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Geotech appoints new Territory Manager for the APAC region
Geotech, the global leader in the design and manufacture of gas analysis technology, is pleased to announce the appointment of Jesse Yu as its Territory Manager in the Asia Pacific region. With a wealth of experience and valuable know-how in the water treatment sector, this strategic appointment will support ambitious growth plans for Geotech in this region. As part of this role, Jesse will ...
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EU Landfill Diversion target consultation launched
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a consultation on how the UK meets the European Union Landfill Directive targets to reduce the amount of biodegradable municipal waste sent to landfill. The publication, Consultation on meeting EU landfill diversion targets assesses changes to the definition of municipal waste, UK targets, impacts on reporting and monitoring ...
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Treasury proposes changes to landfill tax system
The Treasury has launched a consultation on modernising the landfill tax system which includes plans to change the definitions of taxable disposal of waste at a landfill site and inert wastes. The document titled Modernising landfill tax legislation cites last year’s Waste Recycling Group vs. HM Revenue & Customs case as a key driver for this change. The case debated what constituted a ...
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Treasury set to give back £300m in landfill tax revenue to firms and councils
The Treasury is set to return £300 million to firms and councils in landfill tax revenue in the wake of the Waste Recycling Group v. HM Revenue and Customs case on landfill tax. In July 2008, the waste firm WRG won its case against HMRC. The case debated what constituted a taxable disposal of waste at a landfill site, based on differing interpretations. The case ruled in favour of WRG that ...
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Marine Dies from Exposure to Toxic Chemicals
LA Testing provides chemical and hazardous waste testing services to keep soldiers and industrial workers safe from toxic materials. Garden Grove, CA, September 27th, 2010 Earlier this month it was reported that a widow of a retired Marine was awarded compensation for her husband’s death. The retired soldier had worked at the Marine Corps Air Station in El Toro, California from 1968 ...
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Landfill Gas to Cash
Assessing the value of landfill gas and advising on its optimum use is one of the specialist services of landfill experts, Coventry-based, Automatic Flare Systems (AFS). AFS uses its mobile flare skid for landfill gas pumping trials to analyse the quantity and composition of landfill gas. Mounted on the skid is a Geotech GA3000 static gas analyser. It monitors the untreated gases downstream ...
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Carpet Recycling UK wins Resource Revolution Award for Landfill Diversion Strategy
Carpet Recycling UK’s significant achievements in finding new uses for waste carpet and exceeding targets have been recognised with the industry scheme funded by major carpet manufacturers winning the Landfill Diversion Strategy category of Resource Revolution Awards 2013. Diversion of carpet waste from landfill increased to 21.4% in 2012 – a rise of 30% on the previous year’s ...
By Axion Group
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Geotech`s GA5000 plays its part in the drive to reduce waste to landfill
Geotech's GA5000 landfill gas analyser is increasingly used on closed landfill sites as policies, including waste separation, take effect around the world, reducing the volume of waste sent to landfill. UK-based Exea Associates uses the GA5000 to maximum effect to understand the changing gas mix and pressures as landfill gas generation slows on a site. Methane (CH4), carbon monoxide (CO) and ...
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30% more carpet waste diverted from UK landfill in 2012, reports Carpet Recycling UK
Diversion of carpet waste from UK landfill increased to 21.4% in 2012 – a rise of 30% on the previous year’s 16.5% rate, reports Carpet Recycling UK. The industry body’s success in finding new reuse, recycling and energy recovery outlets for waste carpet and carpet tiles saw 85,000 tonnes of waste carpet avoiding burial last year. CRUK’s target is 25% landfill ...
By Axion Group
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WIH Resource Group Publishes Phoenix - Tucson Arizona Waste Shed Study White Paper
About the Waste Shed Study & White Paper WIH Resource Group, Inc. (WIH) conducted research and developed a Regional Waste Shed Study / White Paper to evaluate the current and future market-place needs for a proposed landfill disposal facility to be located in Pinal County Arizona, central to both the Cities of Phoenix and Tucson Arizona. The Waste Shed Study and resulting White Paper ...
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IBC and Drum washing system installed in Worcester
Augean Treatment, part of Augean plc a hazardous waste specialist, has installed and commissioned a new container washing plant at Worcester. The plant integrates one of Rotajet’s D60-dw multi-stage washing machines to remove hazardous waste residue from steel and plastic drums and containers, enabling them to be reused or sold as scrap. This process provides an ideal environmental solution, and ...
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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 ...
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From Filter to Fridge, GE Can Recycle it All
(NYSE:GE) GE Appliances & Lighting is once again leading the way with the announcement of its new refrigeration water filter recycling program, the first of its kind among appliance manufacturers. GE Appliances' new refrigeration water filter recycling program recycles 100 percent of the refrigerator water filter. (Photo: GE) If you drink water that comes from your ...
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