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EU Biowaste Directive moves a pace closer

European Union Member States have asked the European Commission to table a directive on biowaste in 2010 “if appropriate” and consider local conditions when drafting the new law. In December 2008, the Commission published a Green Paper on biowaste management in the EU and launched a consultation process to gather opinions on the possibility of a new Biowaste Directive. The EC defines biowaste ...

Jul. 2, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Big Hanna - a sucessful installation in Uganda by NLS Waste Services in Tullow Oil's camp sites

The places where Big Hanna composters can be installed are so different from each other! For the first time two of our larger Big Hanna model T240 have been installed in Africa. Here's why: ''THE NEED FOR A WASTE COMPOSTER AT TULLOW UGANDA CAMP FACILITIES: Tullow Uganda Operations PTY operates two base camps in Kisinja and Buliisa in its EA2-N operating area in the Albertine Grabben.Each of ...

Nov. 10, 2014

By Susteco AB

Ireland will struggle to meet its landfill diversion targets, says new report

Ireland will have great difficulty meeting its Landfill Directive targets, according to a new study. The research called Ireland’s sustainable development model published by Ireland’s Environment Protection Agency suggests that continued growth in and landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste poses “risks to the exchequer” which could face fines due to non-compliance with the EU Landfill ...

Feb. 22, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Harmless bacteria engineered to turn landfill waste into a biodegradable plastic

A team of students from Imperial College London have been recognised for their project, which uses harmless engineered bacteria to turn landfill waste into a biodegradable plastic or bio-plastic. Harmless bacteria have been engineered to turn landfill waste into a biodegradable plastic by a team of students from Imperial College London. According to the team the bio-plastic uses include syringes ...

Nov. 25, 2013

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

Ireland`s EPA to review waste licences for landfills - comment update

Ireland’s Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will be reviewing EPA licences for landfills, to reduce the amount of biodegradable waste going to landfill. It will aim to: Maximise the use and value of waste before it is disposed of to landfill; Assist compliance with the European Union Landfill Directive; Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, and Reduce the ...

Jun. 22, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Green and pleasant recycling announce 15,000 tonne anaerobic digestion plant

Green and Pleasant Recycling have announced plans to build a 15,000 tonne anaerobic digestion plant on Bocaddon farm in Looe, Cornwall. The £1.5m project is currently undergoing the final stages of planning permission at Cornwall Council, and will involve the construction of three part-buried digestion tanks, in order to process local food waste, as well as 8,000 tonnes a year of farm ...

Jun. 14, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Councils told to consider all LATS disposal options

Local councils with growing stock piles of waste paper have been advised to consider all disposal options under the flexibility of the Landfill Allowance Trading Scheme (LATS). According to the Environment Agency (EA), paper could be disposed of with other biodegradable municipal wastes (BMW) such as food waste and garden waste through composting or anaerobic digestion. This method, although ...

Nov. 12, 2008

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Defra launches climate change plan

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has published a Climate Change Plan which sets out how the Government will help to reduce emissions in the UK, including emissions from the waste sector, to help tackle climate change. The Government aims to reduce emissions from the waste sector by: Working with industry and consumers to reduce the amount of biodegradable waste produced; ...

Mar. 31, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Local authorities encouraged to `utilize flexibility` of landfill scheme to meet waste targets

The unique flexibility of England’s Landfill Allowances and Trading Scheme (LATS) will help local authorities to meet EU landfill targets, despite the sudden fall in demand on the recyclable materials market. A new Environment Agency report released today shows three years into the LATS scheme, England is already within the 2010 target of a 25% reduction (against 1995 levels) in biodegradable ...

Nov. 12, 2008

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Shanks group continues takeover talks

Waste management firm Shanks Group has confirmed confidential discussions are still taking place with the Carlyle Group over a possible take over bid in its latest Interim Management Statement. The statement said: “On 7 December 2009 the board announced that it had received an unsolicited approach from a private equity group regarding a preliminary and highly conditional cash offer for the ...

