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Consultation Defra’s Waste Management Plan & Site Waste Management Plans

A consultation is underway on an updates Waste Management Plan for England, however, Defra’s documents contain no new policies on waste management. The waste management plan will complement the waste planning policy, PPS10; this policy outlines what planning authorities should take into account when considering proposals for new waste infrastructure. The Department for Communities and ...

Jul. 18, 2013

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

Taking Bio Security Seriously

Bio security is an increasing detrimental and consequential problem that has been impacting the livestock of farmers for a number of years. Addfield discussing the right way to manage your waste on site, prevention is better than cure! Addfield are trusted partners to many farmers around the world, recognised as the innovators in incineration technology, offering a range of animal ...

Mar. 24, 2017

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

Baioni at IE EXPO China 2017

Baioni Crushing Plants is proud to announce its participation to the Asia's leading environmental expo IE in Shanghai China to be held in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) from 4 to 6 May 2017. This international trade fair focuses on Water, Sewage Treatment, Waste Management, Site Remediation, Air Pollution Control and Air Purification. The IE expo 2017 is an absolute must for ...

Apr. 10, 2017

By Baioni Crushing Plants Spa

Taking Bio Security Seriously

Bio security is an increasing detrimental and consequential problem that has been impacting the livestock of farmers for a number of years. Addfield discussing the right way to manage your waste on site, prevention is better than cure! Addfield are trusted partners to many farmers around the world, recognised as the innovators in incineration technology, offering a range of animal ...

Mar. 24, 2017

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

Emissions monitoring conference topics announced

The first day of the AQE 2017 conference will address the monitoring of difficult gases and dust components in industrial emissions, with presentations from an international panel of experts. AQE 2017 will take pace in Telford (UK) on 24th and 25th May and registration is now available at www.AQEshow.com. The conference will begin with a regulatory update on the Industrial Emissions Directive, ...

Mar. 14, 2017

By Environmental Technology Publications Limited

Viridor appeals Oxfordshire EfW refusal

Viridor has appealed Oxfordshire County Council’s decision to refuse the construction of a £100M energy from waste facility in Ardley. (See MRW story) The waste management firm believes it has a strong appeal case because the area needs the local treatment facility in order to ‘help the council manage its waste more sustainably and to avoid costly fines and increasing landfill taxes’. ...

Jan. 4, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Sita plans to build AD facility in Surrey

Waste management firm Sita UK is proposing to redevelop its waste management site at Benedict Wharf, Mitcham, Surrey. Sita plans to redevelop the site into a modern eco-park. A planning application was submitted in October 2008. The proposed redevelopment includes:* The development of an anaerobic digestion facility (AD) and in-vessel composting facility (IVC), which will process up to 100,000 ...

Dec. 8, 2008

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

EPA allows Waimanalo Gulch Landfill to reopen agency approval required as part of recent order (HI)

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today it has approved reopening of the Waimanalo Gulch Sanitary Landfill, with conditions. While Waste Management has not completed all tasks yet due in the Order issued by EPA on January 25, 2011, EPA recognizes that the continued closure of the landfill may create a risk to public health from the mounting accumulation of waste throughout Oahu. ...

Jan. 28, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Recolight welcomes new amendements to the environmental permitting regulations

Waste electrical and electronic equipment producer compliance scheme Recolight has welcomed the approval of a new amendment to the Environmental Permitting Regulations which allows collection points to store WEEE for “as long as needs be”, rather than the current storage limit of three months. Recolight health, safety and compliance manager Gemma Bristow told MRW that the new amendment will ...

Feb. 17, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Clean-up continues at Chernobyl, 22 years on

Twenty-two years after the world’s most serious nuclear accident, work by the international community and the International Atomic Energy Agency continues apace to assist Belarus, Russian Federation and Ukraine. The work is moving into a new phase that aims to build upon progress already achieved and target the most pressing social and economic needs. The IAEA remains an active participant in ...

