landfill News
-
Call to find out more about cost of landfill bans
Councils will need to find out more about the cost implications of introducing landfill restrictions or bans on nine waste streams. Local Government Association (LGA) policy adviser Clive Harris that said although the idea of diverting waste from landfill was “good”, he asked who would have to pay for the waste infrastructure to process the extra waste being diverted from landfill. He said the ...
-
Burmese waste management begins a new era with the TANA landfill compactor
Wong Fong Myanmar recently signed a distributorship agreement with Tana Oy. Mr. Sunny Liu of Wong Fong Myanmar says that with this agreement they are hoping to be able to improve solid waste management in Myanmar (Burma). From left: Kari Kangas (Tana Oy), Mirja Yli-Erkkilä (Tana Oy), Sunny Liu (Wong Fong Myanmar). WONG FONG MYANMAR recently sold the very first TANA landfill compactor to ...
By Tana Oy
-
SLWP announces four bidders through to next stage of process
Four bidders have successfully made it through to the next stage of the South London Waste Partnership’s procurement process. Resources from Waste, Viridor, Veoila and Waste Recycling Group have all made it through to the Invitation to Submit Detailed Solutions stage of the process. After thorough evaluations of the detailed solutions proposed two of these four will be chosen to submit final ...
-
Tana starts a new Rebuild- program
In solid waste processing, there is a growing need to rebuild machines. Tana Second Life significantly extends the life cycle of machines, while at the same time reducing the consumption of materials needed to manufacture new machines, cutting waste and minimising emissions. “The normal service life of a landfill compactor is 10,000 hours, after which it is either scrapped or used for ...
By Tana Oy
-
European Commission sends final warning to Spain over illegal landfills
The European Commission has sent Spain a final written warning for poor application of EU legislation on the treatment of waste. Spain still needs to close and restore 87 illegal landfills which are receiving 660,000 tonnes of waste per year. In addition, a large number of illegal landfills that have been closed need to be restored. This final warning follows an initial warning sent in March last ...
-
Record levels of carpet waste recycled in 2012, says CRUK
More than 6,000 tonnes of carpet waste was diverted from landfill in the UK in 2012 by UK-based manufacturing members of Carpet Recycling UK – representing a diversion rate of 99%. These manufacturers prevented 6,049 tonnes of waste carpet offcuts from the production process – a record-breaking figure. Of the 6,049 tonnes, recycling accounted for 5,241 tonnes and energy recovery ...
By Axion Group
-
Supermarket giant turns food waste into pet food
Food waste from a retail giant is to be turned into pet food to stop waste going to landfill as Sainsbury’s stores in Northern Ireland work to become the first in the UK to stop food waste going to landfill. The retailer hopes to divert more than 1,200 tonnes of food waste per year away from landfill. This move is the first step in a commitment announced last month by the supermarket to end the ...
-
Waste Management Process – The Fourth Utility Infographic
We have launched the following Infographic to highlight the opportunities for waste to be recognised as ‘The Fourth Utility’ and ultimately, a revenue stream. We work with suppliers and clients to reduce, re-use, recycle or recover waste, which in turn ensures diversion from landfill. Our Waste Management Infographic simplifies waste collection and recycling processes. It shows the journey for ...
-
TANA Road Show 2017 in Madrid, Spain, May 15-19
The TANA ROAD SHOW will be held in the warmth of Madrid, Spain, and we hope as many as possible can come see what Tana has to offer in the field of landfill compactors, solid waste shredding, and mobile screening. The TANA ROAD SHOW is the first of its kind, where all TANA machines are shown in action and are available for a test drive at the same time. We will demonstrate how different ...
By Tana Oy
-
New Project in Bucaramanga, Colombia
WastAway, an environmental technology company headquartered in McMinnville, TN, is pleased to announce it has been selected as the equipment and technology supplier to UT Vitalogic RSU for the Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia municipal solid waste project. A preliminary announcement for this selection was made by the City of Bucaramanga and its Mayor Rodolfo Hernandez at a televised press ...
