Landfill Articles & Analysis
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JUNE Medical is delighted to announce a new agreement with a major US hospital group to supply the award-winning Galaxy II® self-retaining surgical retractors to over 1,600 hospitals in the US, commencing April 15, 2023. This game-changing device radically improves the safety and ease of surgical retraction for both patients and medical staff; its ergonomic design transforms the way in which ...
Instead of sending these blister packs to landfill the customer is now able to recover the aluminium and has another revenue stream. ...
7th April 2022 marks World Health Day, a key date in the calendar for the World Health Organisation (WHO), and for ION Science. In a decade that has already seen increasing focus and pressure on improving health, protecting the planet, and reducing the impact of emissions, 2022’s World Health Day brings with it the strong but simple message of ‘Our Planet, Our Health.’ WHO have ...
ION Science’s GasClam® provides continuous and extensive ground-gas monitoring for methane migration, VOC and greenhouse gas emissions on landfill, shale and coal seam gas mining sites and continuously collects key data that supports asset managers in the mining, energy, contaminated land, landfill and petroleum industries. ...
The first cryogenic distillation module has already been delivered at the Mallard Ridge landfill site in Delevan (Wisconsin) and the two other cryogenic modules will equip a RNG production plant under construction at the Winnebago landfill site (Illinois). The cryogenic distillation modules are the same as the ones used in the large capacity WAGABOX® units ...
By doing this, Beaverton lodge is helping to divert foodservice items from being landfilled and is helping to create polystyrene items with up to 70% less Greenhouse Gas generation (“GHG”) as compared to virgin materials. ...
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But scientists hadn’t studied whether treating the garbage through incineration or landfilling releases these bacteria and genes into the air, where people or animals could breathe them in. ...
RecoMed saves participating hospitals money on disposal costs by putting devices into recycling containers for collection rather than sending them for incineration or specialist landfill. Uncontaminated items collected in the scheme include oxygen and anaesthetic masks, oxygen tubing and IV bags. ...
Health and Human Services, shows that groundwater, air, and soil data do not indicate a health risk to communities surrounding the West Lake Landfill. EPA Region 7 had asked ATSDR to determine if radiological contamination buried at the West Lake Landfill poses any harm to human health. ...
In 2014, Federal Green Challenge participants nationwide saved taxpayers over $24 million by diverting over 390,000 tons of solid waste from landfills, saving nearly 80 million gallons of water, sending 450 tons old electronics to third-party certified recyclers and cutting the use of office paper by 15,000 pounds. ...
Aeration is an effective means of eliminating antidepressants from landfill leachate, a new study finds. The concentrations of five different drugs were reduced by this treatment process, which could be an effective means of tackling the growing problem of pharmaceutical infiltration into aquatic environments. ...
In 2014, Federal Green Challenge participants nationwide saved taxpayers over $24 million by diverting over 390,000 tons of solid waste from landfills, saving nearly 80 million gallons of water, sending 450 tons old electronics to third-party certified recyclers and cutting the use of office paper by 15,000 pounds. ...
Five-year reviews are required by law under Superfund and provides the public with an opportunity to evaluate preliminary findings and provide input on any potential follow up activities that may be required after the review process. Arkansas South 8th Street Landfill http://www.epa.gov/region6/6sf/pdffiles/south-8th-street-ar.pdf Vertac, Inc. ...
Wednesday, May 29, to discuss the results of an aerial radiological survey of the West Lake Landfill Site in Bridgeton, Mo. EPA Region 7 requested the survey, which was conducted March 8 by EPA’s Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) Program, to gather data to help inform future decisions about the Superfund site. ...
“Sending food waste to a landfill represents a missed opportunity to reduce costs, protect the environment and help our ...
These fuels include biogas produced from the anaerobic digestion of waste, sewage gas and landfill gas. Flare gas / associated petroleum gas (APG) – Gas engines can be used to convert gas produced during the petroleum extraction process into reliable on-site power. ...
Implement a program to separate the collection of food waste for composting, which will decrease the need to send organic materials to landfills. Achieve at least a 10% reduction in energy consumption, and become an EPA Energy Star partner. ...
The Sharps MailBack Recovery System is the first complete solution for the containment, transportation, treatment and tracking of medical waste, keeping it out of landfills, saving time and cutting the cost to dispose by 50 percent with no frustrating long term contracts, unexpected price increases or surcharges. Sharps Compliance's first of its kind patent-pending GREEN Waste ...
Thanks to this collaborative effort, the number of containers kept out of landfills has reached the 100 million mark. Many of these hospitals are listed as The Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals. ...
These new contracts support the council’s sustainability targets by helping residents to recycle more and by reducing the amount of waste going to landfill. Our proven expertise in developing and delivering complex front-line service solutions and supporting our clients’ efficiency goals underpins our continued ...