Apr. 25, 2008

By The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Perfect timing for Air Quality & Emissions event

AQE 2017 will take place in Telford (UK) on 24th and 25th May at a time when the health effects of air pollution are constantly in the headlines, and when the UK Government is due to consult on its latest plans to comply with air quality guidelines in the UK’s larger towns and cities. Registration for the event is now open (www.AQEShow.com), with entry to the Exhibition and Workshops free ...

Mar. 27, 2017

By Environmental Technology Publications Limited

Submit your abstract on Environmental Forensics applied to Waste Management and contaminated sites

In the last years, the increasing attention to the environment themes with a specific attention to the pollution, to the legal responsibilities of it and to the effects on the human health has created the condition for the development of a new discipline: the “Environmental Forensics”. The environmental investigation is a very peculiar frontier among the forensic disciplines ...

Apr. 11, 2017

By EuroWaste Srl

New guidance on reducing fire risk at waste sites published

CIWM welcomes the new guidance for waste and recycling sites which has been issued today by the Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum, to provide site operators with the information and standards they need to reduce fire risk. The guidance entitled 'Reducing fire risk at waste management sites' aims to provide advice and standards for the waste and recycling sector on good practice, ...

Oct. 20, 2014

By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)

Drilling waste management for Shell Oil China

Drilling waste management system including cuttings dryer ,high speed decanter centrifuge ,catch tank,screw feed pump were in operation in Shell Oil China OBM drilling waste management job site. from 6th,May 2012 to 21 th ,May 2012, totally 15days 85 hours. During this period, the well depths was drilled from 3110m to 3680m.rock physical character is argillaceous sandstone, oil based drilling ...

Apr. 11, 2014

By FD Petrol Drilling Waste Management

Additional sites consultation for South London waste partnership

Residents and businesses are being asked to give their views on eight additional sites which could be used for waste management purposes in South London. The South London Waste Partnership, a joint initiative between the boroughs of Croydon, Kingston, Merton and Sutton, is currently in the process of identifying potential sites that are suitable for waste management. These additional eight ...

Feb. 17, 2010

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Site Waste Management Plan regulations no longer an obligation

Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) for building projects are no longer a legal obligation for construction businesses in England. With government trusting the de-regulation will save money for the businesses obligated by the law, the Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 were abolished and came into effect from the 1st of December this year. All Construction projects in England that ...

Dec. 20, 2013

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

Record of Decision Issued for the Hanford Tank Closure and Waste Management EIS

The U.S. Department of Energy has issued the first in a series of Records of Decision (RODs) pursuant to the Final Tank Closure and Waste Management Environmental Impact Statement for the Hanford Site, Richland, Washington (TC&WM EIS, DOE/EIS-0391, December 2012). Decisions announced in this ROD pertain to each of the three main areas analyzed in the EIS, i.e. tank closure, decommissioning of ...

Dec. 13, 2013

By US Department of Energy

Aim to reach waste neutrality in construction

A tool measuring performance towards 'waste neutrality' in construction has been launched by WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme). The guide is aimed at helping professions working in construction to achieve 'waste neutrality' by considering factors such as where the value of construction materials wasted is equal to the value of additional reused and recycled content used on a ...

Jun. 29, 2007

By edie.net - Faversham House Ltd.

Solinst demonstrates equipment at GOwen course

pOn the afternoon of May 6, a href=http://www.contaminatedsite.com/ target=_blankGOwen Environmental Ltd./a, along with AEHS and IAH, hosted an outdoor field demonstration session as part of an annual 5-day course on Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management. Always a well organized and informative event for over 100 attendees, Solinst Canada Ltd. was very pleased to be included as a ...

Mar. 2, 2011

By Solinst Canada Ltd.

Maxxam’s Bryan Chubb provides expert training on environmental forensics and analytical chemistry

We are pleased to announce that Bryan Chubb, Vice President of Business Development for Environmental Services at Maxxam, will give a lecture on Enviro nmental Forensics and Analytical Chemistry Requirements at the GOwen Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management Course in Toronto (June 2 to 4, 2014). With 16 years of industry experience, Bryan leads Maxxam’s R&D committee and ...

May 28, 2014

By Bureau Veritas North America, Inc.

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