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VIVO Kommunalunternehmen für Abfall-Vermeidung, Information und Verwertung im Oberland
Costs of the "Am Brenten" household waste landfill 25 years after the end of operations
The real costs of household waste landfills are not incurred until long after operations have ceased.
Experts / Involved Parties
Shauny Qu
BASF SE
Dipl.-Ing. Carsten Spohn
ITAD e. V. Interessengemeinschaft der Thermischen Abfallbehandlungsanlagen Deutschland e.V.
Ph. D. Yoon-Seok Chang
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
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Palmetum Santa Cruz Tenerife
This used to be a municipal rubbish dump - ‘El Palmetum’ in Santa Cruz Tenerife
From dump to botanical garden - An example of sustainability.
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Germany’s contribution to the Climate Change Conference in Egypt: Ambition and solidarity
06/11/2022 - Press release - Climate Change Mitigation
Carsten Spohn passed away at the age of 53
According to the latest news from ITAD e.V., Mr. Carsten Spohn, Managing Director of ITAD, died suddenly and unexpectedly on 04.11.2022.
WtERT Presence at COP27, Egypt, November 2022 (By Prof. Nickolas Themelis, GWC)
The Global WtERT Council will be represented at COP2 by Prof. Mohy Mansour, Chair of WtERT, Egypt, Prof. Alex Godoy, Chair of WtERT-Chile and other WtERT members.
How to support Carbon Reduction and Circularity by Suitable Waste Management Dipl.-Ing. (TU) Werner P. Bauer
In today's world, "decarbonization" seems to be the most important buzzword in environmental and climate policy. It is probably due to the general fascination with "geoengineering" that many first think of carbon capture and storage.
WtERT at the ISEE Conference of Waste Management Society
Mr. Werner Bauer, of GWC and WtERT-Germany was invited by Prof. Yong-Chil Seo, head of WtERT-Korea to present at the ISEE Conference of Waste Management Society in Seoul, ROK.
October 2022 EEC/WTERT Bi-Annual Conference took place in New York
"Sustainable Waste Management: The Forefront of Innovation" was the topic under which Prof. Marco Castaldi's organising team gathered a wide range of presentations from around the world:
Advanced Strategy for plastic wastes to response to the Basel Convention Young-Yeul Kang *, Na-Hyeon Cho, Ji-Yeon Kim, Young-Sam Yoon, Tae-Wan Jeon
Since joined in the Basel Convention in 1994, South Korea has established policies and strategies to minimize risks to human health and the environment caused by hazardous wastes and other wastes
E-Waste: A Hazardous Treasure Evangelos Gidarakos, Maria Aivalioti*
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is one of the most complex and heterogeneous waste streams, containing a wide variety of substances, some hazardous, some valuable and some both.
Approaching Circular Economy in the Plastic Recycling in Vietnam HUYNH Trung Hai
Recently, urbanization in Vietnam has been increasing, thus the dramatic increase in consumption and demand for plastics in consumer packaging, construction, household goods, and automotive industries.
Understand the e-waste contribution and people’s recycling behaviour in Hong Kong through a territory-wide recycling programme for USB cables Stacey C. Y. Li, Catherine W. C. Chan, Janet K. Y. Chan *
As the USB cables are made of plastics and metals, it would be a waste of resources if they were sent to the landfill directly.
Emerging Technologies and Emerging Wastes: Challenges and Opportunities Junbeum Kim
This study shows issues, challenges, and business opportunities of emerging wastes (LED lamps, photovoltaics, wind turbines, lithium-ion batteries, etc.)
Applicability Assessment of the Material Recycling for Manufacturing Aggregate Using Automobile Shredder Residues Melting Slag Soo-jin Cho, Ha-na Jang, Sung-jin Cho, Young-Sam Yoon, Heung-min Yoo
This study, evaluated the possibility of material recycling using ASR. ASR was found to be effective not only for energy and material recovery, but also as a material recycling resource.
Current Status of Healthcare Waste Generation and Management of a Facility for Sterilization and Crushing of Healthcare waste in the Republic of Korea Young-Sam Yoon
In this study, the status of healthcare waste generation and treatment, management system in Korea was investigated to figure out the overall status.
The Current Situation of Waste to Energy and Towards Carbon Neutrality in Material Cycles and Waste Management in Japan Masaki Takaoka
The incineration ratio of municipal solid waste in Japan is approximately 80%.
Evaluation of the recycling potential in accordance with pretreatment efficiency for ash discharged from waste incineration facilities in Korea Myung Kyu Choi, Jang-Hyun Kang, Young-Sam Yoon, Heung-Min Yoo, Hang Seok Choi
Due to recent policy changes in South Korea, the amount of incineration ash(IA) is expected to increase due to additional installation of incineration facilities or increased operation of incineration facilities.