Aid Needed to Assist Cities, Towns & Villages Over Two-Year Period in Wake of COVID-19 2020-05-22 12:41:33 Solid Waste Association of North America Backs Call for $500m Federal Aid for Local Governments In the US, over 170 organisations, including SWANA and Waste Management, have signed an open letter urging Congress to include direct relief to cities, towns, and villages in future federal assistance packages in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more ...
1/2t of Recycled Plastic Film to Make 5000 Disposable Plastic Gowns 2020-05-22 10:04:12 Cromwell Plastics Recycling Donates to Community Fundraiser for NHS Gowns Cromwell Plastics Recycling has donated 500 kilos of blue polythene film to a fundraising partnership of volunteers and marine businesses making personal protective equipment for the NHS. read more ...
Extract the Metals and Reprocess the Rubber 2020-05-20 15:21:34 Tyres – A Waste Industry Headache or Newfound Hero? Considered by many as a problematic waste stream that is economically unviable to process, the changing commodity landscape and the advancement of technology means the resource potential of old tyres can now come to the fore. Gary Moore elaborates… read more ...
Recyclate Demand Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-05-15 14:46:39 Plastics Recyclers Europe: European Plastics Recyclers Cease Production The European plastics recycling industry is closing production due to the current market developments caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to trade body, Plastics Recyclers Europe. read more ...
Danish Waste to Energy Firm Well Positioned to Expand Maintenance & Upgrade Business 2020-05-05 16:05:44 B&W Vølund Contracts in UK & Denmark as Work on Belgian Waste to Energy Plant Resumes Babcock & Wilcox Vølund has been awarded a multi-year service contract for two UK waste to energy plants owned by Viridor, and a plant upgrade service contract for Frederikshavn Forsyning A/S’s combined heat and power waste to energy plant in Frederikshavn, Denmark. The combined value of the contracts is more than $4 million. read more ...
Lime Products Crucial to Many Industries Including Waste, Water and Plastics 2020-05-05 15:01:49 Lhoist UK Continues Lime Production & Supply for Waste to Energy Industry Despite the issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic Lhoist UK, a lime-based materials manufacturer supplying the waste to energy sector among others, is maintaining production at both its Hindlow and Whitwell plants. read more ... COVID-19 Stimulus Measure Could Help Accelerate 100,000+ TPA Waste Projects 2020-05-01 15:09:59 BLOG: Fast Track for State Significant Developments Such as Waste Facilities in NSW In a bid to combat the economic downturn brought about by COVID-19, Rob Stokes, Minister for Planning and Public Spaces, has introduced the NSW Government's "Planning System Acceleration Program", MRA Consulting Group’s Esther Hughes explains. read more ... Local Government Benefits from 5000 Medical Masks & More from Chinese Donation 2020-04-28 14:07:50 E-Waste Plant Manufacturer RT Umwelt Donates PPE Sent by Chinese Customer RT Umwelt- und Recyclingtechnik GmbH (URT), a manufacturer of recycling plants for e-waste, has received a donation of protective equipment from one of its Chinese customers which it will pass on to the local government for distribution to places where the equipment is most needed. read more ... Rick Hindley on Maintaining High Reprocessing Rates to Create New Packaging 2020-04-23 14:24:26 Alupro: Recycling Industry Showing Resilience in Face of Virus Rick Hindley, executive director at Alupro, explores the impact of COVID-19 on kerbside recycling collections and discusses the importance of maintaining high reprocessing rates to create essential packaging materials. read more ... Plastics Converters Call for Focus on Returning Economy & Society to Normality 2020-04-23 11:12:49 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 association of European plastics converters, is calling for the Single-Use Plastics Directive to be postponed until the situation normalises. read more ... VIDEO with Andrew Steer – It’s Not Too Late, but the Window of Opportunity is Closing 2020-04-23 07:47:51 Earth Day at 50: Five Ways to Honour the Legacy and Change the World Andrew Steer, President and CEO of the World Resource Institute questions how we should celebrate the 50th Earth Day in the face of the global pandemic and discusses what the goals we should be fighting for are? read more ... A Resilient Waste Management Industry Vital to Overcome the Next Crisis 2020-04-21 16:15:11 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 recovery plays to recycling in its comprehensive hygenisation of residual waste. read more ...
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