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How Much Does Lead Paint Removal Cost?
The Blastox blend is $259 per ton. The regular abrasive is $105 per ton. So, you’ll see lead paint removal costs $154 more upfront for Blastox. But, you need to include the cost of transportation and the disposal rate to get a true comparison. There are a lot more non-hazardous landfills than hazardous waste landfills, and that’s the reason why freight is so cheap for non-haz waste; ...
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St. Olavs Hospital - case study
At the St. Olavs Hospital in Trondheim the existing buildings are demolished and new hospital facilities are constructed on a surface of 206 600 m2m². The new hospital will have 900 beds. The hospital has chosen an Envac vacuum waste system to provide a high service level and stand up to the high demands on hygiene, occupational health and safety. A new source separating technology for ...
By Envac AB
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Environmentally sound - Case study
On March 16, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to add hazardous waste aerosol cans to the category of “universal wastes” regulated under the federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations, codified at Title 40 of the C.F.R., Part 273. 83 Fed. Reg. 11654. According to EPA, this action would benefit the many manufacturing facilities and ...
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Case Study: City of Torrance - Building 12
Ellis identified lead contamination on pavement and soils in the city maintenance yard adjacent to this multi-use recreational facility. The contaminant was traced to the buildings' former use as a military storage bunker. Working quickly, Ellis designed and managed the abatement and demolition of 2 buildings at the site, insuring that all lead-contaminated waste was properly contained, ...
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How technology is transforming your businesses waste management
Waste has become a massive problem in the modern world we live in, and it has a huge impact on the environment. That is why many of us are trying to reduce the waste that we produce, but whilst we can all do our bit, it is businesses that have the biggest impact. They are now making using of smart technology to handle it better in order to ensure that there are less things going to landfill, ...
By Flame UK
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Semi Trailer Garbage Transfer Compactor
Semi Trailer Garbage Transfer Compactor 85 cbm Capacity Procompactor design and develops Semi Trailer Garbage Transfer Compactor for waste management equipment.Procompactor Semi Trailer Garbage Equipment is mostly used for transferring solid waste to long-distance facilities. Thanks to its capacity, smaller garbage trucks can load their load onto such trailer equipment to save time and gas thus ...
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Why is Medical Waste Management So Important?
The term “medical waste” refers to hazardous material generated from healthcare activities. It needs to be carefully managed to prevent it from posing a threat to public health and/or the environment. This means that any business, organisation, or individual involved with delivering healthcare needs to take medical waste management very seriously. To explain further, Sarah Vernau, ...
By Flame UK
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Sharing Outcomes to Support Global Expansion of Sanitation Services
At SOIL we’re growing a sanitation service in urban Haiti that is setting a global example for how to affordably and sustainable provide safely managed sanitation in rapidly growing urban communities. And we’re extra excited that we’re not the only ones doing this. SOIL is a member of the Container-Based Sanitation Alliance (CBSA), a group formed in 2017 to help address the ...
By SOIL Haiti
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Sharing outcomes to support global expansion of Sanitation Services
At SOIL we’re growing a sanitation service in urban Haiti that is setting a global example for how to affordably and sustainable provide safely managed sanitation in rapidly growing urban communities. And we’re extra excited that we’re not the only ones doing this. SOIL is a member of the Container-Based Sanitation Alliance (CBSA), a group formed in 2017 to help address the ...
By SOIL Haiti
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Celebrating 50 Years - The Orwak Story
Orwak’s 50th anniversary this year is a significant milestone and an inspiration on the road ahead! It is the time to reminisce, to reflect upon the highlights in the history that brought us to where we are today, but most importantly to look ahead to future experiences and trends, the challenges and opportunities they bring about, and envisioning our next innovations, designs and solutions ...
