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Highlight Your Event in the Next Issue of our Newsletter Looking to get the word out? If you would like to include an event or program in the next editions of the Wastexchange.co.uk Newsletter, contact us by email at marketing@garwer.com. We will highlight your event in the Featured Event section of our beweekly Newsletter, circulated to more than 2,000 international recyclers, traders, waste management companies and consultants, public body etc...  International Trade fair of Environmental. In the spotlight: Inertech , a conference/expo on recycling in the construction world; Just Rubber , exhibition focused on the recycling of discarded tires and rubber; Sustainable Towns , solution for a responsible municipal development. Download the reduced ticket 07-10 November 2007 , Rimini, Italy 
 Australians fail on mobile phone recycling 30/07/2007 (worldscrap.com) Australians might like to think of themselves as good recycling citizens, but they are positively toxic when it comes to mobile phones. Every year eight million mobile phones are sold in Australia, but with the rapid development of technology they are being replaced every 18 to 24 months. But an undercover survey by the Total Environment Centre has found just 3 per cent are being recycled.... more LME prices for PP and LLDPE 27/07/2007 30/07/2007 (worldscrap.com) Futures prices in new regional markets available now. From 25 June 2007, the London Metal Exchange is announcing daily official prices for PP and LLDPE in Europe, Asia and North America.... more India's computer recyclers exposed to harm 30/07/2007 (worldscrap.com) In New Delhi alone about 10,000 people, including young children, recycle old computers and other tech equipment — known in India as e-waste — searching for gold, copper, palladium, and anything else that can be turned into cash. The work can be hazardous, as recyclers expose themselves to highly toxic heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium....more Environment-Balkans: Much Energy Now Goes to Waste 30/07/2007 (ipsnews.net) After years and even decades of neglect, Balkans nations are seeing a new awareness of environmental issues. But across Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro and Serbia waste management remains a serious problem... more Recycled PET bottles make speciality fibres 30/07/2007 (manufacturingtalk.com) A 100% recycled polyester fiber can be enhanced with antimicrobial fiber to make the ultimate 'green' fabric for adding to any textile product - including automotive interiors and trim... more UK: First tyre freezing plant opens 29/07/2007 (letsrecycle.com) One of the most advanced tyre recycling facilities in the world has opened in Neath Port Talbot in South Wales. Tyre recycling firm Tyregenics yesterday opened a £4 million facility in Baglan which uses liquid nitrogen to freeze tyre shred to -80 degrees C before smashing them into crumb....more CMA Corp. Acquiring Singapore Metals Recycler 25/07/2007 (recyclingtoday.com) CMA Corp. Ltd. has signed an agreement to acquire the business and assets of Peakmore Enterprise Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based processor and trader of secondary metals products, for around $6.35 million. CMA Managing Director Peter Hatfull said the Peakmore acquisition, if completed, would represent a significant step forward for the company. "This would be our first acquisition in the highly active Asian market and would give us more control of the vertical metal trading chain in a market where we already have a big trading presence," said Hatfull.... more UK: WRAP Releases Report on Recovered Paper 25/07/2007 (recyclingtoday.com) A new report containing in-depth analysis of the market for recovered paper has been published by the Waste & Resources Action Programme. Liz Dixon Smith, WRAP economist and author of the report, says: "We are faced with the continued contraction of the UK paper manufacturing industry and the decline in volume of recovered paper used in UK paper mills. By contrast, we are seeing real growth in net exports, particularly to China, which has seen prices for recovered fiber increase.... more USA: Waste Management plans landfill gas projects 25/07/2007 (solidwastemag.com) Waste Management, North America's largest landfill operator, has announced plans to expand its roster of landfill gas-to-energy facilities. The program calls for the creation of 60 more renewable energy facilities in North America over the next five years. These new plants, together with existing facilities, will enable the company to generate more than 700 megawatts (MW) of energy.... more Ireland tackles waste exports 23/07/2007 (edie.net) New measures to stop illegal shipments of waste abroad have come into force in Ireland this month. John Gormley, minister for the environment, heritage and local government, said: "At present 83 percent of the waste in Ireland collected for recycling or recovery is exported abroad. "This includes almost all cardboard, paper and plastic collected at our recycling facilities around the country. "The movement of such large volumes of waste needs to be properly policed and controlled