Composting vs. Waste-to-Energy: The Politics Of Green Waste
In Tulsa, Oklahoma, green waste is very much on the political agenda. According to Tulsa World, the city’s trash board voted this week to pursue a plan to collect and…
Zero Waste dialogue under way downtown
Concerns that an industrial scale garbage incinerator might be built in Duke Point persuaded organizers of an international environmental conference to come to Nanaimo. The Alternatives to Incinerators Landfills; Zero…
No to INCINERATOR
An open meeting for the community and anyone concerned was convened last Wednesday 1st October at Clann na Gael Community Hall. The meeting was well attended and was chaired by…
Allentown, PA Kills Controversial Waste Incinerator Proposal
More than two years after the deal's controversial approval, Allentown has terminated its contract with Delta Thermo Energy, ending speculation about whether the company would ever build a proposed waste-to-energy…
Going up in smoke
RUBBISH disposal is a lucrative business in urban areas, so much so that we have companies that are eager to propose incinerators to help us deal with the problem. After…
W.Va. authorities get five mobile drug incinerators
Authorities unveiled a new mobile incinerator that will be used to destroy unwanted or expired prescription pills in the future. State Police Lt. Michael Baylous, Putnam Sheriff Steve Deweese and…
Mayo employee charged for killing pets, trying to burn them at incinerator
A Mayo Clinic employee is scheduled to make his first appearance in Mower County District Court on Thursday after being charged with killing his two pets and attempting to burn…
U.S. nears solution for safe disposal of Ebola waste
The United States is days away from settling the critical question of how hospitals should handle and dispose of medical waste from Ebola patients, a government official said on Wednesday.…
In China, people are protesting about the government’s rubbish policy on waste incineration
Protests against a proposed waste incinerator power plant involving thousands of residents took place in southern China over two weekends in mid-September. The demonstrations, in Boluo county, Guangdong province, were…
the proposed Puerto Rico Resource and Renewable Energy Project in Arecibo
SAN JUAN -- Eight years into a drive to build a $650 million waste-to-energy plant in Arecibo, the first of its kind in Puerto Rico, Energy Answers is moving closer…