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 UK: LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) of Management Options for Mixed Waste Plastics
09/06/2008 (letsrecycle.com) WRAP - the Waste and Resources Action Programme - has released a life cycle assessment of a range of collection and recycling methods and compared them to traditional disposal methods such as incineration and landfill...continue Italy: Commission pursues legal action over infringements of environmental laws
05/06/2008 (europa.eu) The European Commission is pursuing legal action against Italy over three cases in which EU legislation to protect the environment is being violated. One case concerns Italy's failure to comply fully with a European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement condemning it for not carrying out an environmental impact assessment of a new waste incinerator...continue Deal on EU waste framework directive confirmed
05/06/2008 (ENDS Europe) EU governments and MEPs have reached an agreement on legislative proposals to reform the bloc's waste management rules. The last serious hurdle the draft law must now clear is formal approval by the full parliament after senior diplomats approved the deal on behalf of member states on Wednesday...continue Local authorities urge Weee re-use target
03/06/2008 (ENDS Europe) The EU must adopt a re-use target for discarded appliances as part of its review of the 2003 waste electrical and electronic equipment (Weee) directive, according to an association of European local authorities engaged in sustainable resource management ( ACR+ )...continue Scotland: Big new incinerators could bust government limit
03/06/2008 (Friends of the Earth Scotland) Plans to build eight major waste incinerators across Scotland are threatening to bust the Scottish government’s limit on waste-burning, according to a new survey...continue UK: SITA branches into low-grade wood recycling
31/05/2008 (letsrecycle.com) Waste firm SITA UK has opened a wood chipping facility in Lincolnshire as part of a major plan to divert thousands of tonnes of lower grade waste wood from landfill...continue Extended Producer Responsibility and the E-waste problem
30/05/2008 (ENN) The practice of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is picking up steam, most notably in the information technology industry. A growing number of companies are taking on greater levels of responsibility for the environmental impacts of their products - from point of manufacturing through to end of the life recycling. E-waste recycling is taking off, but obstacles remain to its widespread practice in North America...continue Can waste management in Europe contribute to the CO2 reduction target in 2020?
30/05/2008 (ISWA) A new report by Prognos states that by introducing an ambitious waste policy in EU the waste sector is able to contribute with 16-27% of the total 20% emission reduction target, to be meet by the EU countries under the Kyoto agreement...continue States dig heels in over waste recycling targets
29/05/2008 (ENDS Europe) European governments are continuing to resist pressure from MEPs to adopt EU-wide recycling targets for source-specific waste streams such as household and industrial waste, it emerged from a first round of talks on Monday to finalise a revision of the bloc's basic waste management law, which dates from 1975...continue Alcan to build new recycling plant in Quebec
29/05/2008 (wasteage) Montreal-based aluminum recycler Alcan will build a $180 million aluminum spent pot lining recycling plant in Quebec’s Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. According to a company press release, the plant uses new technology to recycle the residual material generated in the de-lining of pots following the aluminum smelting electrolysis process...continue EU court advisor untangles incinerator status
27/05/2008 (ENDS Europe) An EU court of justice advisor has delivered a recommended interpretation of the status of waste-to-energy plants under the bloc's 2000 waste incineration directive. But the analysis does not reach firm conclusions and leaves judges wide scope to interpret the law when they reach a final verdict in the coming months...continue   TurKEY REW Istanbul 2008
The 4th Int'l Recycling, Environmental Technologies and Waste Management Fair is the most dedicated environmental technologies fair in Turkey. The fair will cover all aspects of environmental technologies. 19 - 22 June 2008 Istanbul, Turkey IIRWM' 2008 - India International Recycle & Waste Management Exhibition & Conference
IIRWM'2008 is the 1st ever comprehnsive podium shared by the domestic and international industry leaders, providers and seekers addressing a network on public-private partnership and gaining valuable insight on countries planning & Implementation on various waste disposable management units, reducing - reusing - recycling of waste with highest technological investments and elevation of technological development in managing and solutions on Waste, Recycle and Waste-to-Energy. 16 - 18 August 2008 New Delhi, India 2008 Global Waste Management Symposium