to prevent against illegal waste activity. This initiative is designed to do just that." ... more UK: Recycling champions urge more tyre steel recovery 23/07/2007 (edie.net) Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP), which commissioned the research, is urging recyclers to do more to exploit the potential resources. Steve Waite, project manager for tyres, said: "With many thousands of tonnes of steel currently available for recovery in the UK, the opportunities in this market are considerable." The research revealed 100,000 tonnes of steel and 17,000 tonnes of fibre could be recovered annually compared to a third of these totals at present.... more UK leads Europe on tyre recycling 23/07/2007 (letsrecycle.com) More than 87% of used tyres are now diverted from landfill in Europe, according to new tyre industry figures, with the UK recycling more tyres than any other European country. The figures, for the year 2006, were published by the European Tyre & Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA) last week for the 27 EU Member States as well as Norway and Switzerland. It said more than 3.2 million tonnes of used tyres were generated in Europe during 2006, including 486,000 tonnes in the UK and 585,000 tonnes in Germany. The 87% average tyre recovery rate for Europe represented a three percentage point rise compared to 2005, driven by the Landfill Directive, which banned the disposal of tyres in landfill sites from July 2006.... more States "weakening" global ship recycling law 16/07/2007 (endseuropedaily.com) China and India have signalled opposition to mandatory third-party controls on ship recycling facilities at international talks on a proposed global ship recycling treaty. Instead of a mandatory "auditing scheme" for authorised ship-breaking yards, the two countries have announced they favour voluntary measures...more End of life tyres recovery rate confirms the growing demand for ELTs derived products 16/07/2007 (etrma.org) The positive trend in the management of used tyres was confirmed in 2006 with more than 87% of them treated in EU27 + Norway and Switzerland. This represents a rise of 3 % in the recovery rate compared to 2005 (84%) indicating that the landfill Directive1 has been a major driver in pressing for the change. The European tyre manufacturers interpret this result as the confirmation that the responsible strategy they developed within ETRMA has been reaching its expected goals... Follow up : ETRMA press release | Used tyres recovery in Europe in 2006 | Other tyre recycling related documents 
 Oil cleaning in continuous automated extraction process A Dutch company has developed a method to clean polluted silicon oil by means of a liquid-to-liquid extraction process. Through intensive forced contact the pollution is transferred to the other liquid with the greater chemical affinity. The company is interested in industrial partners to go into a license agreement and offers co-development and processing knowledge for specific pollution problems with technical assistance. (Ref: 07 NL NLSY 0IBM - 31/07/2007) Low Temperature Conversion (LTC) - a revolutionary energy and fuel production process from organic wastes, biomass or brown coal An Austrian SME has developed a patented process for converting waste materials like used tyres, sewage sludge, household waste or differently brown-coal by thermo catalytic decomposition into biogas or biofuel with very high energy density. The process is characterised by enormous flexibility concerning input and output materials, low working temperatures, and no toxic gases or hazardous waste arising. Partners in energy and waste business are sought for licensing, production or distribution. (Ref: 06 AT ATCA 0FAS - 27/07/2007) Precious & non ferrous-metal recovery/extraction An Italian SME specialised in the recovery of precious metals has developed a new technology aimed at offering an easy and direct electrowinning system of precious and non-ferrous metals from very diluted solutions. This innovative technology provides very high purity title of the metals recovered. The company seeks partners for commercial agreement with technical assistance, or galvanic and electronic industry for joint venture agreement. (Ref: 07 IT IRCR 0HL3 - 18/07/2007) Procedure for sewage sludge composting A Hungarian SME has developed a new procedure for sewage sludge composting. The offered technology is used for composting of sewage sludge, and it can be used by sewage works or the town management of regional governments. It makes a compost end product that has high fertilising value, organic matter and harmonious trace element content. The company is looking for industrial partners interested in license and commercial agreement. (Ref: 07 HU HUBU 0HZB - 17/07/2007) Recovery of Metals from Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) by Leaching & Electrowinning A London university has developed a novel process to recover metals (such as copper, tin, lead, gold, silver, palladium, etc) from shredded waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and other secondary sources, through an electro-hydrometallurgical process. They are looking for partners who can help test & develop the technique on an industrial scale. (Ref: 07 GB LDLT 0IDA - 16/07/2007) 
