effort to separate food waste from the landfill stream, councils are looking to the viability of collecting trade food waste Carmarthenshire Council is among the most proactive of councils looking at tackling this problem. Using Ecosack 25L Paper Sacks for food waste they are successfully collecting a large volume from local businesses. Karen McNeill, Waste and Recycling ...

Apr. 3, 2014

By Ecosack

What is Food Security?

When the World Food Conference of 1974 first defined food security it meant that basic food products should be available, at a stable price, for all people of the world. The concept of food security evolved over time as we began to learn more about the environmental impact of food production. The WFC expanded their meaning of food security to explain that accessible food should be safe and ...

Jun. 25, 2019

By Edinburgh Sensors Ltd - a division of Edinburgh Instruments

Hazardous waste and not, Baioni-Dicatech system

The identification, characterization and restoration of contaminated areas now represent a big environmental issue, both at European and national level. In the major industrialized countries the issue of contaminated land has come out in all its gravity in the late seventies when, against a widespread awakening of environmental consciousness, important pollutions events emerged. Consequently, in ...

Aug. 4, 2015

By Baioni Crushing Plants Spa

Waste prevention in Europe — the status in 2014

This publication is part of a series of reviews by the European Environment Agency (EEA) of waste prevention programmes in Europe. The review process covers programmes in the 28 European Union (EU) Member States and the three European Free Trade Association (EFTA) countries, namely Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (Table 2.1). This second review covers the 27 national and regional programmes (1) ...

Dec. 7, 2015

By European Environment Agency (EEA)

Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies Enjoys Sparkling and Clear Global SDS Authoring that Flows Smoothly with 3E Company’s MSDgen Authoring Platform

Background Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies (VWS) provides a complete range of solutions and services to design, build, maintain, and upgrade water treatment facilities and systems for public water authorities and industrial clients. Its Hydrex™ line of organic and inorganic water treatment chemicals and additives includes more than 400 formulations that protect against scale ...

Mar. 9, 2014

By Verisk 3E

Municipal Solid Waste – Key to a Low Carbon Economy

A newly released report has found the waste sector has a key role to play in the development of a low carbon economy and the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHGs). This report comes in advance of the UN Climate Conference in Paris, which will take place in December. The report was commissioned by Zero Waste Europe, in partnership with Zero Waste France and ACR+. The report finds that the role of ...

Nov. 1, 2015

By Zero Waste Europe

Break It Down, Build It Up - Sustainable Science Has Roots in ASTM Standards Development

It was back in the 1980s,” Richard Wool, Ph.D., recalls. “A lot of waste management sites were running out of space. Barges full of garbage were plowing up and down the East Coast with no place to dock. The idea of having biodegradable plastics would address a number of issues like getting rid of the trash and cleaning up marine waste, which was becoming a huge issue at the ...

Jun. 30, 2014

By ASTM International

How can lead be so crucial, but also so toxic?

Why is everyone talking about lead? Not long ago, like so many historic buildings in the UK, a local parish church near to where I live had the lead stolen from its roof. Sadly, this is not so unusual and all the more distressing in this case, both because it holds special memories as the church where my wife and I were married, and also because the lead was stolen during heavy rain, leading to ...

Aug. 2, 2017

By Tetronics (International) Limited

Summary and Conclusions of the Study

Background and objectives According to 'Affald 21', the Danish national waste plan for the period of 1998-2004 (Ministry of Environment and Energy, 1999) recycling of household waste should be increased over the coming years. The plan is focused on increasing sorting and collection from the households, in which glass is one of the fractions.The first objective of this project is to examine the ...

Jan. 1, 2000

By 2.-0 LCA consultants

Time to address the air pollution control residue problem

The incineration of municipal solid waste is gaining increasing importance in the UK, especially as the burning of waste can be used to generate energy, providing a more sustainable solution to our waste problem by diverting it from landfill sites. An issue with incineration is that some of our waste contains hazardous chemicals such as chlorine and lead which are volatilised during the process. ...

Jul. 13, 2015

By Tetronics (International) Limited

Quantitative Chemical Imaging: Bringing Laboratory Quality Control to the Production Line

Attributes such as safety, quality and speed are strong differentiators for domestic companies when competing globally. Everyone is talking about digitalisation, Industry 4.0, environmental protection, and 5G. Modern manufacturing facilities around the world are therefore striving to implement reliable quality control for their incoming and outgoing goods. To remain competitive with their ...

Oct. 1, 2020

By EVK DI Kerschhaggl GmbH

A happy customer always returns - Case Study

Recycling areas: Cable Company name: Metallurgica Vigevanese S.R.L. Located: Vigevano, Italy Founded: 1971 Employees: 12 Although officially founded in 1971, the company was originally founded by the current owners’ grandfather in 1948. Just after the war, there were many buildings that had been demolished, and which were now being rebuilt. It was hard to get a hold of metals and ...

Mar. 26, 2019

By Eldan Recycling A/S

Green labels: The walk behind the talk - `Biodegradable`

The word “biodegradable” is probably one of the easiest green labels to understand, so one may assume it is also the least likely to be subject to false claims. However, the term is still interpreted very loosely and frequently used on products that are toxic, that break down into harmful environmental contaminants, or that can take many decades, even centuries, to decompose. On top ...

May 6, 2011

By green24

Waste Management Solutions for Business

How to win the race for everyone Waste Management Solutions for Business Industry will always lead the way in the adaptation of new technology, and especially the technology of conservation. This is not necessarily for any ideological reason, but because the people who manage water use better understand the economic incentives for adopting new technology. Current technology of wastewater ...

Jan. 12, 2014

By Environmental Services by Daniel L. Theobald

BJ’s Wholesale Club Stocks up on 3E’s Environmental Regulatory Compliance Solutions

Background Headquartered in Westborough, MA, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. is a leading operator of membership warehouse club stores in the Eastern United States. The Company currently operates over 200 clubs in 15 states from Maine to Florida and employs more than 25,000 team members. Challenges As a large retailer, BJ’s faces many unique safety and environmental compliance ...

Mar. 9, 2014

By Verisk 3E

Monitoring Environmental Quality

' In order to determine the effectiveness of actions to improve environmental quality it is necessary to be able to measure relevant environmental parameters at a level of detail which is accurate enough to distinguish the anticipated changes. However, the establishment and maintenance of monitoring systems is time-consuming and expensive and therefore the scale of such systems needs to be kept ...

Jan. 1, 1997

By The World Bank

New research may solve the problem of plastic wastes

GLOBE-Net, May 8, 2013* - Plastic - it is an indispensable part of our everyday lives and an almost indestructible part of the garbage that daily ends up in our landfills, incinerators, junk yards, in our rivers or oceans, or in the bellies of fish or animals that form part of our food chain. Every year, over 260 million tonnes of plastic are produced globally. That is equivalent to about 5 ...

May 8, 2013

By GLOBE SERIES

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