Archive for May, 2012
News Roundup — May
Some of the latest news from the wide world of waste: 3 – 16 May 2012.
CHINA
- Trash Hill Casts Shadow on Village (China Daily)
US
- Plasma Gasification Contract Extended by US Air Force (Waste Management World)
- Oil from Waste Plastics and Tyres Approved by Oil Company (Waste Management World)
- GE Partners with EPA on Appliance Recycling (Waste Management World)
- 3 MW Solar Farm Landfill in New Jersey Dedicated (Yahoo Finance)
INTERNATIONAL
- Waste Paper Markets See Fall in Prices (letsrecycle.com)
- A Rough Patch for Plastics (Recycling Today)
News Roundup — 19 April – 2 May
Some of the latest news from the wide world of waste: 19 April – 2 May 2012.
CHINA
- $32 Million Waste to Biofuel Contract in Northeast China (Waste Management World)
- Waste to Energy Facilities to Receive 10cents / kWh in China (Waste Management World)
US
- Waste-to-Energy Industry at Crossroads in Maine (Kennebec Journal)
- Carbon Emissions from Waste Measured in EPA Greenhouse Gas Inventory (Waste Management World)
- Johnson Controls South Carolina Battery Recycling Plant Nears Start-up (Automotive World)
- New York’s New Idea (Waste Management World)
INTERNATIONAL
- Following Garbage’s Long Journey Around the Earth (NPR’s Fresh Air)
- $3 billion Request for Hong Kong Waste Projects Rejected (eco-business.com)
- 1 MW Anaerobic Digestion Plant Awarded Contract in SW England (Waste Management World)
- EU Member States Still Landfilling Three-Quarters of Their Waste (Waste Management World)