 World Water Week The World Water Week in Stockholm is the leading annual global meeting place for capacity-building, partnership-building and follow-up on the implementation of international processes and programmes in water and development 12 - 18 August 2007 Stockholm, Sweden International Conference on Sustainable Landfill Management The International Conference on Sustainable Landfill Management will provide a forum to share ideas and experiences in this field where leading experts present their research activities and discuss new concepts and technologies for Sustainable Waste Management. 05 - 07 September 2007 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Recycling Aktiv 1st demonstration show for recycling machines and systems 05 - 07 September 2007 Karlsruhe, Germany RWM07 - The Recycling and Waste Management Exhibition 2007 The UK's leading dedicated event for the Recycling & Waste Management Industry 11 - 13 September 2007 Birmingham, United Kingdom ISWA-NVRD World Congress From 24 to 27 September 2007 all eyes of the international waste management sector will be on Amsterdam. This lively cosmopolitan city will then be hosting the ISWA/NVRD World Congress 2007 organised by the NVRD, the Dutch Solid Waste Association. The congress gives you a unique opportunity to share your knowledge and experiences of sustainable waste management in an international forum; a chance to catch up with your international contacts and expand your network. 24 - 27 September 2007 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2007 Recycling Waste Reduction Conference Waste Reduction Conference 26 - 28 September 2007 Calgary Alberta, Canada Sardinia 2007 - Eleventh International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium The Biennial International Symposia in Sardinia were established in 1987 in order to render ideas and experiences in the rapidly developing field of waste management and landfilling readily available to professional communities worldwide. Since then these Symposia have rapidly become the International Reference Forum where planners, operators, public officials and scientists present their relevant experiences and propose and discuss new concepts and technologies of landfilling and waste management. The 2007 edition promises to repeat the success obtained in previous editions. A stand at Sardinia 2007 is a unique opportunity for companies to reach major international operators in the field of waste managemen and sanitary landfilling. 01 - 05 October 2007 S. Margherita di Pula (Cagliari), Italy European Paper Recycling Conference 2007 The European Paper Recycling Conference offers recovered paper merchants, brokers, consumers, mill representatives and equipment and service providers involved in the paper recycling industry an important forum to network with industry colleagues and discuss the latest market trends. 03 - 05 October 2007 Amsterdam, Netherlands Forum RIF 2007 Mostra-convegno sulle tecniche e le culture di eccellenza nel settore dei rifiuti, bonifiche ed energia. 10 - 11 October 2007 Piacenza, Italy WASTECON 2007 SWANA's WASTECON is a business casual/casual event; jackets and ties are not required.... 16 - 18 October 2007 Reno, Nevada, United States BIR Autumn Convention BIR (Burea of International Recycling) autumn Convention 22 - 23 October 2007 Warsaw, Poland E-Scrap 2007: The North American Electronics Recycling Conference E-Scrap 2007: The North American Electronics Recycling Conference will feature extensive and detailed industry assessments, including analyses of stewardship systems and trends in the U.S. and Canada, e-scrap collection issues, recycling market factors, and legislative and policy considerations. 24 - 25 October 2007 Atlanta, GA, United States ECOMONDO 2007 International Trade fair of Environmental. In the spotlight: Inertech , a conference/expo on recycling in the construction world; Just Rubber , exhibition focused on the recycling of discarded tires and rubber; Sustainable Towns , solution for a responsible municipal development. Download the reduced ticket 07 - 10 November 2007 Rimini, Italy World Recycling Forum - Shanghai '07 International Conference & Recycling Expo 13 - 16 November 2007 Shanghai, China, People's Rep. 7th International Exhibition on Tyres & Rubber Technology Since 1998, RubberTech China has attracted nearly 1,000 exhibitors and 25,000 visitors from more than 50 countries & regions throughout the world, and hence become the largest official rubber exhibition in China. 14 - 16 November 2007 Shanghai, China, People's Rep. 2nd National Landfill & Transfer Stations Conference Following on from the very successful conferences in 2005 and 2006, the 2nd National Landfill and Transfer Station Conference is intended to provide a networking forum and opportunity to discuss what is new in Landfilling and Transfer Stations around Australia . The industry has the opportunity to show that it is serious about reaching best practice and to ensuring it continues to provide cost effective and environmentally sound residual waste disposal... 