Newsletter n° 8/2006 - June
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Latest News
Local authorities push for greener waste rules
01/06/2006
(endseuropedaily.com)
A pro-recycling association of European local government bodies has
called for more ambitious EU waste policies in a statement adopted in
mid-May. ACR+ is demanding: no change to the existing EU five-tier
hierarchy of waste management options; creation of a clear definition
of waste prevention to strengthen its place at the top of the
hierarchy; a clear definition also of reuse backed by legal
protection for product reuse industries; EU rules on recycling
processes, and a specific directive on biowaste.
See ACR+ motion.
Tyre Recycling: available the 2006 Report by ETRMA
01/06/2006
(etrma.org)
Is now available the 2006 Report on Tyre recycling.
The report has been released by the ETRMA (the European tyre and
rubber manufacturers' association).
Download the full Report
Sino-U.S. program waste managment in China launched
31/05/2006
(english.people.com.cn)
A Sino-U.S. program was launched in Beijing Monday for enhanced
cooperation on the prevention, management and treatment of hazardous
and solid wastes in China, in a bid to reduce their impact on human
health and ecosystems.
The joint initiative, dubbed the "Strategy for Hazardous and Solid
Waste Cooperation", was adopted during a meeting between Zhou
Shengxian, head of China's State Environmental Protection
Administration (SEPA), and his U.S. counterpart Stephen Johnson.
EU’s 2015 car recycling targets "should remain"
30/05/2006
(endseuropedaily.com)
Targets to reuse or recycle 85% and recover 95% of vehicle waste by
2015 should be maintained in a forthcoming review of the EU's
end-of-life vehicles directive, a major study of the car waste
treatment market for the European commission says.
UK: WRAP Explores Applications for Recycled Plasterboard
24/05/2006
(recyclingtoday.com)
The Waste & Resources Action Programme is funding two end markets for
recycled plasterboard.
CERAM Research and Coventry University have received funding to
research and develop new potential end markets in the hope of
diverting used plasterboard away from landfill sites
PPS Installing Glass Recycling Unit in Europe
24/05/2006
(ecyclingtoday.com)
PPG Industries has installed a $1.6-million unit to recycle waste
fiberglass at its fiberglass manufacturing plant in Hoogezand, the
Netherlands.
The investment will enable the plant to recycle more than 90 percent
of its waste fiberglass, enabling PPG to conserve raw materials and
avoid landfill costs. The facility recycles fiberglass through two
melting furnaces at the manufacturing plant, according to Vicki Holt,
PPG’s senior vice president, glass and fiber glass.
China: Calls for 'Green Packaging' to Protect Environment
24/05/2006
(china.org.cn)
China is working to develop "green packaging" as part of its efforts
to build an environmentally friendly society, Vice Premier Zeng
Peiyan said yesterday.
He said this while referring to the vast growth of packaging waste at
the World Packaging Conference, which opened in Beijing yesterday.
"The huge increase in packaging waste has become a worldwide problem
that deserves great attention," Zeng said.
He added that China's packaging industry is concerned about
environmental protection and resource conservation.
Zeng called for additional efforts to be made to promote green
packaging by developing waste-recycling technologies and using
biodegradable materials.
Waste from packaging still not under control
24/05/2006
(org.eea.europa.eu)
Hard targets needed if EU policy objectives on cutting packaging waste
volumes are to be met
Specific targets rather than general objectives are needed if
policies concerning packaging waste are to succeed, a report released
today by the European Environment Agency in Copenhagen states.
Business plan for e-waste organizations
24/05/2006
(solidwastemag.com)
The Northwest Product Stewardship Council has released a report that
provides a conceptual business plan for how an industry-managed Third
Party Organization can be established to oversee electronics recycling
systems in multiple states.
The report, entitled "Conceptual Business Plan for an Electronic
Product Stewardship Third Party Organization (TPO)," is the result of
a collaborative project of the Northwest Product Stewardship Council
and Washington State Department of Ecology.
UK: Defra steps in to tackle low recycling rates
24/05/2006
(edie.net)
Local authorities with the worst recycling rates in England are to
have their targets raised and Defra plans to intervene directly to
ensure they succeed.
