Guidebook on Waste-to-Energy Technologies for Latin America and the Caribbean: Now Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese
Authors: Nickolas J. Themelis, Maria Elena Diaz Barriga, Paula Estevez, and Maria Gaviota Velasco
Affiliation: Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University
Published by: Earth Engineering Center, Columbia University
In collaboration with: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Publication Date: July 2013
WtERT 2012 Bi Annual Conference – Columbia University, New York
On October 18-19, the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council hosted its 2012 Bi-Annual Conference at Columbia University in the City of New York. There were 18 presentations and 16 posters in the meeting. The WtERT 2012 Award was presented to “Waste Management World” journal of ISWA for outstanding contribution to disseminating information and advancing waste management worldwide during the first decade of the 21st century.
Ranjith Kharvel Annepu: Sustainable Solid Waste Management in India
By Ranjith Kharvel Annepu
Download Thesis (pdf)The State of Garbage in America
The 17th Nationwide Survey of MSW Management in the U.S.
A joint study by BioCycle Magazine and the Earth Engineering Center of Columbia University
Latest national data on municipal solid waste management find estimated generation is 389.5 million tons in 2008 — 69 percent landfilled, 24 percent recycled and composted, and 7 percent combusted via waste-to-energy.
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WtERT 2010 Annual Conference – Columbia University, New York
On October 7-8, the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council hosted its 2010 Bi-Annual Meeting at Columbia University in the City of New York. There were 28 presentations and 15 posters in the meeting. In 2010, the Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council requested nominations of urban areas that are close to attaining the ideals of Sustainable Waste Management. The awards were given to the City of Vienna (Austria) for being one of the cleanest (as well as “most livable”!) cities in the world and to Lee County of the State of Florida (U.S.A.) for being one of the first urban areas in the U.S. to approach “zero waste” by minimizing landfilling.