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Wastewater treatment

Strip diffusers guarantee flexibility for enormous load peaks

Wastewater treatment facilities have to face many challenges. One of them being highly diversified wastewater inputs. The operators of the wastewater treatment plant in Husum can tell you a thing or two about it. An innovative technology, the AEROSTRIP strip aerators from AQUACONSULT Anlagenbau in Lower Austria are proving to be the solution.

Apr 18, 2024

Reading time: about 5 minutes

Forever chemicals

"PFAS contamination presents both opportunities and challenges for the waste management industry"

The US EPA has presented new regulations to deal with PFAS contamination. Industry expert Ryan Moore, Program Director, PFAS Remediation at...
Apr 16, 2024

Reading time: about 7 minutes
#business talk

#legislation
Veolia's Pascal Muller says:

“We are leader in the field of battery recycling”

Veolia's Pascal Muller on the waste disposal giant's plans for battery recycling - and the technologies with which it wants to score points...
Jan 26, 2024

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#battery recycling

#business talk
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Increase in Waste Crime

Waste companies take action to fight waste crime

Waste crime is on the rise. From illegal exports and waste burning to fly-tipping and misdescription: fraud, corruption and collusion are...
Oct 24, 2023

Reading time: about 11 minutes
#legislation

#people and companies
Ecomondo

How to put value in waste

From November 7 to 10 Ecomondo, the green technology expo, will open its doors to visitors from all over the world. Waste Management World...
Sep 11, 2023

Reading time: about 5 minutes
#biogas

#e-waste
Biomethane

Power to Gas with biological methanisation: German researchers focus on new biogas upgrading method

German researchers at the PFI are looking into how existing plants could be integrated into a long-term energy storage strategy based on...
Aug 16, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#anaerobic digestion

#biogas
Circular Economy

“Waste must no longer be seen as an item without value”

ISWA President Carlos Silva Filho has been appointed to the United Nations Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste. He talked with...
Jun 14, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#circular economy

ISWA White Book on EfW technologies

"Energy from Waste will take care of the waste that cannot be reduced, reused or recycled"

ISWA is about to release a White Book on Energy-from-Waste Technologies. In our interview Johnny Stuen, head of the working group...
Jun 6, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#energy from waste

#non-recyclable
Platform for recycling credits

BEEAH, ISWA and Roland Berger join forces to develop first certified global standard for recycling credits

The new standard will use blockchain to authenticate and incentivise recycling activities globally, allowing organisations to receive...
Jun 1, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#business news

#circular economy
Investments in infrastructure

Financing waste management solutions

New global initiatives to stimulate investments in sustainable waste management solutions.
Apr 10, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#business news

#collection and handling
Bioplastics

"Many bioplastics can be mechanically recycled together with their conventional counterparts."

The production of bioplastics is constantly growing. Advertised as the green alternative to conventional plastics. Oliver Buchholz of...
Mar 15, 2023

Reading time: about 6 minutes
#bio plastic

#bio-based
Smart Waste Collection

"The main advantage of smart sensors is a dynamic waste collection"

Bringing more efficiency into waste management while at the same time reducing the environmental footprint. That is the goal of many...
Mar 6, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#business talk

#collection and handling
Advanced Training

ISWA Study Tour: Collection – Sorting – Recycling

After a Covid-related break, the ISWA study tour will again offer hands-on training on the topics of separate collection, sorting of waste...
Feb 20, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#collection and handling

#people and companies
New appointments

New management team at Bunting’s European operations

Bunting has announced three key internal senior promotions at their UK Redditch and Berkhamsted manufacturing facilities.
Feb 7, 2023

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business news

#people and companies
Plastic Recycling

First mineral wool collection bag made of pure recycled plastic

Until now, mineral wool residues had to be collected in bags made of high-quality primary plastic. An innovative Austrian company developed...
Feb 1, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#innovation

#people and companies
Landfill emissions

Drones monitor landfill methane emissions

Methane emissions from landfills are a real problem. New aerial technologies help monitor emissions. The SnifferDRONE is the first...
Jan 23, 2023

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#digitisation

#energy from waste
Interview beverage can recycling

Maarten Labberton: "We are confident to achieve 100 percent aluminium can recycling by 2030"

A new report shows that aluminium beverage can recycling in 2020 remained high at 73% despite the impact of the new EU recycling reporting...
Jan 12, 2023

Reading time: about 4 minutes
#legislation

#metals
Interview waste-based biofuel

EWABA's Ewald-Marco Münzer: "Waste-based biodiesel is the most GHG-reducing fuel for road and maritime."

Entrepreneur Ewald-Marco Münzer, managing partner of Münzer Bioindustrie GmbH, was recently elected as the new president of the European...
Dec 23, 2022

Reading time: about 9 minutes
#bio fuels

#biomethane
Food waste

Food waste targets need to be mandatory

One-third of the food produced globally is lost or wasted. Lawmakers finally realise the necessity to fight food waste. But are the...
Dec 14, 2022

Reading time: about 3 minutes
#biowaste

#collection and handling
Interview Waste-to-energy and EU ETS

Benoit Englebert: “No industry within the waste management sector should be treated differently since all cause emissions.”

The European Parliament Parliament approved the inclusion of municipal incinerators in the scope of the EU ETS. Benoit Englebert, Manager...
Dec 13, 2022

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#business talk

#carbon capture
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Plastic pollution

Trash Boom: A new technology to stop marine littering

100 of the best ideas that can actually improve the world are gathered in the student competition "Prototypes for Humanity". One of them...
Dec 13, 2022

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#collection and handling

#innovation
Investement

Renewi: EIB invests €40 million for new waste sorting and biogas facilities

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a 40 million Euro loan agreement with recycling company Renewi to invest in recycling in the...
Dec 7, 2022

Reading time: about 2 minutes
#anaerobic digestion

#business news

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