Latest Documents (Download Section)
End of life tyres - A valuable resources with a wealth of potential: 2006 Report › Download
This ETRMA report (the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association) presents the situation of end-of-life tyres in the enlarged EU for 2004 and sets out to demonstrate the progress that has ben made over the last decade by the European tyre manufacturers to address, in a responsible manner, the issue of end-of-life tyres.
Source: ETRMA web site
Vynil 2010 Progress Report 2006 › Download
Vynil 2010 is the legal entity that provides the organisational structure and financial resources to implement the European PVC industry's Voluntary Commitment.
Detailed research on EU waste markets, completed in 2005, indicates that Vinyl 2010 is the principal initiative for waste collection and recycling not governed by EU legislation. However, these studies also supplied evidence that the quantities of PVC waste that is both available and collectable is substantially lower than estimated at the start of the programme in 2000
Source: vinyl2010.org
Costs and Benefits of the ELV Directive – Final Report
› Download
A study to examine the benefits of the End of Life Vehicles Directive and the costs and benefits of a revision of the 2015 targets for recycling, re-use and recovery under the ELV Directive
Source: European Commission Web site
See the Waastexchange.co.uk Download Section
Latest TO/TR (Technology Offers / Technology Requests)
Recycling waste paper to paper foam
A small German company is active in environmental technology sector since 1995. The company has developed a technology to produce paper foam out of renewable resources like waste paper & starch. The paper foam can be used for various applications. Used as loose fillings to protect goods or moulded packaging material it can substitute conventional oil-based products & offers superior ecological properties. The company is looking for licensees for this promising way of waste paper recycling. (Ref: TO-AM-011 - 26/05/2006)
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 - 24/05/2006)
PVC waste recycling technology producing soft insulating films for the construction industry
A Hungarian SME offers PVC waste recycling technology, producing soft insulating films for the construction industry. The technology enables the manufacturing of building insulation films from the wastes of plastic insulations of electric cables. Thickness of the film: 0.25 - 1.5 mm, width: maximum 150 cm. The company seeks partners working in civil engineering or dealing with watertight insulation of large-scale earthwork projects for manufacturing/commercial agreement (Ref: 05 HU HUBU 0CKJ - 24/05/2006)
Advanced building materials obtained by geopolymerisation
A Greek technical university has developed an innovative technology for production of high-added-value products by geopolymerisation of aluminosilicate solids, materials and industrial wastes. The university now seeks partners for technical co-operation, license or those interested in purchasing the know-how. (Ref: 06 GR IHCR 0F96 - 23/05/2006)
Modular waste incineration plant with reduced flue gas cleaning residues
A German research institute has developed a modular incineration plant that can be flexibly adapted to changes and is ready to enable to energetically utilise different refuse derived fuels directly on site. Applications are in power, heat or process steam generation. Flue gas cleaning residues are reduced to a minimum. Industrial and research partners are sought for technical co-operation, optimisation, implementation and further development. (Ref: 06 DE NRXE 0FCN - 23/05/2006)
New process for destruction of organic wastes and animal flours
A French laboratory has developed a new process for oxidative destruction of organic wastes. It is a low-temperature wet process that can be successfully applied to animal flours. A patent has been applied for, and the lab is interested in license agreements. (Ref: 06 FR FMMT 0FCT - 22/05/2006)
See the Wastexchange.co.uk TO/TR Section
Next Events
National Environmental Exhibition / Salon National de l'Environnement
The National Environmental Exhibition open and free to the general
public, is a truly rare and unique opportunity for the entire
environmental community to display its products and services and meet
the general public.
01 - 04 June 2006
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Biofuels Markets Asia
Biofuels Markets Asia is an integral part of the Biofuels Markets
Global events series. This new event will provide attendees with a
comprehensive update on the biofuels industry in Asia.
