Yibo Yang: Assessment of the Waste-aware Indicator for Selected Cities in the U.S. and China
By Yibo Yang
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Oregon’s Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Report 2018
Oregon's Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) Report 2018 Oregon's Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) multi-year report, published in December 2018, questions some of the assumptions made regading environmental impacts of "recyclable" and "compostable" materials. Link to Oregon's Dept. [...]
The first WTE in Australia going up at Kwinana (Perth).
The first WTE in Australia going up at Kwinana (Perth) At the invitation of visionary Rob Moltoni of Moltoni Energy, Prof. Themelis spent a good part of April 2010 on a series of lectures in Perth (and Kwinana!) [...]
WTE Options of Waste Management
WTE Options of Waste Management A very good and factual comparison of various "WTE Options of Waste Management" (combustion, anaerobic digestion, landfill gas) has been published by the German organization GIZ who has extensive presence and experience in [...]
European Commission’s “Circular Economy Action plan”
European Commission's "Circular Economy Action plan" Prof Themelis, of Columbia University has a commeny about the European Commission's "Circular Economy Action plan": On waste management, there is not one word about energy recovery by combustion of post-recycling wastes? [...]
Comment of Prof. Themelis on the broad use of the word “Incineration” and “Incinerators”
Comment of Prof. Themelis on the broad use of the word "Incineration" and "Incinerators" In many parts of the world landfills are set on fire to create landfill space. Even in the U.S., each year there are about [...]
Jianrui Ma and Qidi Zhong: Comparison of Operating Pyrolysis Processes in China
By Jianrui Ma and Qidi Zhong
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