Mixed Waste

German Environment Agency
CO2 storage must not hinder phase-out of fossil fuels
New UBA paper: Testing CCS technology for waste incineration - priority to be given to peatlands, forests and other natural sinks
Barriers to the Development of WTE in Colombia Walter Ospina, Enrique Posada
Presented to the 2023 WtERT World Congress Hangzhou, China, 06.11.2023 - 08.11.2023
ZMS Zweckverband Müllverwertung Schwandorf
Slag processing at the waste-to-energy plant Schwandorf
Modern processing technology captures metals (ferrous and non-ferrous) almost completely
Experts / Involved Parties
Dr. Saida Tayibi
University Mohammed VI Polytechnic (UM6P) 43150 Morocco
Professor, D.Sc.(Tech.) Mika Horttanainen
Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology - LUT University
Prof. Hani Ahmad Abu Qdais
Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST)
Wastes remaining after all recycling and composting: POST-RECYCLING WASTES Prof. Emeritus Nickolas J. Themelis
Keynote presentation at MatER Conference on Final Sinks, June 5, 2023, Piacenza, Italy
Tübingen Universitätstadt
Financial incentives to reduce single-use packaging
The single use packaging tax in the city of Tübingen
Global WtERT Council
The opening ceremony of the 7th International Training Workshop of Waste to Energy was successfully held on October 25th, 2023 in Hangzhou.
More than 30 international participants from 21 countries, and representatives from leading Chinese Waste-to-Energy industries, attended the opening ceremony.
ESWET
EP ITRE vote on NZIA recognises the full potential of Net-Zero Technologies and unlocks the contributions of the Waste-to-Energy sector
The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee (ITRE) adopted its position on the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) proposal.
ESWET
Waste-to-Energy & the City: Generating Value for Cities
A journey to showcase the benefits that Waste-to-Energy plants bring to Cities.
NYC Parks
Mayor Adams, NYC Parks Commissioner Donoghue Open First Public Space in Freshkills Park, Formerly World’s Largest Landfill
Once Completed, Freshkills Park Will Be Largest Park Developed by City in Century
Diana Butron
Recomendation on Waste and Landfills
Human-caused methane emissions can be reduced by up to 45 per cent by 2030
Diana Butron
In November 2020 IKEA opened its world's first secondhand pop-up store in Sweden
This pop-up second hand store was part of IKEA's effort to become a circular business by 2030.
Diana Butron
ESA publishes report on sustainable transition into the ETS
The 14th of September the Environmental Services Association (ESA) published a report on how the EfW sector can undergo a sustainable transition into the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS)
Diana Butron
Zero Waste Cities - Europe
Cities all over the globe have been joining the Zero Waste movement regardless of their starting point, economy, size, or any other factor.
Umwelt Bundesamt
Better recycling of boats
Digital product passport can help recycle fibre-reinforced composite materials
European Union
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions
Identifying Members States at risk of not meeting the 2025 preparing for re-use and recycling target for municipal waste, the 2025 recycling target for packaging waste and the 2035 municipal waste landfilling reduction target
The Urban Activist
City Cooperation between Kasserine in Tunisia and the city of Munich
From abandoned square, used as a local dumping site, to a city park.
Sushmita Somwanshi
Emerging Threat: Open Garbage Dumps to Endanger Asian Elephants in Uttarakhand
Garbage not only poses a threat to human health but also affects the well-being of wildlife populations.
ChatGPT
ChatGPT - the Truth about Zero Waste Initiatives
While zero waste initiatives have gained popularity in recent years, the truth is that achieving zero waste is not always possible or feasible.
Zero Waste Europe
Zero Waste Europe paper sounds the alarm for EU failing to rein in emissions in the textiles sector
A recent paper highlights the emissions gap that apparel industry giants will face if no urgent action is taken to prevent overproduction by governments
Diana Butron
Zero Waste Cities in the USA
Many cities in the USA have joined the "Zero Waste" movement, sat goals and initiatives to achieve towards Zero Waste.
Springer
Energy and materials recovery from post‑recycling wastes: WTE Nickolas J. Themelis
One of the most misunderstood technologies in some parts of the world and widely adopted technologies in others is the recovery of energy and materials by the controlled combustion of post-recycling wastes.
Freshkills Park - The Freshkills Park Alliance
FreshkillsPark will be the largest park developed in New York City in over a century
The transformation of what was once the world’s largest landfill into a sustainable park makes the project a symbol of renewal and an expression of how we can re-imagine reclaimed landscapes
Mongabay
President Luiz Inácio da Silva lauched a recycling credit program on February 2023
The program's name: Reverse Logistics Recycling Credit Certificate (CCRRL)
folhadoamapa.com
Folha do Amapá: Jader Filho evaluates waste-to-energy for cities
The news reports a meeting between the Minister of Cities, Jader Filho, federal deputy Augusto Pupio, and the president of the Brazilian Association for Waste to Energy Recovery (ABREN), Yuri Schmitke, to discuss the possibility of implementing the Waste to Energy technology (waste to energy recovery) in cities like Macapá and Belém, aiming to solve problems related to the accumulation of urban waste.
laboratorioref.it
“Waste production grows more than GDP. A comparison with the Europe that counts”
The REF Ricerche Laboratory has published the position paper “La produzione di rifiuti cresce più del PIL. Un confronto con l’Europa che conta” (Waste production grows more than GDP. A comparison with the Europe that counts).
WtERT
WtERT Announces New Country Representative
We are pleased to welcome Professor Hani Ahmad as the new representative in Jordan
Waste-to-Energy Development in the United Arab Emirates Mohamed Abdallah and Abdulrahman Abdeljaber
The per capita waste generation and energy consumption rates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are among the highest worldwide.
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