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Construction continues at new Hampden waste facility

Fiberight CEO Craig Stuart-Paul says the construction phase of the first large scale waste processing plant of its kind in the U.S. is near completion. The facility will take waste from more than 120 communities while employing 45 people. “The main goal is to take a second or third pass at the waste stream and increase the recycling rate in the state of Maine from 40% to hopefully 70% in ...

Nov. 14, 2018

By Fiberight LLC

Remondis Successful Redevelopment of Waste Facility in Collaboration with Kiverco

This year, Remondis approached Kiverco with requirements to redevelop one of their Construction & Demolition Recycling facilities in Co. Durham which was previously owned by JBT Waste Service. Part of the brief was that they required a higher level of automation, wanted to reduce manpower and improve the quality of the job in the sorting and picking stations. Kiverco designed, manufactured ...

Dec. 12, 2019

By Kiverco Recycling Systems Ltd.

Environment agency ask public over new Cardiff energy-from-waste facility

Environment Agency Wales is seeking public opinion after receiving an environmental permit application for a new energy-from-waste facility proposed by Viridor Waste Management. Viridor has applied to build the waste facility in Trident Park, Cardiff as part of the south-east Wales Project Green initiative. Environment Agency Wales area manager for South-East Wales Cliff Moyce said: “We are ...

May 13, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

New Medical Waste Facility Opens in Pakistan

With much fanfare a new medical waste facility has been opened that utilizes our i8M-120 medical waste incinerator to safely dispose of any Type I - IV waste streams. ...

May 1, 2018

By Inciner8 Limited

Secretary Chu, Governor Gregoire issue statement on Hanford cleanup

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Governor Chris Gregoire issued the following joint statement on the cleanup efforts underway at Hanford: "Over the past several months, the Department of Energy and the State of Washington have worked together closely to ensure the Waste Treatment Plant is on a stable path to resolving the technical issues, completing construction, and beginning to treat ...

Jan. 15, 2013

By US Department of Energy

Tory MP seeks local referendum waste facility bill

A Conservative Party MP has called for Parliament to bring in a Bill to require planning authorities to conduct a local referendum before considering planning permission for large-scale waste disposal facilities which involve the disposal of waste from more than one county area. Speaking at a House of Commons debate on waste recovery and disposal facilities (6 April), Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid ...

Apr. 12, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Perma-fix announces agreement to sell Tulsa Industrial waste facility for US$1.5m

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: PESI) today announced a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of Perma-Fix Treatment Services, Inc., one of the Company's Industrial Segment facilities located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to A Clean Environment Company, Inc. ('ACE') for approximately $1.5 million in cash, subject to certain working capital adjustments, and the ...

May 30, 2008

By Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc.

Incentives maybe the way to gain planning permission for waste facilities

More needs to be done to incentivise local communities when it comes to planning waste management infrastructure, according to a new report published today. Waste Management Infrastructure: Incentivising Community Buy-In, published by the Associate Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group and sponsored by SITA, puts forward recommendations which the group believe the government should adopt in ...

Feb. 25, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Environment Agency to publish draft environmental permit for proposed mining waste facility in Devon

The Environment Agency will publish a draft environmental permit for a proposed mining waste facility at Hemerdon, Devon, on Monday, 11 November. The application for an environmental permit was made by Wolf Minerals UK Limited. The Environment Agency is publishing the draft permit along with a draft decision document because it is satisfied that the proposed facility could be constructed and ...

Nov. 14, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

£14,000 fine for company operating illegal waste facility

Today, 22 November 2013, Easy Skip Hire Ltd of Doncaster was sentenced at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court to one charge relating to operating a waste transfer facility without an Environmental Permit. The company pleaded guilty at an earlier court hearing. The company was fined £14,000, ordered to pay £3,131.87 in costs, along with a £120 victim surcharge. The charge was ...

Nov. 22, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Shanks gets green light to build waste facility

Cumbria County Council has granted planning permission for waste management firm Shanks to build a £20 million mechanical biological treatment plant. The facility will be built at Hespin Wood near Carlisle and will process up to 75,000 tonnes of waste per year. Last November, the council agreed to a 25-year private finance initiative deal with Shanks to help the council cut the amount of waste ...

Apr. 27, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Defra releases guidance on waste facility design

Local authorities, architects, planners and builders will be helped to produce high quality and locally appropriate waste facilities thanks to new expert guidance released today. The new guidance, produced by Defra in partnership with the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE), is aimed at all bodies involved in developing and building waste facilities, offering various ...

Oct. 28, 2008

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

Particle found at site of proposed Dounreay Low Level Waste facility

'The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) received notification from DSRL, as per normal practice, of the detection and recovery of a fuel fragment and two shovels worth of radioactive waste. These were detected while DSRL was monitoring the footprint of the proposed new low level waste facility. The active material has been removed. This is the first known find of such a fragment in ...

Aug. 20, 2009

By Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)

Edinburgh group dounreay particles meeting

WELCOMEElizabeth Gray welcomed everyone to the meeting. She suggested that the agenda items be changed slightly, the DSRL report should be provided before the PRAG(D) report. This was accepted. MINUTES OF LAST MEETINGThere was one amendment to the previous minutes. Page 4, para 5.3 should read “… The two systems used similar detection technology … “. It was agreed that following this amendment ...

Sep. 29, 2009

By Dounreay Site Restoration Limited (DSRL)

Survey respondents support Landfill Tax Rise

The CIWM Journal’s annual Great Waste & Resources Survey has revealed that the majority of respondents are in favour of the Landfill Tax escalator continuing to £100 or more. In order to measure the biggest influences and opinions of the industry over a twelve month period, the CIWM Journal team carry out the CIWM Great Waste & Resources Survey. The survey has revealed that ...

Mar. 18, 2014

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

US Ecology Announces Closing of Stablex Hazardous Waste Facility Acquisition

Company Enters Into a New $95 Million Credit Agreement US Ecology, Inc. (NASDAQ: ECOL) ("the Company") today announced that on October 31, 2010, it completed its previously announced acquisition of Stablex Canada Inc. ("Stablex"), a leading North American provider of hazardous waste services, for $80 million Canadian dollars in cash. Stablex operates a permitted hazardous waste processing and ...

Nov. 1, 2010

By US Ecology, Inc.

High Court orders site owner to clear Orpington site

The Environment Agency has successfully secured a full High Court order against Waste4Fuel Limited and Mr. Bryan Hughes, the director of the waste facility in Orpington, requiring them to clear the site of combustible waste or be held in contempt of court At a hearing at the High Court, the judge signed an order compelling Waste4Fuel Limited and Company Director Mr Bryan Hughes to clear the site ...

Nov. 14, 2013

By The Environment Agency - England and Wales

Mammoth waste processing facility in Vietnam

A behemoth waste processing complex, built by a Vietnamese expatriate living in the USA, is scheduled to open by the end of this year in Ho Chi Minh City. Costing around US$ 100 million (Euro 68 million), the facility is expected to handle over 3000 tonnes of refuse per day and will include a recycling plant capable of processing around 1000 tonnes per day. Located in the Da Phuoc Commune in the ...

Jan. 15, 2008

By Recycling International part of Eisma Industriemedia BV

EPA and MDEQ public hearing and information sessions on romulus hazardous waste facility and injection wells

WHAT: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing and two information sessions next week on two federal permits for injection wells, a state air permit, and a state hazardous waste license for the proposed Environmental Geo-Technologies hazardous waste facility in Romulus, Michigan. WHEN: Question-and-answer sessions ...

May 16, 2011

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 a ...

Jan. 28, 2013

By Legends Environmental Insurance Services, LLC

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