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MeWa’s new single-shaft pre-shredder |
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December 23, 2008.
German recycling machinery manufacturer MeWa Recycling Maschinen und Anlagenbau GmbH has introduced a high-performance solution for the pre-shredding of domestic and commercial waste. The AlphaCutter series is a slow-running single-shaft shredder for difficult materials with high throughput quantities. In three different rotor sizes ranging from 2200 to 3700 millimetres in length, the new development can prepare up to 50 tonnes per hour. ... more
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Waste Management bids to acquire Republic |
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July 14, 2008.
North America’s largest refuse haulier Waste Management Inc. (WMI) has made an unsolicited offer to buy its rival Republic Services Inc. for around US$ 6.19 billion (Euro 3.92 billion). WMI is seeking to stop Republic from acquiring the second-largest US company in the sector, Phoenix-based Allied Waste Industries Inc (AWI). ... more
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Greenstar invests in Irish recycling facility |
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May 13, 2008.
Waste management company Greenstar from Ireland has announced a Euro 20 milion (US$ 31 million) redevelopment of its materials recycling facility (MRF) in the Irish town of Bray (Co Wicklow). ... more
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Thermal treatment counts as recovery, EP says |
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April 09, 2008.
Waste production should be stabilised by 2012 compared to the 2009 position, says the Environment Committee of the European Parliament. The committee voted to reinstate most of Parliament's first reading amendments that were not taken up by the Council, and reiterated Parliament's call for re-use and recycling targets. In contrast with the first reading, incineration of waste can now be classified as recovery. ... more
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SAP sued over recycling software |
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April 03, 2008.
The largest refuse haulier in the USA is suing German software provider SAP, claiming the waste and recycling software package it bought to be ‘a complete failure.’ ... more
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Sharp increase in European waste trade |
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March 06, 2008.
A new study from the European Topic Centre on Resource and Waste Management (ETC/RWM) shows that transboundary shipment of waste has increased significantly during the last decade. According to the Copenhagen, Denmark based institute, this increase is not only for shipments of hazardous, problematic and non-hazardous wastes but also illegal shipments. ... more
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Italy unveils plan to tackle Naples waste crisis |
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January 09, 2008.
The Italian government vowed on Monday to be ready with a ‘radical’ solution within 24 hours on the Naples trash emergency that has continued for several years. As part of the plan, the Italian government named one of Italy's most decorated policemen on Tuesday to tackle the Naples waste crisis. ... more
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New EU regulation for scrap exports |
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December 04, 2007.
A new European Regulation has been introduced to control exports of non-hazardous recyclable and recoverable ‘wastes’ from EU-27 member states to mostly non-OECD countries. It replaces the short-lived and controversial Regulation 801/2007 that entered force in July this year. ... more
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Kuwaiti MRC wins US Army contract |
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December 03, 2007.
A consortium of Kuwaiti logistics firm Agility and affiliate Metals and Recycling Company (MRC) have been awarded the management contract by the Defense Logistics Agency of the Department of industrial waste of the American army in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. ... more
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Europe toughens stance on organic pollutants |
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August 01, 2006.
The EU has moved to restrict the ‘permanent storage’ of waste containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in abandoned mines or landfills.
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Design contractor appointed for Dubai Recycling Park |
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September 09, 2007.
Kuwait’s National Projects Holding Co. (NPHC), through its Dubai Interests subsidiary, has handed UK-based Campbell Reith Hill International the design contract for the Dubai Recycling Park (DRP). ... more
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EPA launches new website in Chinese |
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August 24, 2007.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has launched a consolidated Chinese language website as part of its on-going effort to provide environmental information in key languages.
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