05 - 06 June 2006
Bangkok, Thailand
First International Conference on Healthy Water in the Arab World
The Arab Healthy Water Association will present The First
International Conference on Healthy Water in the Arab World, on
"Healthy Water in the Arab World," June 7th-9th, 2006, Cairo, Egypt,
with the slogan "Healthy Water is the Right of All; Healthy Water for
Healthy Citizens"
07 - 09 June 2006
Cairo, Egypt
Conference to launch European Technology Platform for Biofuels
A conference to mark the launch of the European Biofuels Technology
Platform will take place on 8 June in Brussels. Organised by the
European Commission with the support of the Biofuels Research
Advisory Council (BIOFRAC), the conference will present the major
conclusions outlined in the BIOFRAC's vision report 'Biofuels in the
European Union ? a vision for 2030 and beyond', and officially launch
the European Biofuels Technology Platform.
08 June 2006
Brussels, Belgium
CIWM 2006 Conference: Changing the Face of Waste Management
CIWM 2006 is Europe’s most comprehensive event for the waste,
recycling and resource management industries. The three-day
exhibition offers over 370 stands from every sector of the industry
and live equipment demonstrations.
12 - 16 June 2006
Paignton, United Kingdom
Contaminated & Hazardous Waste Site Management
GOwen Environmental and the Association for Environmental Health and
Sciences present Contaminated and Hazardous Waste Site Management, a
comprehensive course that provides a solid theoretical and practical
foundation in contaminated site management. The Course has been
developed especially for individuals who manage, regulate,
investigate, remediate, or are impacted by contaminated sites.
Managing these sites is a multidisciplinary task, therefore,
integrating several disciplines is necessary to efficiently and
economically manage or make decisions regarding site issues.
12 - 16 June 2006
Toronto, Ontario,, Canada
World Urban Forum
The third World Urban Forum (WUF 3) and 30th anniversary of the first
UN conference on Human Settlements. During this five-day event,
non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, urban
professionals, educators, politicians, academics, engineers, artists
and journalists, among many others, will focus their attentions on
one common topic: the city.
19 - 23 June 2006
Vancouver, Canada
International conference on “How to Better Regulate Waste Prevention, Reuse, Recycling and Composting at the European Level ?”
With the release of various Thematic Strategies about waste, products
and resources, and a strategy of “Better Regulation” which targets
waste as a priority, it is clear that European Commission has opened
the door to a complete revision of all the waste regulation.
It is essential that this revision is fully informed and based on the
knowledge and experiences of the actors on the ground.
This event, organized by several international organizations, beneath
the “patronship” of Christina Narbona, the Spanish Minister of the
Environment and Evelyne Huytebroeck, Minister of the Environment of
the Brussels Region, aims to clarify stakeholders positions on the
revision of the Waste framework Directive and to feed the debate on a
Better Regulation in the field of :
- Waste Prevention
- Reuse
- Organic waste management
- Recycling
19 - 20 June 2006
Brussels, Belgium
1st ICEEE Int. Conference on "Bioorganic Municipal Waste and Landfill Manamement"
ICEEE (the Clean Energy and Environmental Engineering Institute) -
Waste Management Section, is organising the ”1st International ICEEE
Conference on Bioorganic Municipal Waste and Landfill Management” in
Shenyang from June 24th through 25th. Experts from Germany, Austria,
Italy, Hong Kong and China are discussing the feasibility and design
criteria for an integrated biotechnological waste treatment system in
Shenyang and China. Currently the country is the world’s largest
producer of waste and the content of bioorganic material in Chinese
municipal waste is double that of western countries
24 - 25 June 2006
Shenyang, China, People's Rep.
Plastics Recycling Conference & Trade Show
With market demand for an event focusing on plastics recycling at an
all-time high, the Recycling Today Media Group announces the
inaugural Plastics Recycling Conference & Trade Show to be held June
25-27, 2006, in Chicago, Illinois in conjunction with the popular
Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show.
25 - 27 June 2006
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Paper Recycling Conference & Trade Show
conference offers attendees a diverse education program focused on
current market issues, extensive networking opportunities and an
exhibit hall full of new equipment and service offerings to browse.
Don’t miss this opportunity to stay in the loop on the latest paper
industry trends and happenings
25 - 27 June 2006
Chicago, Illinois, United States
IFAT CHINA 2006 - 2nd 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.
27 - 30 June 2006
Shanghai (Pudong), China, People's Rep.
