Waste Incineration — A Potential Danger? Bidding Farewell to Dioxin Spouting: German Environment Minister
Is Waste the Answer to a Renewables
Deficit?
The Impact on Health of
Emissions to Air from Municipal Waste Incinerators
Waste-To-Energy
is a Climate-Friendly, Renewable Energy Source
EPA and Energy Recovery from
Wastes: A Report by Office of
Resource Conservation and Recovery U.S. EPA
The
Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council (WTERT) brings together
engineers, scientists and managers from universities and industry to identify
and advance the best available waste-to-energy (WTE) technologies for the recovery
of energy or fuels from municipal solid wastes and other industrial,
agricultural, and forestry residues. Read more: http://www.seas.columbia.edu/earth/wtert/index.html
Journal of Environmental Biology - Estimation of municipal solid waste generation and landfill area in Asian developing countries Journal of Environmental Biology
Don’t waste waste – it is a resource
Review of Environmental and Health Effects of Waste Management:
Municipal Solid Waste and Similar Wastes
Clinton Leads International Efforts to Tackle Landfill Emissions: Working in partnership with a number of countries, U.S. Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton has launched the Climate and Clean Air Coalition
to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, such as methane gas emissions
from landfill sites. Read more: http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display/2233253455/articles/waste-management-world/markets-policy-finance/2012/02/Clinton_Leads_International_Efforts_to_Tackle_Landfill_Emissions.html
Clinton Endorses Waste-to-Energy Initiatives in an Attempt to Close Landfills: Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has done his research. He
has spent time post-presidency studying the negative effects of greenhouse
gases and alternatives to the world’s waste problem. As a result Clinton
endorses a combination of recycling and waste-to-energy practices and has set
up the Clinton Climate Initiative to forward his agenda. To read more: click here
Fuelling the Asian Dragon: WtE challenges in China: In 2007, China became the world's largest CO2 emissary, putting the USA in second place with 1.59 billion tonnes of CO2 or 16% of global emissions. This was largely a result of a more affluent population, predominantly located in first and second tier cities, copying a newly attainable Western lifestyle. China's emissions meanwhile, which currently stand at around 18%, are set to grow to around 20% of the world total by 2025. Only fair, you might say, given that China also accounts for 20% of the global population.
In an effort to stabilise growth, the Chinese government has set 'harmony' as the top most priority in social and economic development. Apart from developing an independent Chinese R&D industry and promoting sustainable manufacturing, the reduction of resource utilisation, an increase in recycling, and the efficient operation of waste management will be key to driving stable, harmonious, long-term economic growth. Read more: http://www.waste-management-world.com/index/display/article-display.articles.waste-management-world.volume-12.issue-5.features.fuelling-the-asian-dragon-wte-challenges-in-china.QP129867.dcmp=rss.page=1.html
Difference Engine: Talking trash: Today, the total emission of dioxins and furans produced by all the incinerators in America is less than ten grams a year, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). By contrast, homeowners burning rubbish in their backyards are reckoned to contribute up to 500 grams a year. Some of the worst emitters are the fireworks used to celebrate the Fourth of July.
Even so, municipal incinerators—especially the new waste-to-energy (WTE) plants that use rubbish as a fuel for generating electricity and heat for local distribution—continue to have an image problem. In America, most communities prefer their waste to be composted—provided, of course, the landfills are nowhere near their own backyards. To read more, click here
Growth vs garbage: Can we have efficient disposal mechanism?
Economic growth produces prosperity as well as garbage. The faster the economy grows, the more its people consume, and the more garbage they generate. When economic growth is sustained over a long period of time, garbage starts to pile up at a faster pace. To read more, click here