municipal waste incineration News

Desert island dream … or environmental nightmare?

Ask people to name what they would describe as their dream island destination and the chances are that The Maldives would be up there near the top of the list. Yet the ugly truth behind those idyllic palm fringed beaches, clear seas and luxury designer chalets is that almost within a stone’s throw there is an unfolding apocalyptical nightmare of mounting waste. The problem developing ...

Mar. 12, 2018

By Matthews Environmental Solutions Ltd.

Fisia Babcock started 2008 with a EUR 570m order backlog

With an order backlog of 570 million Euro (IFRS) FISIA BABCOCK ENVIRONMENT GmbH (FBE) has started in the new financial year. The development of order input and turnover of the technology company was definitely more positive than expected, explained Managing Directors Dr. Gian Paolo Maccone and Dr. Gert Riemenschneider. The sales revenue increased by 70 million up to a total amount of more than ...

May 19, 2008

By Steinmüller Babcock Environment GmbH

EU Commission urges caution over EfW investment

The Commission’s long anticipated communication on waste-to-energy, is intended to ensure that the ‘recovery of energy from waste in the EU supports the objectives of the circular economy action plan’ and is guided by the waste hierarchy. The PHE project is looking at the health impacts of municipal waste incinerator emissions. It comes as the Commission also announced a joint ...

Feb. 10, 2017

By GPT Waste Management Ltd

MHIEC to Extend Operational Life of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Facility in Oita, Japan

Tokyo, Aug 9, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from Oita City, in Japan's Oita Prefecture, for modification work on a large-scale municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plant at the city's Fukumune Environmental Center. The ...

Aug. 9, 2012

By Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)

Waste incineration saves resources and protects the climate

Protection of the climate and resources is one of the key topics at the Entsorga-Enteco the international trade fair for waste management and environmental technology from October 27th to 30th, 2009, in Cologne. Waste incineration makes an important contribution to coping with these two major challenges of this century. The role of waste incineration has changed thoroughly in the past few years. ...

Oct. 30, 2008

By Koelnmesse GmbH

MHIEC Receives Order for Plant Modification Work in Hyogo Japan to Extend Operational Life of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Facility

Tokyo, Oct 9, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order from Takarazuka City, in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture, for modification work to improve core equipment of a municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plant at its Takarazuka Clean ...

Oct. 9, 2012

By Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)

New incineration-waste clean-up method brings resource and carbon benefits

Ash from waste incineration can be made safer simply by mixing it with rice husks, water and other forms of waste ash at temperatures under 100 °C, according to new research. Once dried, the end product not only locks away toxic metals lead and zinc, but also stores carbon. Furthermore, it can be used in the polymer industry to lower costs, improve polymer properties and reduce the use of ...

Jul. 30, 2014

By European Commission, Environment DG

Recovering and recycling phosphorus from incinerated waste

Phosphorus can be extracted in viable quantities from fly ash, a by-product created when municipal solid waste is burnt in incinerators, according to research conducted in Sweden. Sufficient phosphorus could be recovered from the country’s incinerators to meet 30% of the Swedish annual demand for mineral fertilisers, say the researchers. A substantial amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) ...

Jul. 9, 2015

By European Commission, Environment DG

Waste PFI deals will struggle for finance following GMWDA

New waste PFI deals are likely to struggle to attract significant commercial funding, according to an insider close to the Greater Manchester waste PFI. With £529.5m of funding eventually coming from public sources in the form of either direct finance or loans, the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority PFI deal has proven extremely difficult to finance from commercial lenders. The source ...

Apr. 9, 2009

By MRW - Materials Recycling World - EMAP Publishing Limited Company

Nanoparticles present in residues of waste incineration plant

The use of nanomaterials in consumer goods is growing, as is their presence in waste. A new study is the first to follow the fate of engineered nanoparticles through the entire waste incineration chain. The results indicate current filter technology is effective in removing nanoparticles from flue gas, but that nanoparticles also bind to residues, such as fly ash and slag, which eventually end up ...

Dec. 6, 2012

By European Commission, Environment DG

MHIEC Receives Order to Build 182 Ton/day Waste Incineration Plant from Association of Local Municipal Offices in Iwate, Japan

Tokyo, Oct 22, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Environmental & Chemical Engineering Co., Ltd. (MHIEC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has received an order to construct and operate a municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration plant from a broad-based association of local municipal offices in central Iwate Prefecture, including Hanamaki ...

Oct. 22, 2012

By Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI)

Energy From Waste (Efw)

What to do with all those non-recyclable plastic forks, toys and broken patio chairs in our garbage? Canada and its G7 partners are looking at burning such plastics for energy — but the idea is still controversial. And Sustane Technologies is building a plant in Nova Scotia that aims to convert plastic — especially film plastics, like plastic bags, that are hard to recycle ...

Sep. 21, 2018

By Biomass Engineering & Equipment (BE&E)

The Energy Industry Strives to Find a Sustainable Method to Harness Renewable Energy, Finds Frost & Sullivan

The rapid depletion of the finite stock of fossil fuels places the spotlight on micro-renewables in residential and commercial applications. This technology will aid sustainable power production and lower dependency on conventional grid power by improving the competence of energy harvesting systems, without being detrimental to the environment. Analysis from Frost & Sullivan's Renewable ...

Nov. 14, 2012

By Frost & Sullivan