Effective Waste Management Strategies
The NBCC (Netherlands British Chamber of Commerce) is organising a
2-day fact finding visit on effective waste management strategies in
the Netherlands for British local and regional authorities and waste
management companies
27 - 28 June 2006
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ICBR 2006: International Battery Recycling Congress
ICBR is the only internationally recognized event in battery recycling
and thus, it should not missed by anyone involved in the field.
28 - 30 June 2006
Interlaken, Switzerland
2nd International Conference on Quantified Eco-Efficiency Analysis for Sustainability
The concept of eco-efficiency has emerged as one of the crucial themes
linking the economy and environment and presenting opportunities for
joint improvement in economic and environmental performance. In June
2006 the Second International Conference on Eco-Efficiency, on the
theme Quantified Eco-Efficiency Analysis for Sustainability and
building on the First International Conference in 2004, will further
develop understanding of the concept of eco-efficiency, how it is
being implemented in industry, and what policies are most effective
in promoting it.
28 - 30 June 2006
Leiden, Netherlands
ENTECH Pollutech Asia 2006
16th International Exhibition of Environmental Protection, Pollution
Control Technology and Renewable Energy.
06 - 09 July 2006
Bangkok, Thailand
Managing Industrial And Commercial Waste
Through Minimisation, Treatment And Recovery To Reduce Waste Costs And
Deliver Legal Compliance
The ENDS report's second waste conference will examine the most
pressing issues that current waste legislation presents...
11 July 2006
London, United Kingdom
WASTECON 2006
WasteCon is the biennial international conference and exhibition of
the Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA)
A series of plenary and parallel technical sessions, as well as
workshops, will be scheduled throughout the 3-day conference,
followed by a one-day optional technical tour.
05 - 08 September 2006
Cape Town, South Africa, Republic of
Solid Recovered Fuel: Why waste it?
This seminar brings together local government, economists, fuel market
experts, process specialists, and researchers to review the commercial
opportunities and progress of SRF becoming a regularly used fuel in
the UK and Europe and asks the question - Is SRF to be regarded as a
viable energy resource or just another waste?
07 September 2006
Bedfordshire, United Kingdom
International Conference on Infrastructure Development and the Environment (ICIDEN ABUJA 2006)
To provide a forum for scientific and policy analyses; business
development; technology assessments; inter-agency and
inter-institutional collaboration; and formulation of frameworks,
approaches and technical systems for global sustainable development,
the International Conference on Infrastructure Development and the
Environment (ICIDEN ABUJA 2006) will be held in Africa for the first
time. Many international, national, and regional agencies,
universities and corporations are involved in various programs of
this conference.
10 - 15 September 2006
Abuja, Niger
RWM 2006
RWM06 (The Recycling & Waste Management Exhibition) runs between 12th
-14th September 2006 at the NEC, Birmingham, UK. It features an
extensive Seminar Programme, Training Zone plus outdoor vehicle and
waste demonstration areas.For more information, and to register for
your free of charge entry badge, visit www.rwmexhibition.com.
12 - 14 September 2006
NEC, Birmingham,, United Kingdom
ECOZONNE - ECOLIFE 2006
Expo Transilvania S.A., Margran S.R.L., Cluj Chamber of Commerce and
Industry in partnership with “Babes-Bolyai” University, The
University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine,
Cluj-Napoca Technical University and The Regional Agency for
Environment Protection invite you to participate to the 9-th edition
of ECO LIFE-ECO ZONNE fair, The most important specialized event in
Transilvania.
Application Form | Invitation
13 - 16 September 2006
Cluj-Napoca, Transilvania, Romania
ORBIT Conference, 2006
5th International Conference - Biological Waste Management ››› From
Local to Global
13 - 15 September 2006
Weimar, Germany
Metalriciclo
Exhibition on: technologies, products, equipment, machines and plants
for collection, selection, machining, recycling and recovery of
ferrous and non ferrous scrap
14 - 16 September 2006
Brescia, Italy
SIBESA – Italian- Brazilian Symposium and Fair of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering
VIII Sibesa - Italian- Brazilian Symposium and Fair of Sanitary and
Environmental Engineering to be held from September 17 to 22, 2006,
at Marina Park, in Fortaleza, Ceará is sponsored by CAGECE - Cia de
Água e Esgoto do Ceará (Ceará Water and Sewage Company), Fortaleza
City Hall, Fortaleza Convention Bureau and the Ceará Government
Infrastructure Secretariat.
