waste collection Articles
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Waste collection at home is key to killing coronavirus
COVID-19 is not the first pandemic the world has experienced. As such, there are lessons to be learnt which can aid an efficient slow down in the spread of this disease. During the outbreaks of SARS and Ebola, for example, efficient waste management processes were implemented which acted as an integral force in halting their spread, which ultimately led to the saving of many lives. However, ...
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Assessment of medical wastes management protocols in Jordanian healthcare institutions
Successful and effective medical waste management strategy requires adopting clear and distinct protocols that will guarantee the appropriate and correct execution of this strategy. This study presents the results of a survey that has been conducted among the nursing staff working in different Jordanian hospitals in the northern, middle and southern parts of Jordan. The survey contained questions ...
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Combat Waste Hauler Shortages With Harmony Compactors!
Waste Hauler Shortages On The Rise Waste hauler shortages are on the rise and are impacting trash pick ups nationwide. According to the Solid Waste Association of America, the driver shortages in the waste collection industry were on the rise, even before 2020. “This is reflective of a wider licensed commercial driver shortage caused by an aging workforce, lack of recruitment of women ...
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Circular City: Green fuel from household waste!
The story begins in 1992, when the winter Olympic games came to Lillehammer, Norway. The games were promoted as “Green Olympic Games”, the city of Jevnaker and surrounding towns wanted to play an active role in this. This resulted in a consortium of waste facilities working together to create one modern composting facility, run by the newly established company HRA; Hadeland og ...
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Ile d’Molene - Case Study
Ile d’Molene is a small Island outside the northwest coast of France, with approximately 200 habitants, that have solved their waste managment with the baling system from Flexus Balasystem. A truck collects the waste at the houses and discharge the waste directly into the baling plant where the waste is compressed and baled into sealed bales. The bales is stored and when the storage is ...
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Smart Sensors - sustainable and resilient product design
We design sensors to last! Sensoneo is very proud of our in-house R&D for both hardware and software. Inhouse product design allows for wonderful freedom. When designing the waste monitoring sensors, there are 2 main objectives we follow – sustainability and resilience. Smart Sensor is resilient Casing The sensor casing is designed to withstand the harshest conditions. Life in the ...
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LGA advisor questions idea of recycling consistency
A senior adviser on waste issues for the Local Government Association (LGA) has suggested that councils will be resistant to measures to enforce a ‘consistent collection system’ across England. The cautionary note over consistency came from LGA adviser Hilary Tanner during a debate titled ‘Localism vs Consistency’ at the LARAC – Local Authority Recycling Advisory ...
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Hydroman™ Submersible Dredge Pump
Hydroman™ Submersible Dredge Pumps are widely used in the industries for pumping out the sand, slurry, gravel, sludge materials out of the tanks or river. Hydroman Dredge Pumps are placed below the liquid level and therefore, It gets the name as submersible electric pumps. Owing to Hydroman’s accurate design, Hydroman pumps entirely clear the tanks and removes all the slurry liquid, waste water ...
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When productivity is reduced by the waste extraction system, its time to take action.
Woodford litho called upon Impact Air Systems to review their existing waste extraction system in preparation for the installation of an additional new binding line. The existing waste system, supplied by a competitor, delivered the waste to a single compactor and was not capable of removing the additional waste from the new binder but also blocked frequently, reducing productivity of the ...
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Wembley City - case study
Wembley City is a development by Quintain Estate and Development PLC of 85 aces of land surrounding the new national stadium. The development will comprise of 4,200 flats, a designer outlet shopping facility, a new Hilton hotel plus retail, leisure and entertainment venues. The waste handling at Wembley is an important part of the infrastructure of the development. The main reason the Envac ...
By Envac AB
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Hangzhou - Recyclables Treatment Plant - Case Study
This project mainly deals with dry waste from MSW. The dry waste and wet waste are separated by the household, then be collected by the collection&transportation company for centralized treatment. This project can handle up to 200 tons of dry waste per day. Through the combination of automatic mechanical sorting and manual sorting, the dry waste is finely sorted into more than 20 kinds, which ...
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How does Gain work
How does Gain work in the field of waste collection? Gain Company is a start-up and operates in both local and international forms. The company is doing this using its new platform. In its first version, this platform has two applications and a website. This systematic triangle through artificial intelligence allows families to earn money by selling their waste. Also, many employees and workers ...
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Potential environmental impacts as influenced by existing policies in Al-Salt city, Jordan
Since the major pollutants in Al-Salt city is associated with solid waste, the study focuses on evaluating the management and the existing regulations and laws associated with municipal solid waste in addition to assessing the role that the local community plays along with the governmental agencies to execute the environmental regulation in Al-Salt city, Jordan. Al-Salt city has typical ...
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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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Separation leads to savings on waste charges
Separation and dewatering in connection with destruction of Tetra Pak cartons turned the waste dry enough for recycling. NEN-PRODUKTER AS in Norway produces juice and smoothies sold in various forms of Tetra Pak cartons. “We have to take care of thousands of units every day due to normal and unforeseen production waste. A major part of this waste contains filled cartons,” explains ...
By Runi A/S
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Modular Plants are Ideal Solution to Tackling Today’s `Wave of Waste`
With increasing amounts of various waste-streams increasing during lockdown, operators and local authorities may need to turn their sights to modular solutions to handle new volumes, as featured in Skip Hire & Waste Magazine. The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (ADEPT) launched an online survey for local authorities across England to establish the ...
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MSW Thermovalorization
The problem of waste elimination has been a topical subject in the last decade due to the growing use of throwaway products and packaging, that make up 40% of the entire waste by now. In Italy more than 25 million tons of municipal solid waste are produced every year. On average, every inhabitants in our country produce about 450 kg of waste per year, more than one kilogram per day. Until the ...
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GPT: The Waste Solution for the Leisure Industry
Leisure, tourism and hospitality provide millions of jobs and are vital elements to the UK’s economy. Attracting over 30 million overseas visitors per year, the tourism industry alone brings with it spend in excess of £16 billion per annum. The price of tourism to the UK is impactful environmentally and socially and organisations need to address their responsibilities and obligations ...
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Why waste management
Since 1973 we are a part of environmentally friendly and economical shredding systems for all types of waste. Since 1973 MERCODOR GmbH Sondermaschinenbau KG (Special Products), Frankfurt/Main, The company’s shredding systems are used for the reduction of waste volume in various commercial and industrial applications, including hotels, hospitals, commercial kitchens and cruise ships, ...
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Evaluating financial aspects of municipal solid waste management in Mysore City, India
Majority of waste management plans are severely constrained by the lack of resources to finance these services. In developing countries, collection and transportation of waste are the most costly Solid Waste Management (SWM) activities. Safe disposal invariably receives less attention. Mysore City, one of the largest cities of Karnataka (India) with a population of around 0.8 million, is facing ...
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