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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Rettenberger Ingenieurgruppe RUK GmbH
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)
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 Palmetum of Santa Cruz This used to be a municipal rubbish dump - ‘El Palmetum’ in Santa Cruz Tenerife
From dump to botanical garden - An example of sustainability.
Experts / Involved Parties
M.Sc. Civ Eng Torben Kristiansen Ramboll
Tsvetomir Kalchev MAGISTERIUM Ltd
ir.M.A.J. Marcel van Berlo (deceased) Afval Energie Bedrijf (AEB)
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.
Springer Energy and materials recovery from post‑recycling wastes: WTENickolas 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
Columbia News Letter from 35 Scientists to U.S. Climate Leaders:
Prioritize Diversion of Biodegradable Waste from Landfills
Methane Generation and Capture of U.S. LandfillsNickolas J. Themelis and A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas
This study was based on the hypothesis that, on the average, methane generation is proportional to the tonnage of wastes landfilled annually.
Waste Management World Discussion of ZWE report on dioxins from WtE plants
Prof. Nickolas J. Themelis, director of the Earth Engineering Center at Columbia University discusses an article on dioxin emissions in three European waste-to-energy plants published published in January by Zero Waste Europe.
WtERT WtERT Announces New Country Representative
We are pleased to welcome Professor Hani Ahmad as the new representative in Jordan
How to support Carbon Reduction and Circularity by Suitable Waste ManagementDipl.-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.
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.
Using satellites to uncover large methane emissions from landfillsJoannes D. Maasakkers*, Daniel J. Varon, Aldís Elfarsdóttir†, Jason McKeever, Dylan Jervis, Gourav Mahapatra, Sudhanshu Pandey‡, Alba Lorente, Tobias Borsdorff, Lodewijck R. Foorthuis, Berend J. Schuit, Paul Tol, Tim A. van Kempen, Richard van Hees,
As atmospheric methane concentrations increase at record pace, it is critical to identify individual emission sources with high potential for mitigation.
Innovations in Construction Waste Management: Case of LatviaTatjana Tambovceva, Valentina Urbane, Janis Ievins
Construction waste generated during the construction, renovation and demolition process occupies huge landfills due to significant volumes.
Diana Butron Garbage is piling up on the streets of Kathmandu, Nepal
Since some weeks ago garbage started to be disposed on the streets of Kathmandu causing the stench of this rotting garbage to be unbearable for locals and tourists.
WtERT Germany WTERT Germany in the Baltic States
On behalf of the German-Baltic Chamber of Commerce in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania e.V. and financed by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment WtERT Germany was to prepare a strategy paper for sustainable waste management in the Baltics and organize a workshop with clear recommendations and impulses.
Watershed Geo Saufley Landfill - C&D Landfill
Saufley Landfill marked the first deployment of ClosureTurf® in Florida, where the system had not previously been permitted or constructed. Today, it demonstrates one of the cleanest, easy-to-maintain closure sites in the state, even after several large weather events.
Watershed Geo Hartford Mira Landfill - MSW Landfill
Owned by the Materials Innovation and Recycling Authority (MIRA), the stateof-the-art 39-acre and one megawatt Solar Electricity Generating Facility (Solar EGF) is the first in Connecticut to use the ClosureTurf® system and the first to generate solar power.
Current State of Waste Management in IndiaChatGPT
The current state of waste management in India is a complex and multifaceted issue. India is home to over 1.3 billion people, and as such, generates an enormous amount of waste.
ESA Satellites detect large methane emissions from Madrid landfills
High-resolution satellites have detected 8800 kg of methane per hour leaking from adjacent landfill sites just 18 km from the centre of Madrid, Spain.
Abfallverwertungsgesellschaft des Landkreises Ludwigsburg mbH District Heating Supply from Landfill Gas in the Vaihingen District of Gündelbach, Germany
Nowadays everyone is aware of this fact: fossil fuels are limited and must be replaced by regenerative alternatives. This is also the reason for the lighthouse project Gündelbach district heating supply. The district was converted into a bioenergy village in which a large proportion of the inhabitants heat with district heating instead of oil.
J. Energy Resour. Technol. Effects of Carbonization on the Co-Activation of Sludge and Biomass to Produce Activated CokeLiwei Wang, Lin Lu, Minghua Li, Yulin Liu,
Xiaohan Ren, Yiannis A. Levendis
Activated coke was prepared by mixing sewage sludge and waste poplar bark biomass from furniture manufacturing. The physical activation method of these feedstocks with steam for 1 h at 850 °C was implemented.
European Suppliers of Waste to Energy Technology It’s high time we tackle methane emissions from waste
With the new report on methane emissions, the European Parliament supports bold actions to minimise the damages methane causes to the environment. The waste sector cannot be left out of the process.
Current state of Waste Management in Kosovo 2021Fjollë Kabashi, WtERT Germany
Established in 1990, Kosovo [1] is one of the newest countries in the world located in South-East Europe, part of Western Balkans, with a surface coverage area of 10,907 km2, a population of 1, 883, 018 [2] and a population density of 166 inhabitants/km2.
Balkan Green Energy News Investment opportunities in upgrading waste management systems in Western Balkans
Serbia, Montenegro, and North Macedonia are stepping up their efforts to reduce their dependence on landfilling, modernize their waste management infrastructure and align their legal framework with that of the EU. There is widespread recognition that landfilling squanders recyclable materials and is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. These developments are creating business opportunities for waste management companies, equipment suppliers, and engineering firms. The international law and tax firm CMS and the Berlin-based advisory firm Andreas von Schoenberg Consulting have published factsheets about waste management in the three Western Balkan countries, presenting concise background information on the business opportunities.
Methane Generation and Capture of U.S. LandfillsNickolas J. Themelis and A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas
Analysis of the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) database of 2,549 MSW (Municipal Solid Waste) landfills showed that there were 1,164 operating landfills in which 348 million short tons (316 million metric tons) of waste were landfilled in
2017.
CDM UNFCCC Landfill Gas power plant in Changwon, Republic of Korea
LFG power plant in Changwon project developed by LF Energy Co., Ltd. is a landfill gas(LFG) recovery project for power generation at Changwon Deok-dong waste comprehensive treatment complex in Changwon city, Gyeongsangnam-do, Republic of Korea.