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Incineration
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Why Waste-to-Energy has Become Important
Waste to energy systems are the answer to both energy demand and waste management concerns
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Is burning trash a good way to handle it?
Waste incineration’s emissions raise concerns
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Atlantic Power to buy U.S. biomass plants
DEDHAM, Mass. – Atlantic Power Corporation will acquire the equity ownership interests held by AltaGas Power Holdings (U.S.) Inc. in two contracted biomass plants in North Carolina and Michigan for US$20 million. The acquisition is subject to the approval of…
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Walnut farm recognized for sustainable waste management
ENGLEWOOD, Colorado – Dixon Ridge Farms was won the Governor’s Environmental and Economic Leadership Award (GEELA), the state of California’s highest environmental honour. The organic walnut farm and processing operation’s use of SynTech’s BioMax technology was a key consideration in GEELA’s assessment…
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Nova Scotia to allow incineration
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia is allowing new solutions to reduce the amount of waste going into landfills. The province has amended its solid waste regulations to allow thermal treatment facilities to accept banned materials, such as plastic, cardboard and newsprint,…
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Incinerators shipped to Marshall Islands
BREA, Calif. – Baker Furnace has shipped a custom waste incineration system to a pollution control company in the Republic of the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. These incinerators will be used to burn off waste after a 12-hour…
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If we can’t recycle it, why not turn our waste plastic into fuel?
Australia’s recycling crisis needs us to look into waste management options beyond just recycling and landfilling. Some of our waste, like paper or organic matter, can be composted. Some, like glass, metal and rigid plastics, can be recycled. But we…