vehicle waste News
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Vaculug Launches the Waste Protektor
Vaculug has announced the launch of their latest tyre designed for the waste sector. A brand new Urban All Position Tyre designed with a 5-rib PROTEKT+ dual sidewall protection system; providing the best defense against kerbing damage. New Urban All Position Tyre now Live Vaculug commented, “The moment is finally here and we are excited to launch this brand new tyre designed ...
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U.S. Air Force 611th Air Support Group Closes Banned Motor Vehicle Waste Wells at Three Alaska Sites
EPA banned the use of motor vehicle waste disposal wells nationwide in 2000 because of the risks they pose to drinking water sources. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, facilities in Alaska had until 2005 to permanently close this type of well. “Closing these wells and removing contamination is the only sure way to prevent the harmful fluids in them from reaching Alaska’s drinking ...
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Vaculug Introduces Protekt System for Retread Tyres
This system is designed exclusively for retread tyres used in electric waste vehicles. This compound is being developed at Vaculug’s R&D facilities in Grantham and with our partner, Vipal R&D team in Brazil. As urban areas continue to prioritise eco-friendly waste management solutions, electric waste vehicles are becoming increasingly prevalent. Recognising the unique demands these ...
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Veolia acquires guy`s waste services
Veolia ES Solid Waste, Inc. today announced it has acquired all the business assets of Guy’s Waste Services, based in Byron, Ga, a town located outside of Macon, Ga. The acquisition includes all subsidiaries under Guy’s Waste Services including KMA Transfer, LLC. and Ace Trash, LLC. All of the operations will now function as Veolia Environmental Services. The acquisition, which opens ...
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Fort Wainwright fined over $79,000 dollars for banned motor vehicle waste disposal wells
The Fort Wainwright Army base will pay over $79,000 for failing to shut down three banned motor vehicle disposal wells by the closure deadline, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. EPA banned Class V injection wells for motor vehicle waste disposal in 1999 because of the risks they pose to groundwater sources. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, facilities in ...
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Environment Agency spot checks unlicensed waste carriers
Officers from the Environment Agency and local Police recently took part in spot checks on vehicles carrying waste on the A61 at Wingerworth, Derbyshire in a bid to curtail the crime of fly-tipping, as part of the Derbyshire County Councils’ funded Anti Fly-tipping Project. Small commercial vehicles potentially illegally carrying waste material were stopped and checked. In total 48 vehicles ...
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9 million bicycles, but what about the cars in Beijing?
Inderscience Research Spot Article Forget there being “9 million bicycles in Beijing, that’s not a fact. Indeed, motor vehicle traffic is fast becoming a big problem that has led to unsustainable pollution and draconian rules in some parts of the city. Now, Nan Ji of the Hebei United University in China and colleagues have developed an algorithm to help traffic planners optimize the ...
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Viridor acquires London recycling for GBP 11m
Waste management firm Viridor has acquired independent resource management company London Recycling for £11 million. London Recycling handles 50,000 tonnes of material each year through its complete waste management system. The West Ham based firm has a fleet of waste collection vehicles, a waste electrical and electronic equipment facility, paper processing, confidential destruction, a materials ...
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Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to close contaminated wells, protect groundwater in EPA agreement
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency have reached an agreement to close 55 motor vehicle waste disposal wells across Alaska located at state vehicle repair and maintenance facilities. Some of the wells are located in state-designated groundwater protection areas and posed a risk to groundwater resources that communities use for ...
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JCB to launch waste vehicle operator training scheme
Vehicle manufacturer JCB has announced plans to provide Operator Training Course for their Wastemaster vehicle range. Developed in conjunction with the National Construction College, the week-long training programme will offer a vehicle specific qualification for the JCB Wastemaster Wheeled Loading Shovel vehicle. The course will provide an additional qualification on top of the current ...
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Buckinghamshire man fined for breaching permit of vehicle scrapping business
A Buckinghamshire scrap car dealer who put the environment at risk has been ordered to pay £9,379 after a prosecution brought by the Environment Agency. Reginald Hyde, who operates the facility on land at Cotherne, Oxford Road, Oakley, Bucks, appeared before Aylesbury Magistrates’ Court on Monday 2 September 2013. Mr Hyde pleaded guilty to one offence of breaching the terms of an ...
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RWM consistently delivers more visitors
Official statistics published by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) today confirm that last year’s Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition (RWM 08) attracted 9,034 visitors. This was 1,000 more visitors than RWM 07 and represents the fifth year-on-year increase for the Emap Connect show which serves a growing and dynamic industry. When exhibitors, press and seminar speakers are taken into ...
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Antea Group Intern Creates Lasting Value for Local Breweries Via MnTap Program
Antea Group is proud to be a participant in MnTap, which has been coordinating an intern program placing highly qualified students in facilities for over 30 years. The program began as a way to facilitate pollution prevention solutions and to provide benefits to both companies and students. According to MnTap, “Our group of talented and industrious interns identified environmental ...
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RWM consistently delivers more visitors
Official statistics published by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) today confirm that last year’s Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition (RWM 08) attracted 9,034 visitors. This was 1,000 more visitors than RWM 07 and represents the fifth year-on-year increase for the Emap Connect show which serves a growing and dynamic industry. When exhibitors, press and seminar speakers are taken into ...
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China : Revised Law on Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes
The new Chinese waste law is modern and comprehensive and it covers industrial waste as well as waste from households, imports as well as exports. This new waste law will make great change within China. Of particular interest to BIR Members are: Article 15 on standards prescribed by the state on solid waste and products; Article 24 reiterating the state gradually realizing zero import of solid ...
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School Bus Company to Install Automatic Idle Shut-off Controls and Pay Penalties under the Clean Air Act
As part of a settlement for excessive school bus idling in several Massachusetts communities, Eastern Bus Company will pay a $35,000 penalty and will increase its efforts to eliminate excessive idling. In addition to posting anti-idling signs, enhancing driver training and increasing supervisory presence in school bus lots, Eastern Bus Co. will install automatic idle shut-off controls on all its ...
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Plant and waste recycling show expects more than 4,000 visitors
A breakaway exhibition to rival the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management’s and Environmental Services Association’s Futuresource is expecting more than 4,000 visitors this year. Last year, a group of disgruntled plant hire vehicle and waste disposal exhibitors decided to set up a show called the Plant and Waste Recycling show which will start from 15-17 June at Paignton, Torbay. They did ...
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Residents encouraged to bank on their recycling
Waste management firm Veolia Environmental Services and recycling incentive company RecycleBank has announced the trial launch of a recycling reward scheme. The scheme, which will be trialled in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, hopes to encourage the 2,800 households to take part through rewards in goods and services from local and national businesses. Veolia claims the initiative ...
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Wealden council issues RCV tender for kerbside collection expansion
Wealden District Council has issued a GBP£1.5m tender notice for up to ten new refuse collection vehicles, in order to extend its kerbside recycling service across the district. The three year contract calls for 26 tonne ‘twin pack’ waste collection vehicles, with bin lifts, which will enable the council to collect two waste streams simultaneously from their kerbside caddy ...
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Axion Polymers expands its sales and business team
Axion Polymers is expanding its sales and business development teams across both its Manchester sites as the plastics recycler responds to rising demand for resource-efficient, high quality recycled polymers. Commercial Operations Manager Laura Smith is now overseeing the sales and business development functions for the Salford and Trafford Park facilities. She also shares responsibility for ...
By Axion Group
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