The 2008 Global Waste Management Symposium (GWMS) will serve as a forum for the presentation of both applied and fundamental research and case studies on waste management. We invite the entire community of designers, facility owners and operators, policy makers, and researchers to participate. 07 - 10 September 2008 The Rocky Mountains of Colorado, United States RWM Birmingham
The UK`s LEADING dedicated event for the Recycling & Waste Management Industry. RWM08 will take place between 16th and 18th September 2008 at the NEC, Birmingham. 16 - 18 September 2008 RWM Birmingham, United Kingdom 13th International Battery Recycling Congress
13th International Battery Recycling Congress 17 - 19 September 2008 Dusseldorf, Germany 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 - 25 September 2008 Shanghai (Pudong), China, People's Rep. ExpoRecicla
International Exhibition for Industrial Recovery and Recycling, Waste Management and Waste-to-Value Systems. ExpoRecicla has been designed to make concrete solutions available and create business opportunities in these fields, and that is what sets it apart from other, more general environmental events. 24 - 26 September 2008 Zaragoza, Spain 1st International Conference on "Hazardous Waste Management"
The Conference will focus on innovative aspects of Hazardous Waste Management (including Organics, Non-Halogenated and Halogenated Solvents, Hydrocarbons, Pesticides, Explosives, PCBs, PCDDs/Fs, Heavy Metals, Asbestos, Nuclear Wastes, Salts, etc), presenting new technologies, describing the state of the art and related case studies, discussing the main controversial subjects, sharing experience among different countries, valuating social and financial balances. The Conference will include oral presentations, poster sessions, special sessions and workshops. 01 - 03 October 2008 Chania, Greece 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 Eco-Tech Scandinavia
Eco-Tech Scandinavia – your venue for environmentally sustainable business Expectations for environmental innovations and new technology are already high for the 11th biannual Eco-Tech Scandinavia environmental technology trade show on October 7-9, 2008 in Göteborg 07 - 09 October 2008 Göteborg, Sweden Eco-Tech Scandinavia Sustainable Innovation
Eco-Tech Scandinavia is an international meeting place that provides you with the opportunity to bring in new business and keep up to speed on developments in the whole environmental sphere. Swedish environmental technology is well to the fore in areas such as bioenergy, waste, recycling and sustainable development in society. The exhibition will feature new solutions for sustainable development and act as a platform for discussions on environmental work from a wide range of perspectives. 07 - 09 October 2008 Göteborg, Sweden RENEXPO 2008
International Trade Fair and Conference for Renewable Energy From the 09th to 12th of October 2008 the Augsburg trade fair presents for the ninth time the complete spectrum of renewable energy and energy efficient building and renovation. Main Focus: IHE Wood Energy (HolzEnergie) Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Solar Technology, Heat Pumps, Geothermal Energy, Reconstructa 09 - 12 October 2008 Augsburg, Germany ORBIT 2008
The 6th Edition of Europe's largest conference of biological waste management will be held at the Univerity of Wageningen 13th to 15th of October 2008. The Call for papers adresses the full range if organic waste, recycling and upgrading issues 13 - 15 October 2008 Wageningen, Germany WASTECON 2008
Showcase of Solid Waste Professional, Environmental and Organizational leadership 21 - 23 October 2008 Tampa, Florida, United States Canadian Waste & Recycling Expo
Celebrating their 11th year, CWRE is Canada’s ONLY national 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. 05 - 06 November 2008 Toronto, Canada POLEKO 2008
Next edition of the International Ecological Fair POLEKO will be organised on 17 – 20 November 2008.nThe time of ecology has come for Poland and Europe. You can get convinced about that at the POLEKO International Ecological Fair. The fair takes place at the grounds of the Poznan International Fair in November each year. 17 - 20 November 2008 Poznan, Poland Venice 2008 - Second International Symposium on Energy from Biomass and Waste
The aim of the Venice 2008 Symposium is to focus on the advances made in the application of technologies for energy recovery from biomass and waste. The programme of the Symposium will last four days (three days of scientific sessions and one day for technical tours) and will include oral sessions, a poster session and a small exhibition by companies working in the field. 17 - 20 November 2008 Venice, Italy POLLUTEC 2008
23 rd international exhibition of Environmental Equipment, Technologies and Services 02 - 05 December 2008 Lyon, France Environment Technology Indonesia 2008 The 16th International Exhibition on Equipment and Systems for Pollution Control and Environmental improvement. 03 - 06 December 2008 Jakarta, Indonesia |
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