The Symposium, which is held every two years, alternately held in
Brazil and Italy, is organized by the Brazilian Association of
Sanitary and Environmental Engineering - ABES, ABES section CE and
Assoiazione Nazionale di Ingegneria Sanitaria Ambientale - ANDIS-
Italy.
It aims at providing a technical, scientific and political
interchange between professionals and companies from both countries
generating a large assessment of the scenario and the new practices
in the sector of Environmental Sanitation and Water Resources.
17 - 22 September 2006
Fortaleza - CE, Brazil
International seminar on european project development: Energy and Environment
The European Commission will drastically change the funding schemes
available for environmental and energy projects starting from 2007.
These changes concern the introduction of completely new programmes
and a significant increase in the budget of the existing ones.
Leaning heavily on the experiences gained from years of successful
project development under the current funding schemes the lecturers
of the seminar will introduce these new programmes for the first
time.
21 September 2006
St. Julians, Malta
10th European Lead Battery Conference
10ELBC brings together key technical, manufacturing, marketing and R&D
personnel to discuss and examine the strategic, technical and
commercial issues of greatest importance to the industry today.
26 - 29 September 2006
Athens, Greece
ISWA General Assembly and Annual Congress
This Congress will focus on existing decision-making methods and
models in development as well as their feasibilities and limitations.
The Congress will also highlight the new agenda for waste management
as included in the proposed EU Waste Framework Directive, expected to
be adopted in 2 years time. This directive will be of crucial
importance for waste management and industries both in EU Member
States and in the rest of the world, surrounding Europe.
At the same time the Congress will present how systems, institutions
and companies have adapted to the new demands and targets placed upon
modern waste management systems.
01 - 05 October 2006
Copenhagen, Denmark
15th PROMA International Environment Fair
The ambitious program of parallel events includes the 10th
Environmental Engineering Congress, the 5th Technology Transfer
Encounters, the 4th Latin-American Environmental Encounters and the
2nd Iberian Congress on the future of Recycling, making PROMA 2006
the ideal forum for environmental research, for technological
advances in cleaner production and for environmental business
affairs.
03 - 06 October 2006
Bilbao, Spain
E-Scrap 2006
E-Scrap 2006 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.
18 - 19 October 2006
Austin, Texas, United States
National Recycling Coalition congress and exposition
The Annual Congress & Exposition is NRC’s annual education and
networking event and is considered the premiere national event for
recycling professionals
22 - 25 October 2006
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Entsorga-Enteco
International Trade Fair for Waste Management and Environmental
Technology.
The new Entsorga-Enteco will cover the entire value chain for waste
management and environmental technology.
24 - 27 October 2006
Cologne, Germany
BIR Autumn Convention
Bureau of International Recycling Autumn Convention
30 - 31 October 2006
Brussels, Belgium
Ecomondo 2006
ECOMONDO strengthens its leadership for the entire waste recovery
cycle, sustainable energy, water recycling, reclamation, air quality
and risks and safety.
08 - 11 November 2006
RImini, Italy
Energia International Expo 2006
The unique Exhibition & Forum in Greece, under the auspices of the
Greek Ministry of Development, exclusively on Energy Products,
Technologies & Processes
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09 - 12 November 2006
Athens, Greece
World Recycling Forum - Shanghai '06
International Conference & Exhibition on Car, Electronics and Battery
Recycling
14 - 17 November 2006
Shanghai, China, People's Rep.
Entech India 2006
South asia’s only international exhibition & conference on
environmental technology & renewable energy
16 - 18 November 2006
Mumbai, India
Austria - Waste Management Conference
From November 22nd through 24th, 2006 representatives from the
scientific world and business are meeting for the eighth time at the
DepoTech in Leoben, Germany.
The focus: waste and landfill technology, contaminated sites and
sustainable waste management.
Practical experience or scientific work is welcome as lecture or
poster.
Deadline for the submission of papers is February 28th, 2006.
22 - 24 November 2006
Leoben, Germany
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