Ben Messenger

About Ben Messenger Freelance Technical Journalist focused on waste, water, plant equipment, new technology, and environmental issues and policy. Former editor-in-chief of WMW.

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Councils Aim to Cut Costs of Waste Collection

Cambridgeshire Councils Cross Political Divide to Unify Waste & Recycling Services

Two Cambridgeshire, UK councils have joined forces to cut the cost of collecting waste from over 116,000 homes across the city of Cambridge...

Nov 16, 2015

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Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance Calls for Updated Reporting Methods

EU Packaging Recycling Data Inconstant

The latest packaging recycling data from EU Member States show inconsistencies and variances, according to a new report from the Extended...

Nov 16, 2015

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Aim to Develop Recover Nitrogen and Phosphorus from 1bn TPA of Manure

US EPA Competition to Develop Nutrient Recycling Tech

A competition to develop affordable technologies that recycle nutrients from livestock waste has been launched by the U.S. EPA in...

Nov 13, 2015

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Largest MRF in the US Built by Cambridge, Equipped by CP Group

Republic Opens Massive Las Vegas Recycling Facility

Republic Services has officially opened one of the largest Material Recycling Facilities in the US in the City of North Las Vegas, with a...

Nov 13, 2015

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Government Drive to Cut MSW Per Capita by 2022

Hong Kong Landfill Up 3.8% to Nearly 15,000 TPD in 2014

On average Hong Kong sent some 14,859 tonnes of waste to landfill per day in 2014, an increase of 3.8% compared to 2013 according to a...

Nov 13, 2015

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Plant to be Built Using Joint Crediting Mechanism

JFE Engineering to Build First Waste to Energy Plant Myanmar

JFE Engineering Corporation has received an order to supply the first waste incineration power plant in Myanmar’s Yangon City using the...

Nov 13, 2015

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Long Term Safe Storage May be Necessary

BAN Says No to Rule Change on Landfilling Crushed CRT Screens

The Basel Action Network Board of Directors has voted to deny a petition to allow the landfilling of crushed and treated glass from...

Nov 12, 2015

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Aims to Improve Quality & Quantity of Recyclate

WRAP Led Group to Improve Consistency for Recycling Collections in England

WRAP has brought local authorities, waste management contractors, recyclers, producers and retailers together to discuss the possible...

Nov 12, 2015

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Over Half Budget from Swachh Bharat Mission Allocated for Waste Management

Indian Waste Survey Ahead of $9.4bn Sanitation Investments

The Indian Government’s Ministry of Urban Development has commissioned a survey into the sanitation situation in 75 major cities including...

Nov 11, 2015

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Joint Letter Calls for Effective Demand Pull for Recycled Materials

Circular Economy: Commission Urged to Pull it Off Not Put it Off

A joint letter has been sent by six major UK trade bodies urging the European Commission to implement effective 'pull' or demand-side...

Nov 11, 2015

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First Landfill Project Under Country's Renewables Incentive

ENER-G to Lead 13 MW Landfill Gas to Energy Projects in South Africa

Five landfill gas to energy plants are to be developed in Johannesburg, South Africa by a consortium led by Manchester, UK based biogas...

Nov 10, 2015

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Policy Paper Finds Landfill Bans Hold Back Circular Economy

ZWE: Waste to Energy Tax Should be Equal to Landfill

Zero Waste Europe has published a policy paper warning against the use of landfill bans. Instead the organisation called for the use of...

Nov 10, 2015

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Turboden to Supply Organic Rankine Cycle Tech to Sheffield, UK Plant

6.5MW ORC Turbogenerator to Wood Waste to Energy Plant

Italian Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) turbogenerator specialist, Turboden has been awarded a contract to supply a 6.5 MW power only unit for...

Nov 10, 2015

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Waste to Energy Refurbishments a Growing trend in Japan

MHIEC Contract to Refurbish Japanese Waste to Energy Plant

Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to refurbish a 135 tonne per day fluidised bed waste to energy incineration...

Nov 9, 2015

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3.2MW AD Plant Secures ISO14001 and ISO9001

ISO Accreditations for Andigestion’s Food Waste to Biogas AD Plant in Devon

South West England based food waste recycling firm, Andigestion, has achieved double accreditation for both its quality ISO9001 and...

Nov 9, 2015

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Ben Messenger

More from Ben Messenger

Councils Aim to Cut Costs of Waste Collection

Extended Producer Responsibility Alliance Calls for Updated Reporting Methods

Aim to Develop Recover Nitrogen and Phosphorus from 1bn TPA of Manure

Largest MRF in the US Built by Cambridge, Equipped by CP Group

Government Drive to Cut MSW Per Capita by 2022

Plant to be Built Using Joint Crediting Mechanism

Long Term Safe Storage May be Necessary

Aims to Improve Quality & Quantity of Recyclate

Over Half Budget from Swachh Bharat Mission Allocated for Waste Management

Joint Letter Calls for Effective Demand Pull for Recycled Materials

First Landfill Project Under Country's Renewables Incentive

Policy Paper Finds Landfill Bans Hold Back Circular Economy

Turboden to Supply Organic Rankine Cycle Tech to Sheffield, UK Plant

Waste to Energy Refurbishments a Growing trend in Japan

3.2MW AD Plant Secures ISO14001 and ISO9001