Composting massively reduces greenhouse gas emissions compared to landfill
Thinking that the carbon forcing factor of methane from landfill (25 times CO2) would render that claim incorrect, I thought …
Incinerators for waste disposal
Incinerators work by combusting waste thus creating an exothermic reaction between the waste and oxygen from the air. The end …
Odour control for wastewater
From what once used to be an afterthought, the control of odours has now become a necessary primary consideration at a facility …
Is the waste disposal levy too high?
The Four Corners program painted a very negative picture of much of the waste industry as it explored: • illegal dumping of …
EfW – a sustainable solution?
In the October issue of Inside Waste, Lee Bell from the National Toxics Network Australia, argued that EfW or waste incineration …
Four methods of waste treatment to consider
These figures highlight a larger problem as it represents a significant increase in the per capita waste generation rates, which …
Achieving sustainability across the board
With each passing year, it becomes more apparent that businesses know that they have an increasing responsibility to their customers. …
AI: evil or avatar?
In the epic science fiction film, writer and director James Cameron envisioned a new world inhabited by an alien species …
Waste to energy in Denmark
Denmark, with its population of about 5.7 million, produces some 15 million tonnes of wastes of all sorts from industry, …
China’s ‘National Sword’ strikes recycling blow?
For Australia, a reasonable proportion of the recovered paper and plastic (ABS estimated 40% and 50% respectively in 2011) is …