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UK Target of Eliminating All Avoidable Plastic Waste by 2042 Friday, 11:38 Government Funding for Biome Technologies in Bid to Tackle Plastic Waste Biome Technologies has received further government funding as part of its £6 million programme to use industrial biotechnology techniques to produce a new range of sustainable polymers. read more …
Research Paper on Why It’s Sometimes Better to Recover Energy Monday, 15:56 IN DEPTH: Why Switzerland Does Not Enforce Plastics Recycling In a recent research paper Prof. Dr. Rainer Bunge argues that efforts to improve the recycling of plastics are not always the most environmentally beneficial. Often energy recovery is preferable. read more …
Distributed Modular Gasification Technology a Good Fit for High Japanese Gate Fees 26.11.2018 14:44 Toyota Partnership for Waste Gasification Distributed Hydrogen Firm PowerHouse Energy PowerHouse Energy Group plc, has received a formal invitation from Toyota Tsusho Corporation of Japan to engage in advanced commercial discussions regarding its DMG technology. read more …
Zoo Animals Helping Scientists from UC Santa Barbra Develop New Sustainable Fuels 02.11.2018 12:27 VIDEO: Microbes from Zoo Poo – the Future of Waste to Energy? Michelle O'Malley, a chemical engineer at UC Santa Barbra is conducting research into the potential to use microbes found animals' guts to enable the discovery of new sustainable fuels. read more …
German Recycled Plastic Product Firm Expands Spanish Presence 30.10.2018 14:50 CABKA Opens Plastic Recycling Research Facility in Valencia German firm, CABKA Group, which specialises in plastics recycling and the production of new products made from recovered materials, is to open an 800 m² research centre in Valencia, Spain. read more …
VIDEO: Plastic Waste to Fuel & Oil Tech Firm Opens Technology HQ in London 26.10.2018 10:09 Plastic Energy Limited Expands on Two Existing Commercial Scale Recycling Plants in Spain Plastic Energy Limited, a company with a process to recycle plastic waste into alternative fuels and oil, has set up a Technology HQ in London with the aim of establishing a global business. read more … Benefits of Recycling Championed During Awareness Week 27.09.2018 10:56 Comparison Study Finds Reducing Levels of Plastic Waste & Litter on UK Beaches Levels of plastic wastes and other litter on UK beaches have reduced, according to a comparison beach cleaning and litter surveying programme by Cromwell Polythene as part of its 35th anniversary activity and to mark Recycle Week. read more … GreenWaste Recovery and City Partner with BioCellection for Hard-to-Recycle Plastics 24.09.2018 18:10 VIDEO: Partnership for Plastic Recycling Tech Startup in San José, California In California, the City of San José and GreenWaste Recovery have partnered with cleantech startup, BioCellection to develop chemical based solutions for hard-to-recycle plastics. read more … Pakistan’s Largest University to Develop Energy from Waste Tech 31.08.2018 14:50 Waste to Energy Research Facility Opened at Punjab University, Lahore In Lahore, Pakistan Punjab University’s Vice Chancellor, Prof Niaz Ahmad has inaugurated a new laboritory to develop waste to energy technologies. read more … Low-Energy Extraction Wells a Cheaper Option? 24.08.2018 14:36 IN DEPTH: Groundwater Monitoring of Landfill Leachate Early detection of contaminants in groundwater released from landfill sites helps facilitate timely and effective source control and mitigation, but could low-energy extraction wells offer a cheaper alternative to passive wells? read more … Service Options for the Kerbside Collection of Residential Yard Waste 16.08.2018 12:55 SWANA Report on Kerbside Yard Waste Collections SWANA's Applied Research Foundation has published a new report documenting the collection of yard waste and analysing schedules, processes, and costs, while looking for opportunities to improve efficiency and mitigate risks. read more … UN Environment Project for Sustainable Soil Amendments 03.08.2018 13:07 IN DEPTH: Vietnamese Farmers Replacing Chemicals with Biochar from Wastes A project backed by UN Environment and the Global Environment Facility is boosting the sustainability of soil amendments in Vietnam using biochar made from agricultural wastes. read more …
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