resource recovery News
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Sancon obtains Chinese licence
Sancon Resources Recovery Inc., a waste management and recycling company with operations in China and Australia, has formed a division in China - Sancon Shanghai - and obtained the first waste management and recycling licence to be issued in Shanghai to a foreign company. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Sancon has established several waste recycling facilities in the cities of Shanghai, ...
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Axion: Manufacturing waste could unlock new revenue streams
‘Where there’s muck, there’s brass’, as the old saying goes. But this could ring true for manufacturers and processors who may be unaware of the financial value from the waste generated in their operations. That’s why two companies in the waste recycling, energy and environmental sectors have collaborated to launch a new Resource Recovery and Re-use service aimed ...
By Axion Group
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Carpet Recycling UK Conference: Celebrating 10 years of resource recovery
‘Celebrating 10 years of Resource Recovery’ is the theme for Carpet Recycling UK’s 2018 Annual Conference and Awards Event which opens at Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham on Thursday July 5th. The industry-backed association for recycling and reusing waste carpet will be marking a decade of achievements and significant contributions by members – both individuals and ...
By Axion Group
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Carpet Recycling UK Conference: championing resource recovery from carpets
Carpet Recycling UK’s 2016 Annual Conference and Awards Event moves to a new venue - Leicester City Football Club – where the June 29th event’s theme will be ‘championing resource recovery from carpets’ with guest host and keynote speaker, celebrity architect and designer Oliver Heath. Drawing inspiration from the success of the ‘Premier League Phenomenon ...
By Axion Group
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Optimizing valuable airspace in landfills by shredding mattresses
Landfill operators hate mattresses. They are difficult to compact and the popping springs can tangle and damage some of the landfill equipment. Many landfills have increased the fees for mattresses because of it. Disposing intact mattresses will shorten the lifespan of landfill, possibilities of recycling or increasing the compaction by shredding are welcomed. Shredding mattresses is a great way ...
By Tana Oy
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Axion Consulting’s innovative projects attract top students
Innovative research projects using novel and emerging technologies are attracting more talented students to careers in the recycling and resource recovery sectors, according to Axion Consulting. The Manchester-based Circular Economy specialist takes on up to six placement students annually. After their summer or one-year industry placements, many graduates subsequently secure permanent ...
By Axion Group
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Wiltshire council approves GBP 15m mechanical biological treatment plant
Plans for a £15 million mechanical biological treatment plant in Westbury, Wiltshire, which will produce recovered fuel, have been approved by the county council. Facility developer and county waste contractor Hills Group said it hopes the 45,000 tonnes a year plant will be operational by 2011. Hills Group chairman Alan Pardoe said: “This plant is a key element of Wiltshire’s overall war on ...
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Meet the Water Industry’s Leading Women
At this Fall’s World Water-Tech North America summit in Toronto, we’re looking forward to hearing from some of the leading women in the water industry. Tackling the challenges of optimizing energy use and resource recovery across our water networks and making today’s water infrastructure more resilient to extreme weather events, we’re delighted to welcome an outstanding ...
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Covanta Announces Purchase of the Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility
Covanta Holding Corporation (NYSE: CVA) ("Covanta" or the "Company") announced that it has purchased the Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility located in Chester, Pennsylvania from GE Energy Financial Services ("GE EFS") for $94 million in cash. The transaction includes the acquisition of approximately $122 million cash collateral trust and the assumption of $64 million in facility project ...
By Covanta
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Record levels of carpet waste recycled in 2012, says CRUK
More than 6,000 tonnes of carpet waste was diverted from landfill in the UK in 2012 by UK-based manufacturing members of Carpet Recycling UK – representing a diversion rate of 99%. These manufacturers prevented 6,049 tonnes of waste carpet offcuts from the production process – a record-breaking figure. Of the 6,049 tonnes, recycling accounted for 5,241 tonnes and energy recovery ...
