solid waste management News
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Launch of the HSWMA new website
The HSWMA Management Board, with the purpose of upgrading information and networking services for HSWMA members and friends has developed a new website with modern communication tools. Specifically the new website includes the following novelties for direct information: News concerning circular economy & solid waste management Proposals of the HSWMA Management Board and Development ...
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Does A Great Waste Management Plant Cost Much? What You Ought To Know
A great deal of firms that would like to expand in to the solid waste management industry are usually interested in the costs which can be associated with this type of venture. It’s true that the hurdles which can be currently into position for businesses that would like to make profits from the waste management industry can be high. These hurdles are frequently by means of high initial ...
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Does A Great Waste Management Plant Cost Much? What You Must Know
A lot of companies that want to expand to the solid waste management industry are often concerned about the costs which are linked to this type of venture. It’s correct that the hurdles that are currently in position for businesses that are looking to make profits in the waste management industry are quite high. These hurdles are usually in the form of high initial investment costs to be ...
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Solid Waste Management Market to surpass USD 340 Billion by 2024
Ongoing adoption of optimized treatment techniques coupled with rising environmental concerns will drive the solid waste management market size. Increasing generation of municipal solid waste owing to large scale urbanization will stimulate the industry growth. As per the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, share of urban population across the globe is projected to reach 66% ...
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Harvey Gershman Receives SWANA’s 2013 Robert L. Lawrence Distinguished Service Award
Harvey Gershman, President and Co-Founder of Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB), was recently presented with the 2013 Robert L. Lawrence Distinguished Service Award, one of the highest honors in the solid waste industry, for his significant contribution to the solid waste management profession. This prestigious industry award was presented during the Solid Waste Association of North ...
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ENERPAT 2023 RESIDUOS EXPO in Mexico
Residuos Expo was the first event specialized in waste management in Mexico. For seven years it has been the meeting point for the solid waste management industry that seeks to connect with innovation, generate business opportunities and acquire new knowledge. March 7th to 9th,2023 at Citibanamex Center,Mexico City ENERPAT Stand 909 Headquartered in Manchester, UK, ENERPAT Group Ltd is a ...
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US$12.5m credit for environmental sustainability in the Maldives
The World Bank has approved a US$12.5 million credit to assist the Government of Maldives to effectively manage environmental risks to fragile coral reefs and other marine habitats. The Environment Management Project is designed to help the government control the threats to coral reefs and marine habitats resulting from development, increased solid waste disposal and global climate change. The ...
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BioLargo subsidiary Odor-No-More Pledges $60,000 to Support EREF’s Scholarship Program
BioLargo, Inc. subsidiary Odor-No-More, Inc., through its leadership team, has pledged $60,000 to the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) to fund scholarships for graduate students conducting research into solid waste management. EREF scholarships recognize graduate students pursuing excellence in solid waste management research and education. Recipients are chosen based on ...
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MACPRESSE AT WASTE EXPO BRASIL, San Paolo, Brasile 12-14 NOVEMBRE 2019
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE WASTE EXPO BRASIL, THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENT IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE MAIN COMMERCIAL EVENT IN THE COUNTRY FOCUSING ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT. From 12th to 14th November, São Paulo, Brazil is hosting Waste Expo Brasil, Latin America’s biggest trade show for the municipal solid waste. An unmissable event for all companies operating in the waste ...
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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 ...
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LDK Consultants has been awarded two international environmental contracts by the Ministry of Interior of Cyprus and EIB
LDK Consultants was recently assigned, following international tendering procedures, two important environmental projects in Cyprus and in the south-eastern Mediterranean countries. In particular, the Solid Waste Management Department of the Ministry of Interior of Cyprus appointed the joint venture of LDK Consultants, Ecorem NV and Atlantis Consulting Cyprus with the provision of technical ...
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Capture Recycling’s Energy – October 27 & 28, 2009
The Northeast Recycling Council will be discussing recycling and energy at its Fall Conference at the Hotel Northampton in Northampton, Massachusetts. Come join us in hearing industry and public leaders’ perspectives on recycling’s role in energy conservation and the latest trends in e-waste recycling: Eric Harris, Associate Counsel & Director Government and International Affairs, Institute ...
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IESI-BFC Ltd. and Waste Services, Inc. Complete Merger Forming North America`s 3rd Largest Solid Waste Management Company
Toronto, Ontario – IESI-BFC Ltd. (“IESI-BFC”) (NYSE, TSX: BIN) and Waste Services, Inc. (“WSI”) (NASDAQ: WSII) today announced that they have completed their merger which establishes North America’s third largest solid waste management company. The combined company, which will be headquartered in Toronto, will continue as IESI-BFC Ltd. and trade under the ...
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GBB Assists City of Iowa City with RFP for Alternative Solid Waste Facility
With the assistance of Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB), the City of Iowa City plans to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) on or about July 15, 2013, for an alternative solid waste facility operating in partnership with the current City-operated landfill, which has historically received about 100,000 tons of solid waste per year. The scope of the RFP and project includes developing ...
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San Antonio, TX selects GBB’s FleetRoute™ collection route optimization solution
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) has announced that the City of San Antonio (City), TX, has selected FleetRoute™ as its hosted collection route optimization solution. As the City is in the process of converting manual collection routes to automated collection routes, it is also being proactive by seeking to maximize collection efficiencies, reduce operating costs, and design balanced ...
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John Carlton and Chris Lund Join GBB Ownership Group; Carlton Promoted to Senior Vice President
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) is pleased to announce that John G. Carlton, PE, BCEE and Christopher A. Lund, PE have joined GBB co-founders Harvey Gershman and Bob Brickner in the ownership group of the firm. Mr. Carlton has also been promoted to Senior Vice President. "This is an important step for the future of GBB by enhancing the ownership group with strong, capable, and ...
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Terry Schweitzer Joins GBB as Vice President
Gershman, Brickner & Bratton, Inc. (GBB) is pleased to announce that Terry B. Schweitzer has joined the firm as Vice President. Mr. Schweitzer has more than 19 years of experience in the solid waste management industry, working with major private-sector waste collection firms. He has extensive experience in collection operations and management that spans residential, commercial, industrial, ...
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Casella Waste Systems Appoints Edwin D. Johnson Chief Financial Officer
RUTLAND, VT -- (Marketwire) -- 07/06/10 -- Casella Waste Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CWST), a regional solid waste, recycling, and resource management company, announced today that Edwin D. Johnson, an experienced industry finance executive, has joined the company as senior vice president and chief financial officer. "Ed has an outstanding record of accomplishment, spanning over thirty-one years as a ...
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Integrated waste management represents promising solution in South Africa
The South African solid waste management market currently lacks proper regulation, and illegal dumping remains a common occurrence across all waste market segments. Potential growth opportunities through waste-to-energy projects and the clean development mechanism initiatives remain unexploited. At the same time, integrated waste management is emerging as a promising solution to the challenges ...
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Allied Waste Will Pay Feds $125,000 in Anti-Trust Case
WASHINGTON, DC (ENS) - Allied Waste Industries Inc. has agreed to pay $125,000 as part of a civil settlement with the Department of Justice that resolves Allied’s alleged violations of a 2000 consent decree entered in connection with Allied’s acquisition of Browning-Ferris Industries Inc., BFI. The Department Tuesday filed a petition in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ...
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