-
CO²Sense Yorkshire offers SMEs funding to reduce food waste
CO²Sense Yorkshire has made funding available to help food waste producing, collecting and processing SME’s in Yorkshire and Humber reduce their output. Businesses will be able to bid for funds from the Greenhouse Gas Savings Capital Investment fund to deliver waste reduction initiatives, recycling services or reuse projects.Funded projects are expected to hit targets including tonnage of waste ...
-
Skids, trays, and packaging for green businesses
Green Path Guide As our landfills burst at the seams, there is no doubt that we have a unfortunate penchant for throwing things away. Like throwing trash out of the window of the car, the trash becomes someone else’s problem. Neither of this bad habits can be put in a positive light, even if we can get away with it. Many companies receive supplies, products, and equipment wrapped, ...
By 3BL Media
-
Carpet Recycling UK lays down the challenge
Leading carpet manufacturers have significantly strengthened their commitment and financial support to Carpet Recycling UK and its creation of a fully-funded industry body to meet the industry target of 25% landfill diversion by 2015. Renewed focus by the 14 CRUK manufacturing members includes developing more outlets for carpet recycling in the UK, as well as increasing the uptake of carpet ...
By Axion Group
-
Sellafield mistakenly dumps low-level radioactive waste in landfill
Nuclear decommissioner Sellafield mistakenly dumped five bin bags of low-level radioactive waste at a local landfill site on 12 April. Although an initial analysis has found no environmental implications, as a result of the incident Sellafield has suspended the disposal of bagged process wastes until further investigations have been carried out. According to Sellafield, the 30kg of waste were ...
-
Waste management in Russia under reform
Russia is undergoing a reorganization of its waste management system. The future emphasis will be on increasing recycling while still acknowledging the need for more authorized landfill capacity. This means that there is a growing market for waste separation methods as well as technology prolonging the lifecycle of landfills. A delegation of Russian waste management directors visited the ...
By Tana Oy
-
Legacy Waste in India
Legacy Waste processing as a Bio-mining or Bioremediation is an environmentally friendly technique to separate soil and recyclables like plastic, metal, paper, organic waste as most recyclable waste. More than 3,000 garbage dumps in India need to be restored or permanently closed. Scientifically unsustainable waste disposal causes irreversible damage to the environment: It produces ...
-
Tana technologies cut waste handling costs
Tana will introduce advanced waste handling machines with integrated service tools for shredding, chipping and landfill compacting at IFAT Entsorga, in Munich on 7–11 May 2012. The key benefits of Tana technologies are maximum uptime and optimisation of machine usage, which together cut operating costs by as much as 30%, enhancing the business of waste management entrepreneurs. Tana helps ...
By Tana Oy
-
OECD Working Party on Resource Productivity and Waste Posts Documents Concerning Nanomaterials
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently posted four reflection papers that discuss the possible release of nanomaterials from waste treatment operations and a literature review on four specific waste treatment processes of recycling, incineration, landfilling, and wastewater treatment. The papers aim to point out the knowledge gaps and areas where further ...
-
Recycle Track Systems (RTS) is bringing technological innovation and a shared sustainability vision to the waste removal process at Juice Press
Recycle Track Systems (RTS), a waste and recycling technology company headquartered in New York City, is proud to announce a new partnership with Juice Press – the East Coast's fastest growing organic food and beverage retailer. Leveraging its proprietary technology, RTS is disrupting the waste and recycling industry by reducing costs, diverting more waste from landfills, and ...
-
EPA Honors MGM Resorts International for Achievements in Food Recovery Efforts
MGM Resorts International was recognized today by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its outstanding efforts in food recovery. The entertainment and hospitality company received two national Food Recovery Challenge awards for reducing food waste and, in the process, conserving natural resources. “MGM’s zero waste leadership has turned mountains of food scraps into compost ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you