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EPA Proposes to Cut Methane Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste Landfills

As part of the President’s Climate Action Plan – Strategy to Reduce Methane Emissions, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two proposals to further reduce emissions of methane-rich gas from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfills. Under ...

Aug. 14, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Seeks Input on New Clean Air Standards for Solid Waste Landfills

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) Panel. This panel will focus on the agency’s review of its New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for municipal solid waste landfills. The Clean Air Act requires EPA to ...

Jun. 20, 2013

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Government Focus on Waste Diversion from Landfills Sustains Solid Waste Management Market in Australia

Government emphasis on waste diversion from landfills will strengthen the prospects of the solid waste management (SWM) market in Australia. With increasing waste volume and the government’s long-term plan to achieve zero or near-zero waste, market participants are already seeing the lucrative benefits of SWM. However, growth will be tempered by the lukewarm demand for recovered materials ...

Mar. 25, 2014

By Frost & Sullivan

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfill in McKean County, Pennsylvania

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling and resource management services company, announced that it acquired a MSW landfill in McKean County, PA out of bankruptcy proceedings on February 24 for $0.5 million in cash and the assumption of certain contractual obligations. The roughly 230 acre landfill is permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental ...

Mar. 1, 2011

China: solid and hazardous waste management

Solid waste management, including hazardous waste and electronics waste treatment, has become a key environmental priority in China. The lack of adequate waste treatment facilities and decades of poor management practices, particularly with respect to hazardous wastes, have combined to create a serious threat not only to the environment but also to public health. China’s solid waste can be ...

May 8, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

China: Solid Waste Treatment in Liaoning

Liaoning province, China's important industrial and raw material base, lies in the south of the country's northeast region. With 14 municipalities and a population of 42 million, the province covers an area of over 150,000 sq. km. The pillar industries in Liaoning include petrochemical, metallurgy, electronics/information technology, and manufacturing. The outputs of these industries are also ...

Mar. 4, 2008

By GLOBE SERIES

Cornerstone Announces Installation of BioCNG(TM) Vehicle Fuel System at St Landry Parish, LA Solid Waste Disposal Landfill

Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC announced that BioCNG, LLC (a wholly owned subsidiary of Cornerstone) commissioned a turnkey BioCNG? vehicle fuel system at the St. Landry Parish Solid Waste Disposal Landfill, in Washington, LA. The system is ...

May 8, 2012

By Cornerstone Environmental Group, LLC

Toa Baja agrees to close landfill; EPA applauds Puerto Rico solid waste plan

Major progress has been made over the past few years in improving the way solid waste is managed in Puerto Rico, according to US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrator, Alan J. Steinberg. Regional Administrator Steinberg spoke about several solid waste achievements today at a ceremony at the Yolanda Guerrero Cultural Center. The Agency praised the Puerto Rico Solid Waste ...

Jul. 24, 2008

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

No more electronic waste in Ottawa`s landfills

E-waste cannot anymore be thrown out with the rest of a household’s trash in Ottawa, Canada as it has been included in the municipality's solid waste law. The City of Ottawa's Solid Waste Management Bylaw has been changed to exclude e-waste like discarded computers, keyboards, monitors, printers, fax machines and televisions. The bylaw states that 'given the concern for the environment ...

Nov. 25, 2009

Reduce food waste and feed people, not landfills

Imagine 37 million tons of food. Think of how many people that amount could feed, the money it cost to buy, and the resources needed to produce it. Then imagine almost every pound of that sitting in a landfill or incinerator instead of on someone’s dinner table. But it’s not an imaginary scenario: In 2013 alone, Americans threw out over 37 million tons—or 74 billion ...

Nov. 10, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Landfill and Waste Facility Insurance Programs Offered by Legends

Companies involved with handling and disposing of commercial waste provide a critical service to keep our communities safe and industry moving forward. Despite the important role these companies play in society, many find that acquiring appropriate insurance to meet their needs can be challenging. To address this situation, Legends Environmental Insurance Services is pleased to offer ...

Jan. 28, 2013

By Legends Environmental Insurance Services, LLC

Walmart cuts 80 percent of waste destined for landfills

Walmart reported today that it has eliminated more than 80 percent of the waste that would go to landfills from its operations in California. The company's comprehensive waste reduction program that produced these results is now being implemented across Walmart's 4,400 stores, Sam's Club locations and distribution centers in the U.S., moving it closer to its global goal of creating zero waste. ...

Mar. 17, 2011

By GLOBE SERIES

EUR 5m for municipal solid waste management in Serbia

The EBRD is lending €5 million to the Duboko Waste Management Company to build a regional solid waste landfill that will serve more than 300,000 people in nine municipalities across central and western Serbia. Inadequate solid waste treatment is one of the biggest ecological problems in the country and solid waste management has been defined as one of the priorities of Serbia’s environmental ...

Mar. 24, 2008

By European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Converting municipal solid waste to biomass feedstock

CleanTech Biofuels, Inc., an early stage provider of cellulosic biomass feedstock derived from municipal solid waste (MSW) for renewable energy and bio-based chemical production, has received a US patent for its process and apparatus for converting MSW into cellulosic biomass feedstock, known collectively as the Biomass Recovery Process. The Biomass Recovery Process is carried out by the angled ...

Jul. 13, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Global Municipal Solid Waste Continues to Grow

Growing prosperity and urbanization could double the volume of municipal solid waste annually by 2025, challenging environmental and public health management in the world's cities, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org) for its Vital Signs Online service. Although some of this waste is eventually recycled, the doubling ...

Jul. 24, 2012

By GLOBE SERIES

3rd China Solid Waste Summit 2011 is scheduled

The 3rd Annual China Solid Waste Summit 2011 will be convened on 13-14 December in Shanghai, China. As China's premier gathering focusing on solid waste management industry, the event has been successfully held twice, attracting more than 300 attendees across the world. In the meantime, the high-level event has gained great support from international associations and organizations, namely ...

Sep. 3, 2011

By IGVision International Corporation Shanghai

US Solid Waste Management Market 2011-2015

TechNavio's analysts forecast the Solid Waste Management market in the US to grow at a CAGR of 3.4 percent over the period 2011-2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the need to eliminate solid waste from landfills. The Solid Waste Management market in the US has also been witnessing an increase in mergers and acquisitions. However, the increasing cost of solid waste ...

Nov. 7, 2012

China Solid Waste Disposal Industry Report, 2012

With the fast growing economic progression, the solid waste disposal market of China has expanded quickly. In 2011, 131 million tons of urban waste was processed with harmless means (mainly landfill, composting and incineration), with a year-on-year growth rate of 6.27%; the harmless disposal rate of household garbage hit 79.7%. In the same year, the comprehensive utilization volume of industrial ...

Jan. 8, 2013

China Solid Waste Disposal Industry Report, 2012

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: China Solid Waste Disposal Industry Report, 2012 ...

Jan. 15, 2013

By ReportLinker

Global municipal solid waste continues to grow

Growing prosperity and urbanization could double the volume of municipal solid waste annually by 2025, challenging environmental and public health management in the world’s cities, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute (www.worldwatch.org) for its Vital Signs Online service. Although some of this waste is eventually recycled, the doubling of waste that current ...

Jul. 24, 2012

By Worldwatch Institute

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