solid waste incinerator News

EPA announces next step on air toxics standards for boilers and certain incinerators/ agency allows time to seek and review additional public input on new standards

As previously announced, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking additional public feedback and gathering more information on the final standards for boilers and certain solid waste incinerators that were issued in February 2011. These additional opportunities for public input will ensure that any final standard will be informed by input and feedback from key stakeholders, ...

May 16, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA announces timeline for reconsideration of air toxics standards for boilers and certain incinerators / open and transparent process will strengthen the basis for the protective, cost-effective and achievable standards

As part of a filing with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set a schedule for issuing updated air toxics standards for boilers and certain solid waste incinerators. To ensure that the agency’s standards are based on the best available data and the public is given ample opportunity to provide additional input and information, the ...

Jun. 24, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Solid waste incinerator for commercial, industrial and medical industries

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Jun. 28, 2010

By GEI Works, Inc.

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)

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

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)

EPA seeks new timetable for reducing pollution from boilers and incinerators/agency committed to developing rules that are protective, cost effective and based on sound science (HQ)

In a motion filed today in the federal District Court for the District of Columbia, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking an extension in the current court-ordered schedule for issuing rules that would reduce harmful air emissions from large and small boilers and solid waste incinerators. The additional time is needed for the agency to re-propose the rules based on a full ...

Dec. 7, 2010

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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

EPA announces next steps on emissions standards for boilers, certain incinerators

Today a federal District Court judge in Washington D.C. issued an order extending by 30 days EPA’s deadline to issue emission standards for large and small boilers and solid waste and sewage sludge incinerators. EPA is disappointed that the extension was not longer. However, the agency will work diligently to issue these standards by this new deadline. The standards will be significantly ...

Jan. 20, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

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)

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

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