Putting Garbage to Good Use with Waste-to-Energy
An interview with Prof. Themelis and Dr. Thanos for State of the Planet in Columbia University's Earth Institute
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World Atlas of All Known Waste Management Facilities
WTERT members worldwide:
This is to remind you that the Global WTERT Council (GWC) is participating in the world Atlas of all known waste management facilities www.atlas.d-waste.com/
WTE Guidebook Translated into Spanish
The Earth Engineering Center of Columbia University proudly announces the publication of its WTE Guidebook in the Spanish language. The contributions of Isabel Erpel and Prof. Alex Godoy (Universidad del Desarollo, Chile) and Fernanda Paz Cabanas (Columbia University) to this book are gratefully acknowledged.
Read GuidebookProceedings of the 2016 WtERT Bi-Annual Conference
On October 5-6, the Global Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council hosted its 2016 Bi-Annual Meeting at Columbia University in the City of New York. There were 29 presentations and 10 posters in the meeting.
August 2016 Was the Planet’s Warmest August on Record
Here is something for those who continue to deny global warming: The highest worldwide temperatures recorded in January-August 2016. See the GISS (Earth Institute, Columbia University) graph here.
Report: Zoned Waste & Recycling Collections Could Cut New York Air Pollution
The collection of the "commercial" stream of MSW in NYC, over three million tons annually, has been a big environmental problem. Finally, a glimmer of light has appeared at the end of the tunnel.
By Ben Messenger
A Brief Report on Planned and Potential WTE Projects in the Middle East is Available
The gulf region produces around 150 million tonnes of waste annually, with only 5% of it being recycled and vast quantities going to municipal dumps and landfill or, worse, being illegally dumped at unauthorised sites. This is a growing problem too, since the rapid urban expansion of ME countries means that their annual waste production rates are also on the rise.
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Report from the International Recycling & Recovery Congress, September 5-6, 2016 (Vienna, Austria)
Dr. Eftsratios (Stratos) Kalogirou represented the Global WTERT Council at the IRRC in Vienna, Sept. 5-6, 2016.
José Ignacio Denogean M.: Electronic Waste Treatment in Mexico: Viability and Obstacles
By José Ignacio Denogean M.
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