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Waste industries USA finalizes privatization
10/05/2008 (wasteage.com) Shareholders of Waste Industries USA, Raleigh, N.C., have approved the company’s privatization transaction for $38 per share. The transaction is expected to be complete today...continue Member states aiming to weaken waste targets 10/05/2008 (ENDS Europe) National governments are set for a confrontation with MEPs after rejecting their calls to include ambitious waste prevention and recycling targets in an ongoing revision of the EU's waste management rules...continue US waste companies develop world's largest landfill gas-to-LNG facility 10/05/2008 (environmental-expert.com) Collecting garbage and recyclables in California is about to get a lot cleaner, thanks to a joint venture between Linde North America and Waste Management (NYSE:WMI) that will create the world’s largest facility to convert landfill gas into clean vehicle fuel...continue England’s household waste recycling rate hits 33% 09/05/2008 (letsrecycle.com) England's household waste recycling rate has risen to over 33%, according to new data published today by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...continue UK highlights food waste's environmental iUK highlights food waste's environmental impactmpact 09/05/2008 (ENDS Europe) Reducing the amount of British food waste sent to landfill could save 18m tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in emissions annually, according to a government-backed study published on Thursday. The 237-page study shows that one-third of the food bought in Britain each year - or 6.7m tonnes - ends up in landfill...continue New waste export regulations for Ireland 07/05/2008 (edie.net) New regulations to control the export of waste from Ireland for recycling and recovery have been announced by the minister for the environment, heritage and local government...continue Danes extend drinks packaging deposit system 07/05/2008 (ENDS Europe) Denmark is to extend its national deposit-return system for drinks packaging to mineral water bottles with immediate effect, the environment ministry said on Monday...continue UK: Scarborough council opens £800,000 sorting facility 07/05/2008 (letsrecycle.com) Scarborough borough council and recycling contractor Yorwaste have officially opened a £800,000 materials recycling facility at Seamer Carr, in North Yorkshire. The Resource Recovery Centre at Seamer Carr The state-of-the-art "Resource Recovery Centre" is designed to process materials collected through the borough's commingled blue bin recycling scheme, introduced in October 2007...continue UK: Half of milk packaging 06/05/2008 (letsrecycle.com) Plans to make half of milk packaging from recycled materials by 2020 have been unveiled today by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs About 80% of milk sold by retailers is in plastic containers The Department has published a Milk Roadmap which lays down measures to reduce the environmental impact of producing, processing and consuming liquid milk...continue Ireland doubles e-waste targets 06/05/2008 (environmental-expert.com) New figures have revealed that Ireland more than doubled its EU electronic recycling target in 2007...continue US revises standards for hazardous waste combustion 01/05/2008 (environmental-expert.com) The US Environmental Protection Agency issued the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for new and existing hazardous waste combustors on October 12, 2005. The April 8, 2008 amendments to this rule revise or clarify several compliance and monitoring provisions in the October 12, 2005 rule...continue San Francisco hits 70% city recycling rate 01/05/2008 (environmental-expert.com) The city of San Francisco has chalked up a 70 percent recycling rate - the highest in the US diversion of waste, which includes recycling, composting, and re-use, has increased from 35 percent in 1996, to 70 percent today, Mayor Gavin Newsom announced last week...continue 
 Biodegradation of hydrocarbons in organic wastes and contaminated soils A Hungarian SME has developed a new procedure for biodegradation of hydrocarbons in organic wastes and hydrocarbon-contaminated soils. The aim of the technology is to utilise different compost-based end products and organic secondary raw materials that are not suitable for agricultural use, furthermore, bioremediation of contaminated soils. The company is interested in licensing and commercial agreement (Ref: 08 HU HUBU 0K5U - 31/03/2008)  
Waste - The Social Context '08: Urban Issues and Solutions
Sustainable waste management is critical to the health and well-being of all people. While many conferences focus on the technical aspects of waste management, Waste—The Social Context ’08 is unique in addressing the environmental, social and economic implications. Topics will include public perceptions and behaviour, social forces influencing waste streams, environmental policy, waste management in urban settings, stakeholder participation, developing countries and countries in transition, international trade in waste products, and waste economics, among others. 11 - 15 May 2008 Alberta, Canada The Plastics The Industry of Tomorrow
The "Plastics: The Industry of Tomorrow" Conference only takes place once every 5 years and is seen as a key event in the plastics industry. Set to coincide with the British Plastics Federations 75th Anniversary Plastics The Industry of Tomorrow is a world-class conference looking ahead to the future of the industry. 14 - 15 May 2008 Cheshire, United Kingdom China International Recycling Conference and Exhibition
Two new divisions, which are of Scrap Paper and of End of Life Vehicles will be added to 2008 China International Recycling Conference, compared with the Recycling Policy, System Construction and Environment-Friendly Division, Market, Trade and Financing Division, Ferrous and Non-ferrous Division and E-scrap Division of 2007 China International Recycling Conferece 18 - 19 May 2008 Guangzhou, China, People's Rep. ISWA Beacon Conference: THE GLOBAL CHALLENGE: OPTIMISING THE C-CYCLE on Biological Treatment of biowaste
Biological treatment offers a fully scaled and flexible variety of approaches, including composting, anaerobic digestion, mechanical-biological treatment, and relates to other key aspects of environmental engineering, e.g. operational optimisation of collection schemes for biodegradable waste and minimisation of disamenities at treatment sites. The ISWA "Beacon" Conference will address comprehensively all such aspects, allowing waste managers, stakeholders, policy-makers to gather information and tools for decision-making and establishment of consistent strategies. Registration form | final programme 22 - 23 May 2008 Perugia, Italy PLASTPOL
12th International Fair of Technologies, Equipment and Machines for Plastics Processing, Packaging, Industrial design, Plastics, Rubber processing, Recycling 27 - 30 May 2008 Kielce, Poland World Bioenergy 2008
This major global bioenergy get-together is based on the unique "Taking you from Know-How to Show-How" concept, combining conference sessions, field excursions and tradeshow into one comprehensive event. 27 - 29 May 2008 Jönköping, Sweden BIR Spring Convention
BIR Spring Convention (Bureau of International Recycling) 02 - 04 June 2008 Monte Carlo, Monaco Waste Management 2008
Fourth International Conference on Waste Management and the Environment 02 - 04 June 2008 Granada, Spain 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 BioEnergy Conference & Exhibition 2008
BioEnergy 2008 will take place June 3, 4 and 5, 2008 in Prince George, British Columbia, Canada - at the heart of one of the largest fibre baskets in the world 03 - 05 June 2008 British Columbia, Canada Electronics & Battery Recycling ’08 International Conference, Exhibition & Plant Tours
The Electronics & Battery Recycling ’08 International Conference, Exhibition & Plant Tours will be held in the Westin Harbour Castle from June 3-6, 2008 in Toronto, Canada. 03 - 06 June 2008 Toronto, Canada 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 |
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