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RWM 2010 Preview: Riverside Provides the Complete Solution
Riverside Waste Machinery, the specialist shredding and baling equipment supplier, will again exhibit at September’s RWM exhibition (14-16th). Joining forces with Austrian shredding machinery manufacturer UNTHA on one of the largest stands of the show, the team will demonstrate its leading expertise in waste management. Visitors to stand 1186 will see the new look UNTHA RS series – when the revamped shredder is unveiled for the first time i... [more]
Chempolis to supply three formico biorefineries to Tianjin Jiuqian Paper
Chempolis has signed a licence and EPC agreement with Tianjin Jiuqian Paper Co Ltd. to supply three formico® biorefineries, each capable of producing 100,000 t/a of bleached wheat straw pulp. The new plants are scheduled to start up in 2012-2013. Chempolis’ scope of supply will cover formico® technology licence and supplying EPC services (engineering, procurement, commissioning and start-up services). The biorefineries will incorporate Chempol... [more]
Shredding can reduce waste storage costs and generate additional revenue
It is now more than ten years since the EU Landfill Directive set mandatory targets for the UK to cut landfill volumes or face hefty fines, and while some people face the deadlines with optimism, there is concern elsewhere that the UK’s overall approach to waste management is trailing behind continental Europe. There was a time when the market for industrial waste shredding systems was limited to a specific range of companies with largely hea... [more]
IKEA to install solar energy system for its Arizona store
IKEA has announced that a solar energy system is planned for its store in Tempe, Arizona. Pending remaining governmental permits, installation of solar panels on the roof of the store can begin in May, with completion expected in the fall. The 46,000-square-foot configuration will consist of two 300-kWh systems, each built with approximately 1,300 panels (for a total 2,600). IKEA Tempe’s solar program will produce approximately one million kW... [more]
AECOM Design Build appointed to develop renewable energy plant in Sheffield
E.ON has appointed AECOM Design Build to develop Blackburn Meadows, a renewable energy plant in Sheffield. The proposed renewable energy plant will provide enough power for approximately 40,000 homes by burning recycled wood in the state of the art facility. E.ON and AECOM Design Build will work together to manage the building of the plant. The plant is expected to result in savings of at least 80,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide every year. I... [more]
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Kitchen makers's sustainability efforts help earn £350,000 deal
A DEWSBURY kitchen manufacturers has won a £350,000 contract to supply a regneration project in the capital. (07/09/2010 06:43:59)
Man builds dream home near De Soto
DE SOTO — The house that Nick Bukacek built in rural De Soto islike nothing else folks in these parts have ever seen. It rises outof the distant landscape along Hwy. 82, Bukacek’s tribute to theland, the materials that come from the land and a vision that hasbeen decades in the making.
Anger after woodland path relaid with metal nails
DOG owners have voiced their anger after a woodland path popular with walkers was relaid using materials including shards of plastic and pieces of cut timber with nails sticking out.
Springfield Millrace reconstruction under way
SPRINGFIELD — The city drained the old millpond near downtown last spring. What greeted reporters Monday was the bottom of the old pond, which has been baking in the sun ever since: Thirty acres of cracked earth, beer cans, old tires, discarded wood and what city engineer Yan Seiner descriptively …
Fairmont Pittsburgh at Three PNC Plaza Receives U.S. Green Building Council's LEED(TM) Gold Certification
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA--(Marketwire - 08/24/10) - Attention: Environmental Editors and Reporters Fairmont Pittsburgh is pleased to announce that it has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification at the Gold level from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). The announcement was made by Leonard S. Czarnecki, general manager of the luxury hotel. "We ...
Chance to peek inside Norfolk's eco-buildings
A village hall insulated by straw, a pre-fabricated house put up in just 30 hours and a former pub converted into an energy-efficient home are among the buildings throwing open their doors to the public to showcase their green credentials. Environment correspondent JON WELCH reports.
Day trips for art lovers
It's called "Art a la Car" -- daytrips for art lovers and those "looking for a reason to take a drive through the picturesque countryside."
