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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Plastics Converters Call for Focus on Returning Economy & Society to Normality

VIDEO: EuPC Urge Delay on Single-Use Plastics Directive Until Pandemic Eases

With the pandemic wreaking havoc across Europe, not only on national economies but also on societies, communities, EuPC, the EU-level trade...

Apr 23, 2020

Reading time: about 2 minutes
Food & Garden Waste Shredding for AD & Composting in Lanark

New UNTHA S40 to Help Levenseat Hit 42,000 TPA Garden Waste Recycling Target

Total waste management specialist Levenseat Ltd has installed a new UNTHA S40 shredder as the Lanark-based business gears up to process...

Apr 21, 2020

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A Resilient Waste Management Industry Vital to Overcome the Next Crisis

ESWET – Waste to Energy Essential Complement to Recycling as Lockdowns Loosen

As public authorities are now planning the post-coronavirus recovery, the ESWET has issued a reminder of the complementary role energy...

Apr 21, 2020

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Post-Consumer Recycling Opportunity Complements AMY’s Pre-Consumer Scrap Recycling Facility

MOU for Li-Ion Battery Recycling Tech Between American Manganese Voltabox of Texas

American Manganese has signed an MOU with Voltabox of Texas outlining a proposed business relationship to provide end-of-life lithium-ion...

Apr 17, 2020

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Two Varients of Biocidal Sanitiser from Veolia’s High Temperature Incinerator Scientists

Veolia Turns to In-House Laboratory to Manufacture Hand Sanitiser for Waste Workers

To beat the supply shortages of biocidal hand sanitiser products during the coronavirus pandemic, Veolia has turned to its own in-house...

Apr 17, 2020

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With Focus on COVID-19, Don’t Forget to Comply with Safety Rules as 18 Die in One Month

SWANA Records Significant Increase in Fatalities Involving Solid Waste Collection

Since March 14, the Solid Waste Association of North America has recorded a significant increase in the number of fatal incidents involving...

Apr 16, 2020

Reading time: about 3 minutes
Pyrolysis Technology for Recycling Polystyrene into Styrene Monomer.

Toyo Styrene Licenses Agilyx Chemical Recycling Technology for Waste Polystyrene in Japan

Portland, Oregon based Agilyx Corporation, which has developed a chemical recycling technology for waste plastics, has agreed a site...

Apr 16, 2020

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Vermin Thriving on Rising Levels of Fly-Tipped Waste Could Carry Disease

Security Firm Urges Council Waste Tips to Reopen Amid Fears of Plague

With HWRCs across the UK remaining closed, security company the VPS Group has called on the government to list waste disposal staff as...

Apr 16, 2020

Reading time: about 3 minutes
Automated Plant for Sorting PET Bottles & Aluminium Cans from Return System

STADLER Commissions Can & Bottle Recycling Plant for Dansk Retursystem

German recycling equipment manufacturer STADLER has completed commissioning of a new beverage packaging sorting plant for Dansk Retursystem...

Apr 9, 2020

Reading time: about 4 minutes
Governments & Shipping Lines Urged to Support Critical Waste & Recycling Industry

Bureau of International Recycling Calls for Fees on Stuck Containers to be Waived

The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has officially contacted governments, shipping lines and their international organisations, as...

Apr 7, 2020

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Construction to Begin on 50 MW Energy from Waste Plant Early 2021

New Wheelabrator Partnership for 395,000 TPA Waste to Energy Plant in West Brom

Wheelabrator Technologies has entered into a new partnership with Verus Energy Limited and Low Carbon Limited to develop a 395,000 tonne...

Apr 7, 2020

Reading time: about 3 minutes
Closed-Loop Solution for Difficult to Recycled Multi-Layer Plastic Films

Multi-Layer Film Recycling Process from Coperion Avoids Production Waste

Stuttgart based plastics manufacturing, processing, handling and recycling equipment manufacturer, Coperion GmbH, is implementing a...

Apr 3, 2020

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2020 Predicted to be a Good Year for Austrian Waste Shredder Manufacturer in Poland

UNTHA: Poland Primed for Expansion as Waste Industry Continues to Modernise

Austrian waste shredder manufacturer, UNTHA, is predicting that 2020 will be the biggest year yet for its Polish subsidiary, as the waste...

Apr 3, 2020

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Northwell Health First Health System Worldwide to Implement Pioneering Technology

Technopath to Provide COVID-19 Waste Treatment Tech in New York

Northwell Healthis minimising the risk of spreading COVID-19 by adopting Envetec 200 from technology platform from Irish-based Technopath...

Apr 3, 2020

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Hierarchy of Preferred Options Should be Developed to Protect Waste Collections Crews

CIWM Welcomes WISH Advice on Coronavirus for Waste Workers & Offers Further Suggestions

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has welcomed advice from WISH and highlighted key areas for further work to ensure...

Apr 2, 2020

Reading time: about 5 minutes

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Ben Messenger

More from Ben Messenger

Plastics Converters Call for Focus on Returning Economy & Society to Normality

Food & Garden Waste Shredding for AD & Composting in Lanark

A Resilient Waste Management Industry Vital to Overcome the Next Crisis

Post-Consumer Recycling Opportunity Complements AMY’s Pre-Consumer Scrap Recycling Facility

Two Varients of Biocidal Sanitiser from Veolia’s High Temperature Incinerator Scientists

With Focus on COVID-19, Don’t Forget to Comply with Safety Rules as 18 Die in One Month

Pyrolysis Technology for Recycling Polystyrene into Styrene Monomer.

Vermin Thriving on Rising Levels of Fly-Tipped Waste Could Carry Disease

Automated Plant for Sorting PET Bottles & Aluminium Cans from Return System

Governments & Shipping Lines Urged to Support Critical Waste & Recycling Industry

Construction to Begin on 50 MW Energy from Waste Plant Early 2021

Closed-Loop Solution for Difficult to Recycled Multi-Layer Plastic Films

2020 Predicted to be a Good Year for Austrian Waste Shredder Manufacturer in Poland

Northwell Health First Health System Worldwide to Implement Pioneering Technology

Hierarchy of Preferred Options Should be Developed to Protect Waste Collections Crews