By Orwak AB
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Carillion M40 Project case study
Client: Carillion M40 Project Location: 3 x sites along M40 motorway - High Wycombe, Thame and Banbury Date: Ongoing Sector: General About the Project: Carillion operate the management of the entire M40 motorway system in respect of traffic management, waste management, litter pick and other specialist services to ensure that the motorway operates safety and efficiently. Based at 3 depots along ...
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Post-Consumer Recycled Plastics
There are two types of recycled plastics: Post-Consumer recycled plastic and Post-Industrial recycled plastic. The process to recycle post-consumer waste is known as Post-consumer Recycled or Post-Consumer Recycling (PCR). Post-consumer waste(PCW) content refers to everything that can be seen in a recycling bin. The most common post-consumer waste is generated from product packaging and plastic ...
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Waste management in a tropical forest - Case Study
Waste Challenge: A mine under construction in a lush tropical forest has operations that are spread over a large distance from the port to the mine. Incoming supplies, and thousands of construction workers living and working on-site, generate significant amounts of waste. Location: Central American Country ECO Solution: Two Eco Waste Oxidizers were supplied to manage the waste. The systems are ...
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GLASS RECYCLING, A MORE AGILE AND EFFICIENT PROCESS THANKS TO PICVISA’S ECOGLASS EQUIPMENT.
Glass is an inorganic, hard, brittle and transparent material obtained at around 1500ºC from silica sand, sodium carbonate and limestone. It constitutes approximately 10% of municipal MSW, but its selective recovery still allows for some room for improvement.For the purposes of glass once recycled, there are different types, as the treatment given to them at the end of their useful life is very ...
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Paper mill recycling - Case study
User: Paper Mill recycling OCC (Old Corrugated Containers) Materials: OCC recycling process wet waste rejects Before Installation Of ExtruderMONTHLY WASTE VOLUME: 78 loads, 30 cubic yards each MONTHLY EXPENSE – HAULING & TRANSPORTATION: $142,826.00 After Installation Of Extruder MONTHLY WASTE VOLUME: 22 loads, 30 cubic yards each MONTHLY EXPENSE – HAULING & ...
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Well suited for dust and waste products from airlaid production
Less dust, easier handling and reduced transport costs. The RUNI Screw Compactor represents a great advance in airlaid production waste management. Dan-Web in Aarhus produces machinery and equipment for the manufacture of airlaid products such as nappies, sanitary towels, bed sheets and meat pads – primarily as turn-key production systems. The company has its own pilot system for client ...
By Runi A/S
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Dan-Web - Dust - Case Study
Well Suited for Dust and Waste Products from Airlaid Production Less dust, easier handling and reduced transport costs. The RUNI Screw Compactor represents a great advance in airlaid production waste management. Dan-Web in Aarhus produces machinery and equipment for the manufacture of airlaid products such as nappies, sanitary towels, bed sheets and meat pads – primarily as turn-key ...
By Runi A/S
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EP Dust collections manufacturing case study
Client: Sodexo FM- Pilkington plc Location: Greengate Works, St Helens Date: Ongoing Sector: Manufacturing About the Project: GPT were contacted by the client following the set-up of a new manufacturing process on site. This resulted in the production of a new waste stream, the exact composition of which was unknown. The requirement was to remove large quantities of up to 13 tonnes of the waste ...
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Go for the Cheap but Secure Lab Waste Removal and Recycling Plan!
In the last couple of decades, the number of laboratories that are part of universities, hospitals and other facilities is growing and this is definitely good news. Thanks to these labs we can improve our quality of life. However, during the process of research and use of these labs, specialists who work there create lab waste. This waste can be potentially dangerous and this is the reason why ...
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How to avoid another Tianjin disaster?
The massive explosions at a chemical warehouse in Tianjin, China, on 12 August, which have reportedly killed 139 people, with 34 persons still missing, over 700 injured, 6,000 displaced and the homes of another 17,000 damaged, are a deeply tragic reminder of the permanent need to reinforce safety at industrial sites containing hazardous materials. This accident involved chemicals that can be ...
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