19 - 21 November 2007 Melbourne, Australia POLEKO 2007 POLEKO is a perfect meeting place for experts from the sector of environmental protection and municipal technology from Poland and abroad. It is also a good opportunity to promote innovative solutions in these sectors 20 - 23 November 2007 Poznan, Poland Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo Celebrating their 10th year, CWRE is Canada's ONLY tradeshow serving the waste, recycling and public works market. Focus areas include collection, hauling, processing and disposal of waste; materials recycling; municipal recycling programs including blue box programs, MRFs, scrap metals, C&D, wood, plastic, paper, auto, tires, fiber and more. 28 - 29 November 2007 Vancouver, Canada International Electronics Recycling Congress International Electronics Recycling Congress 17 - 18 January 2008 Salzburg, Austria CODIS 2008 CODIS 2008 is a platform where scientists, practitioners and authorities meet to discuss current issues and future trends. The main focus of CODIS 2008 will be on the quality of compost and digestate derived from source separated biogenic waste and animal manure. Benificial and adverse impacts on the environment and plant production due to the application of compost and digestate and the production of renewable energy will be considered. 09 - 27 February 2008 Solothurn, Switzerland IRWM 2008 Irish Recycling & Waste Management 2008 05 - 06 March 2008 Dublin, Ireland International Automobile recycling Congress International Automobile recycling Congress 12 - 14 March 2008 Munich, Germany GLOBE 2008 GLOBE biennial events bring together participants from across the world to address issues that lie at the heart of sustainable development and environmental management, while generating new business opportunities 12 - 14 March 2008 Vancouver, BC, Canada The 23rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management Researchers, educators, government officials, students, consultants, managers, community leaders, and others with expertise in solid waste are invited to submit papers for oral or poster presentation at the Conference. -To submit an abstract for oral or poster presentation, click here . -For a printable version of the Call For Papers that can be posted, click here . -For exhibiting information, click here 30 March - 02 April 2008 Philadelphia, PA, United States 2008 Waste-to-Fuels Conference & Trade Show The Waste-to-Fuels Conference & Trade Show will provide a forum for informing the public and private sectors of the economic and environmental benefits of converting waste materials to alternative fuels such as biodiesel and ethanol as well as energy recovery. Attendees will have excellent networking opportunities and a chance to visit with exhibitors to preview the newest advances in alternative fuel production products and services. The conference will be designed to attract individuals and organizations/companies nationally. 06 - 08 April 2008 Orlando, Florida, United States 4th Canadian Waste Resource Symposium The Atlantic Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) and the Nova Scotia Association of Waste Reduction Coordinators (NSAWRC) are jointly coordinating a comprehensive waste management conference. The overall conference theme of Navigating Towards 60% Diversion is to gather the waste reduction and landfill management specialists from across the globe to explore and share their best management practices. 13 - 16 April 2008 Halifax, Canada WasteEng08: 2nd International Conference on Engineering for Waste Valorisation We will be pleased to welcome you to to be held at the Convention Centre, University of Patras, Greece on June 3-5, 2008. 03 - 05 June 2008 Patras, Greece IFAT CHINA 3rd International Trade Fair for Environmental Protection IFAT CHINA is the comprehensive exhibition on the Asian market for practice-oriented solutions in the key sectors for environmental protection and waste disposal including water supply, sewage, recycling, air pollution, environmental technology and environmentally sound energy sources. ... 23 - 25 September 2008 Shanghai, China, People's Rep. IFAT CHINA 2008 - 3rd International Trade Fair for Environmental Protection IFAT CHINA is the comprehensive exhibition on the Asian market for practice-oriented solutions in the key sectors for environmental protection and waste disposal including water supply, sewage, recycling, air pollution, environmental technology and environmentally sound energy sources 23 - 26 September 2008 Shanghai (Pudong), China, People's Rep. World Conservation Congress The World Conservation Congress is the world's largest and most diverse conservation event. Held every four years, the Congress aims to improve how we manage our natural environment for human, social and economic development. The previous Congress, held in Bangkok in November 2004, brought together 5,000 people from all corners of the world, to discuss, debate and decide on environmental and development issues. 05 - 14 October 2008 Barcelona, Spain WASTECON 2008 Showcase of Solid Waste Professional, Environmental and Organizational leadership 21 - 23 October 2008 Tampa, Florida, United States |
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