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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20,000 TPA Project to be Built on BOO Model

Hazardous Waste Incineration Project Rounds off Busy 2016 for China Everbright

China Everbright International Limited (HKSE: 00257) rounded off 2016 with the signing of an RMB260 million ($37.5 million) agreement to...

Jan 4, 2017

Reading time: about 2 minutes
Chemical Process Produces Syngas for Energy Production

Full Steam Ahead with Canadian Steam Reforming Waste to Energy Acquisition

Raleigh, North Carolina based Bradam Group LLC has completed the acquisition of the assets of Elementa Group Inc. including the company’s...

Jan 4, 2017

Reading time: about 2 minutes
Residents Offered $10per Mercury-Containing Thermometer

Covanta Partners Offer Incentives to Recycle Mercury from Thermometers

Waste to energy firm, Covanta has participated in an incentive scheme in Onondaga, New York State, which collected 395 thermometers and...

Jan 4, 2017

Reading time: about 2 minutes
Contract Worth Around $35m

35MW Waste to Energy Project for B&W Vølund in Boden, Sweden

Babcock & Wilcox Vølund has been awarded a contract worth approximately $35 million to design, supply and construct a waste to energy...

Dec 23, 2016

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13.8 tonne capacity JONSERED 1500RZ Crane for Recyclers

New Crane from Hiab Aimed at Scrap Metal and Recycling Industry

Hiab has launched a new crane aimed at the scrap metal and recycling industry, the JONSERED 1500RZ.

Dec 23, 2016

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Six Sites Managed by Veolia Aim for 70% Recycling Rate

South London Household Waste Recycling Centre Reopens After Upgrades

In south London the Purley Oaks Household Reuse and Recycling Centre (HRRC) has re-opened following a closure while upgrade work was...

Dec 23, 2016

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Waste Screens 101

IN DEPTH: Choosing and Using Screens for Material Recycling Facilities

Positioned at, or close to, the front of the line, screens play a vital if somewhat unglamorous role in the sorting process. One particular...

Dec 20, 2016

Reading time: about 6 minutes
Distribution Deal Also Signed with Chinese C&D Waste Specialist

ZenRobotics Deal to Develop First Robotic Waste Recycling Plant in China

ZenRobotics and Chinese firm, Jiangsu LVHE Environmental Technology Co. have agreed to cooperate on the first robotic construction and...

Dec 20, 2016

Reading time: about 2 minutes
New Conveyers at Biffa Polymers Plastic Recycliing Plant

‘World First’ rHDPE Plastic Recycling Facility in Redcar Upgraded by Middleton Engineering

Middleton Engineering, has installed a second bespoke conveyor to enhance processing requirements at Biffa Polymers, food grade High...

Dec 19, 2016

Reading time: about 3 minutes
Plans to Add Value to Low Value Industrial Waste Stream

Agreement to Develop Iron Ore Fines Recycling Plants Using Direct Reduction

Metals and mining firm,Tenova HYL and Diproinduca Canada Ltd., has entered into a commercial alliance agreement for the development and...

Dec 16, 2016

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Funding to Offset the Cost of Scrap Tire Collection and Recycling

Illegal Tire Dumping and Recycling Grant Applications in New Mexico

Applications for 2017‐2018 Recycling and Illegal Dumping Fund grants for scrap tire management, illegal dumping abatement, and recycling...

Dec 16, 2016

Reading time: about 2 minutes
£180m Finance Secured as Energy Recovery Plant Moves Forward in Flintshire

Financial Close at Wheelabrator's 19MW Welsh Waste to Energy Project

Wheelabrator Technologies, has reached financial close on a new 200,000 tonnes per year energy recovery facility on the Deeside Industrial...

Dec 15, 2016

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Defra Figures Confirm Biffa Served Authority Best in England for Third Year

66.6% Recycling Rate Keeps South Oxfordshire District Council Top of the Table

For the third consecutive year South Oxfordshire District Council has kept its place at the top of the recycling league table in England...

Dec 15, 2016

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Six Key Areas of Plastic Polliution to be Tackled

Plastic Association’s Marine Litter Initiative Adds Big New Members

The Declaration of the Global Plastics Associations for Solutions on Marine Litter, also informally known as the “Joint Declaration” added...

Dec 14, 2016

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60 TPH Throughput for FORUS Special Edition SE 450

Eggersmann Shredder Upgrade at Polish Mechanical Biological Treatment Plant

German waste and recycling equipment manufacturer, Eggersmann Group, has upgraded a Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) plant in Marszów,...

Dec 13, 2016

Reading time: about 2 minutes

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Ben Messenger

More from Ben Messenger

20,000 TPA Project to be Built on BOO Model

Chemical Process Produces Syngas for Energy Production

Residents Offered $10per Mercury-Containing Thermometer

Contract Worth Around $35m

13.8 tonne capacity JONSERED 1500RZ Crane for Recyclers

Six Sites Managed by Veolia Aim for 70% Recycling Rate

Waste Screens 101

Distribution Deal Also Signed with Chinese C&D Waste Specialist

New Conveyers at Biffa Polymers Plastic Recycliing Plant

Plans to Add Value to Low Value Industrial Waste Stream

Funding to Offset the Cost of Scrap Tire Collection and Recycling

£180m Finance Secured as Energy Recovery Plant Moves Forward in Flintshire

Defra Figures Confirm Biffa Served Authority Best in England for Third Year

Six Key Areas of Plastic Polliution to be Tackled

60 TPH Throughput for FORUS Special Edition SE 450