Covanta reports record tonnage processed in 2019 and better prospects for WTE in U.S.
Please click the link to Covanta reports.
Communication of Prof. Themelis with CNBC reporter who worked on recent CNBC video.
Gasification Growing in Waste Processing" (2020/02/07/the-future-of-waste-to-energy-technology.html). Please see the attached link to an interview with me by Katerina Ploumidaki, [...]
Responses by Prof. Nickolas Themelis to questions on WTE and landfilling posed by Waste Dive reporter.
Question: Dr. Themelis, Thank you very much for passing this along. The thesis seems to be comparing the health and [...]
Interview of Prof. Nickolas Themelis with NBC reporter working on MSW gasification project
Municipal (MSW) and other solid wastes contain carbon and hydrogen which, when reacted with oxygen. produce heat. This can [...]
News from our partners in Chile
WtERT-Chile (http://www.wtert.cl) contributed to the report Rojas M., P. Aldunce, L. Farías, H. González, P. Marquet, J. C. Muñoz, R. [...]
Call for Papers in Special Issue entitled “Advances in Industrial Waste Reduction”
"A call for Papers in Special Issue of Applied Sciences, titled "Advances in Industrial Waste Reduction" by Prof. Psomopoulos of [...]
Montreal Gazette: Waste-to-Energy Can Help with Waste Crisis
WTE for Montreal: Montreal Gazette: Waste-to-Energy Can Help with Waste Crisis In an opinion piece for the Montreal Gazette, one [...]
Sept. 13. 2019: Australian Trade Association Calls for Waste-to-Energy
Sept. 13. 2019: Australian Trade Association Calls for Waste-to-Energy The Australian Industrial Ecology Network (AIEN) is urging state governments [...]
Waste-to-Energy with CCS is a Path to Carbon-Negative Power
Waste-to-Energy with CCS is a Path to Carbon-Negative Power A new report from the Global CCS (Carbon Capture and [...]
SUEZ company of France has been awarded a 109 million euro contract for the Ouarville
SUEZ company of France has been awarded a 109 million euro contract for the Ouarville, France WTE plant (126,000 [...]
Reaching out for story on EPA incinerator court dispute
Prof. Themelis responds to a reporter's question on the contribution of the Sierra Club to landfilling in the U.S: [...]
NAS Report: Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges
Question by Prof. Themelis regarding U.S. National Academies Study: "Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges". Dear [...]
Covanta returns to China with 396,000 ton WTE that is projected to cost only US$100 million
Covanta Energy Announces Concession Agreement to Build New WTE Facility in Zhao County, China Covanta signed a concession agreement [...]
San Francisco Behind Benchmarks for Zero Waste Goal
Zero land-filling in San Francisco, to be done with mirrors According to the recent news report "San Francsico sends [...]
Perceptions of Energy from Waste facilities before and after construction
Here is an interesting video by Proteus (UK) of citizens' reaction, before and after a WTE plant was built [...]
Report by Viviana Avalos, GWC-Columbia visiting scholar, of her visit of Sims Recycling facility (MRF) in NYC and Covanta Essex WTE.
Visiting report of Sims Recycling facility (MRF) in NYC. Please click on the photo below to preview the visiting [...]
Bloomberg TicToc on waste, sustainability and waste-to-energy.
Demetra Tsiamis, of WtERT speaks to Bloomberg TicToc on waste, sustainability and waste-to-energy. Please click on this link for [...]
UCLA Study Shows U.S. Can Maximize WTE
Recent University of California at Los Angeles study as to how WTE can be major source of WTE in [...]
WTERT – EEC|CU: Congratulations! Prof. Bourtsalas!
Dr. A.C. (Thanos) Bourtsalas, head of WtERT at Columbia University was appointed as Lecturer int the Department of Earth [...]
SWANA Records 30 Solid Waste Worker Fatalities So Far in 2019
SWANA Records 30 Solid Waste Worker Fatalities So Far in 2019 The Solid Waste Association of [...]
Let’s Talk Garbage! (pilot, Episode 1)
Let's Talk Garbage! (pilot, Episode 1) This is a pilot episode for an educational series on [...]
Sharing News from Professor Themelis
Sharing News from Professor Themelis Dear friends, have a look at very informative video by Florida [...]
News for GWC management team
News for GWC management team Dear members of the GWC international team: a) Congratulations to Prof. [...]