waste management News
-
The Eighth European Commission Conference on the Management of Radioactive Waste
The use of nuclear power for the generation of electricity is not the only producer of radioactive waste, it is also produced by many other applications such as industrial tests and radiotherapies. Research on radioactive waste has been a significant area of activity under the 7th Euratom Framework Programme (FP7, 2007-13). The Implementing Geological Disposal Technology Platform (IGD-TP) ...
-
Waste Management Plant
Shredding – Sorting – Conveying – Recycling Our wide range of machines for waste management plant will handle every aspect of Commercial Recycling and Waste processing. GEP ECOTECH is China’s leading manufacturer of recycling and waste processing machinery. Because we are manufacturers, we can create customised solutions to meet your exact requirements. GEP ECOTECH is also ...
-
Luminaire manufacturers, producers and distributors to join WEEE compliance schemes
In order to achieve higher waste luminaire recycling rates throughout the UK, requests have been made for luminaire producers to join WEEE producer compliance schemes. Due to the waste management of luminaire products being largely unregulated, calls to join WEEE compliance schemes have been made in order for scrap and waste to be collected and reprocessed in an environmentally safe manner. ...
-
Waste Management Celebrates Opening of New Single-Stream Recycling Facility in Houston
Waste Management (NYSE: WM) today joined with the City of Houston, local and state officials and WM customers to celebrate the launch of its Houston Material Recovery Facility (MRF), located in Southwest Houston. This 40,000-square-foot facility is one of the most technologically advanced single-stream sorting systems in the country, exemplifying Waste Management's commitment to recovering ...
-
Waste Management Launches New Food and Organic Recycling Technology in Orange County
New Food and Organic Recycling Facility Features Innovative Technology to Transform Orange County Food and Organics into Green End Uses Waste Management of Orange County (WMOC) today opened its new Food and Organic Recycling Facility, featuring processing technology that is the first of its kind in Southern California. WMOC was joined by the Director of California Department of Resources ...
-
Waste Management Launches First Rotopress Collection Trailers to North America
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) announced today a pilot program that will introduce Rotopress waste collection trailers for the first time in North America to improve the flexibility of its waste collection operations. The pilot program will first rollout in Houston, Texas, followed by pilot projects in San Diego, Calif., Sacramento, Calif., Milwaukee, Wis. and Camden, N.J. One of the new ...
-
Waste Management Dedicates New $7.5 Million Regional Recycling Facility in Honor of America Recycles Day
Waste Management (NYSE: WM) recently celebrated America Recycles Day by dedicating its new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) located at the Rolling Meadows Recycling and Disposal Facilities in Topeka, Kan. The MRF will provide area customers with increased recycling and disposal services that are safe, convenient and environmentally friendly. "The Materials Recovery Facility allows us to help ...
-
New regulations promoted by Zero Waste Scotland
Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) has launched a Scotland-wide campaign to raise awareness of the change in the up and coming waste regulations. On January 1st 2014 The Waste (Scotland) Regulations come into force, after which all businesses and organisations will need to recycle metal, plastic, glass, card and paper or pay a fine. The regulations will also mean that food business’s producing ...
-
England Runs the Risk of Missing Recycling Targets
Government has been asked to ensure that only genuine residual waste is sent to energy-from-waste plants. MP’s have advised that more needs to be done to boost the use of heat outputs from these facilities in order to improve energy efficiency achieved through energy-from-waste plants. Efra’s enquiry into waste and resource management in the UK was fuelled by a letter to the industry ...
-
Environment (Wales) Bill – Embracing a more sustainable future
Introduced on 11th May 2015, The Environment (Wales) Bill creates legislation required to manage and maintain Wales’ natural resources in a more considered and sustainable way. The Bill has been three years in the making and if passed, will become law in 2016. The strategies outlined within the Environment (Wales) Bill are estimated to have a financial benefit to the economy in excess of ...
-
Industry surveys reveal that SMEs may be disposing of waste incorrectly
The research set out to discover how well-informed Britain’s businesses are about their obligations under the Hazardous Waste Regulations (2005). It makes good business sense to manage waste in the right way, and this research has shown that while Britain’s business owners are keen to do their bit, they need more help to get it right. The survey asked 1,000 small and medium-sized ...
-
Consultation Defra’s Waste Management Plan & Site Waste Management Plans
A consultation is underway on an updates Waste Management Plan for England, however, Defra’s documents contain no new policies on waste management. The waste management plan will complement the waste planning policy, PPS10; this policy outlines what planning authorities should take into account when considering proposals for new waste infrastructure. The Department for Communities and ...
-
Environment Agency to confirm separate collection legislation in UK
As set out under the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations, the Environment Agency is concluding a briefing note to stakeholders which will outline how it is likely to oversee the separate collection of recyclable materials as of this month. Under the new regulations which came into effect on the 1st of January 2015, the separate collections of paper, metal, plastic and glass for household and ...
-
Cost savings for healthcare estates delivered through improved waste management
GPT Waste began talks with a global hospital group with a network of over 30 hospital facilities in the UK. As part of the process, GPT Waste undertook site visits to audit the existing waste across each of the facilities. The results of the audit highlighted that several thousand tonnes of waste was being produced per year due to existing clinical waste disposal methods that were in place. ...
-
Three companies fined for illegal waste activities
Three companies have pleaded guilty to charges relating to the illegal depositing of construction and demolition waste, for the purpose of building a haul road at Hurst Plantation near Doncaster. At Doncaster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday the 7th of May, Wykeham Estates (Northern Ltd) were fined £3,000.00 and ordered to pay costs of £5,500.00; additionally the Judge gave them an order under ...
-
NHS Supply Chain reveals sustainability benefits for NHS
40% Reductions in carbon emissions since 2008 according to NHS Supply Chain annual sustainability report, with the NHS Procurement and Efficiency Programmes aiming to deliver £2bn in savings by the end of the financial year 2015/16. The 2014 report focuses on how NHS Supply Chain is helping the NHS to reduce waste, improve due diligence around labour standards, procure sustainable and ...
-
Smart Equipment: the new Tana distributor for Benelux countries and France
We are thrilled to announce Smart Equipment as the newest member in our family of distributors and dealers in Europe. Smart Equipment provides Tana products and services in the Benelux countries and France. The increasing need for versatile and intelligent waste shredders in these countries is providing opportunities for waste management companies to expand their business areas: "Tana can help ...
By Tana Oy
-
Sutco UK opts exclusively for Polaris and Komet for a major contract
Sutco RecyclingTechnik GmbH is one of the world’s largest providers of processing plants for a diversity of waste types. With over 460 references around the globe, in the course of its more than 30-year history, the company has established a successful reputation in the waste management industry. Via four subsidiaries in Poland, the UK, Spain and South America, the plant builder seeks to ...
-
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
-
Waste management comes under the spotlight at Gulf Environment Forum
Organisers of the Gulf Environment Forum have announced two key sponsors, SAES Enviro and SEPCO, as the issue of waste management comes under the spotlight. Initiated by the Presidency of Meteorology & Environment, the event returns to the Jeddah Hilton after huge success in 2010, which was held under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz. A ...
Need help finding the right suppliers? Try XPRT Sourcing. Let the XPRTs do the work for you