By Axion Group
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RPRA Announces Consultation on Distribution of the OTS Surplus
The Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority is consulting on Ontario Tire Stewardship’s (OTS) plan to return remaining Used Tires Program surplus funds to stewards. The plan was developed by Grant Thornton Limited, the court appointed OTS liquidator, as a Surplus Funds Addendum to the Used Tires Program Wind-Up Plan. The proposed addendum includes: which tire classes are eligible to ...
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Veolia Environmental Services Celebrates 20 Years in Australia
Veolia Environmental Services has enjoyed a long and varied history within Australia, starting in 1969 as a 50/50 joint venture between M Collins & Sons and Yellow Express who formed the company Collex Pty Ltd. Collex humbly started operations with 5 Frontlift Mobile Compactors and 3 Linehaul Transfer Trailers. In 1991 the French Group Veolia Environnement through its subsidiary, Compagnie ...
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Cambrian Innovation Acquires Baswood and Accelerates Progress Toward Sustainable Industrial Wastewater Management
Cambrian Innovation, a leading commercial provider of distributed wastewater and resource recovery solutions, has successfully acquired Baswood, an expert in technology-based wastewater and biosolids management. The new partnership will accelerate Cambrian’s vision to treat industry as an ecosystem — extracting precious resources, like clean energy and clean water, from wastewater. ...
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Axion’s Jane Gardner leaves to take up European flooring role
Jane Gardner, Head of Axion’s Consulting Services, will be leaving the Manchester-based resource recovery specialists at the end of August 2018 to take up a new senior pan-European role. One of Axion’s earliest employees, Jane is moving to her next career challenge as Managing Director of the European Resilient Flooring Institute (ERFMI) based in Brussels. Axion Director Roger Morton ...
By Axion Group
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Axion Consulting joins European landfill mining consortium
Axion Consulting has signed up to the European Enhanced Landfill Mining Consortium, known as EURELCO, triggered in part by approaches from land developers investigating the possibility of ‘mining’ resources from former landfill sites. According to the Manchester-based resource recovery specialist, joining the European-wide network of public and private sector organisations gives it a ...
By Axion Group
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Water Sector Groups Launch Utility of the Future Today Recognition Program
On the eve of Earth Day 2016, a partnership of water sector organizations—the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), the Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) and WateReuse—with support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) —proudly announce a new Utility of the Future (UOTF) Today Recognition Program. ...
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Waste Connections touts $175M in Q1 acquisitions, ‘robust pipeline’ for 2022
The company discussed a strong start to the year due in part to solid waste pricing and revenues from its resource recovery sector. Economic picture: CEO Worthing Jackman said during a Wednesday earnings call the company is “extremely pleased” with its first quarter results despite inflationary pressures and supply chain and labor challenges. He predicts the company will stay on ...
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Cambrian Innovation Announces $18M of Dedicated Capital with Partners Spring Lane Capital
Funding Includes Project Finance Vehicle for Landmark Water-Energy Purchase Agreement Watertown, MA and Boston, MA – October 30, 2019 – Cambrian Innovation®, a commercial provider of distributed wastewater and resource recovery solutions, today announced the closing of $18 million in dedicated project finance and working equity capital with new partners including Spring Lane ...
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Itronics President Dr. John Whitney to Speak at Prestigious Resource Recovery Conference
Itronics Inc. (PINKSHEETS: ITRO) is pleased to announce that Dr. John Whitney, its founder and Chairman, will speak at the prestigious resource recovery and waste management conference sponsored by the Envirobiz Group (www.envirobiz.com) at the Marriott Coronado Island, San Diego, CA., Sept. 18-21. The conference annually works to stimulate creative thinking on strategies for waste management ...
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2007 Clarke Prize Recipient Highlights Resource Recovery to Address Eutrophication
The critical need to remove and recycle surplus nutrients that are detrimental to water resources was highlighted at the Fourteenth Annual Clarke Prize Lecture and Award Ceremony, held by the National Water Research Institute (NWRI) of Fountain Valley, California, on Thursday, July 12, 2007, in Huntington Beach, California. The Clarke Prize – a gold medallion and $50,000 award – was ...
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