Feb. 2, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Cory wins £80M North Somerset waste contract

Cory Environmental has been awarded a possible 14-year contract worth £80 million to treat and dispose of North Somerset’s waste. Initially the agreement is for a seven-year contract, which has the option of a seven-year extension and commences in March 2010. Cory will be responsible for managing an existing waste transfer station, treating food waste and green waste and disposing of residual ...

Dec. 3, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

GBP 181.6m for project to save 391,000 tonnes of landfill waste

Waste facilities in Leicestershire and the South West will see major improvements thanks to a combined GBP 181.6 million in funding announced by Defra this week. In Leicestershire, the Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project is expecting to divert 98,000 tonnes of Biodegradable Municipal Waste from landfill in 2020. In the South West the PFI project will divert 293,000 tonnes from landfill in ...

Oct. 2, 2008

By Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Big Hanna at EkoWaste exhibition in Poland 24-25th of October 2012.

Big Hanna at EkoWaste exhibition in Poland 24-25th of October 2012. Our distributor in Poland, Genvir, will attend the EkoWaste exhibition at Expo Silesia Exhibition Centre, Sosnowiec, Poland. At the stand they will present our Big Hanna composter and show how easy it is to compost food waste on-site. The Genvir Company focus on protecting the environment in particulate within the waste ...

Oct. 1, 2012

By Susteco AB

Effective EU waste management can contribute to 2020 CO2 reduction target

A new report by Prognos states that by introducing an ambitious waste policy in EU the waste sector is able to contribute with 16-27% of the total 20% emission reduction target, to be meet by the EU countries under the Kyoto agreement. Mrs. Birnstegel from Prognos stated at the Press Conference 27 May 2008, that politically there is a need to focus on, diverting biodegradable waste from ...

May 29, 2008

By International Solid Waste Association (ISWA)

Fortum’s Energy Review on the Circular Economy: Let’s not waste our waste

Fortum has published its updated version of Energy Review, which focuses on the Circular Economy. The original version was published in June 2017. EU waste legislation, the so-called Circular Economy Package, is under final reading. Fortum strongly supports the improvements connected to traceability and separation of hazardous waste as well as decontamination of the waste to be recycled by ...

Nov. 27, 2017

By Smart Grid Observer

Curate your waste: improving the efficiency of waste recovery

Sustainable urban waste management has progressed over recent decades, with recycling of waste becoming a routine activity across the EU. However, the increasing volume and complexity of waste poses ongoing challenges for policymakers and municipal administrators. New research suggests that a rethink around how household waste is sorted could lead to more resources being recovered from solid ...

Oct. 29, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Welsh Local Authorities hit landfill targets a year early

Wales has hit its European Union Landfill Directive target a year early, and its local authorities have managed to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. The Landfill Allowances Scheme limits the amount of waste councils can send to landfill. Overall, councils sent 599,703 tonnes of biodegradable municipal waste to landfill compared to the 2008/09 Wales allowance of 788,000 tonnes – this ...

Sep. 1, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Uk meets 2010 landfill directive target and responds to landfill consultations

160/10 The Government announced today that they will meet the 2010 Landfill Directive target and also published responses to two separate consultations on meeting EU Landfill Diversion Targets and on restrictions on the landfilling of certain wastes. The latest data for England from the Environment Agency shows that combined with similar data from the devolved administrations, the UK will meet ...

Sep. 8, 2010

By Defra (the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Composting green waste saves as much CO2 as energy recovery

Recycling green waste as compost could match the environmental benefits of converting it into renewable energy, in terms of CO2 savings, according to new German research. It suggests that the two forms of waste management should be seen as complementary and both should receive subsidies. Green waste is biodegradable waste, usually from gardens and parks, and includes grass, hedge trimmings, ...

Apr. 16, 2010

By Science for Environment Policy - European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service

Good on mercury and waste, bad on climate and enforcement: EEB assesses the Czech Presidency

EEB has released its assessment of the Czech Presidency, which it has done for each presidency since 1998, based on the Ten Green Tests it put before the Czech government when it took over from the French on 1st January. EEB views the six-month Presidency as a convenient period over which progress on the EU’s environment-related policy and legislation can be measured. “The Czech Presidency was ...

Jun. 26, 2009

By European Environmental Bureau

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