Recent WtERT News
Burning issue: Are waste-to-energy plants a good idea? | Environment | The Guardian
Burning issue: Are waste-to-energy plants a good idea? | Environment | The Guardian To the Editor, Guardian: Re the Australia-related article "Are waste to energy (WTE) plants a good idea?", twenty years of in-depth studies at Columbia University have shown that...not only it is a good idea but it is the only practical idea for avoiding wasting land, metal, and energy resources, [...]
Summary Report of 2018 Activities of WtERT Partner Organizations
Summary Report of 2018 Activities of WtERT Partner Organizations GLOBAL WTERT COUNCIL Research, education, and information for sustainable waste management (January 20, 2019) This Report is a summary of the research and other activities of the partner WtERT organizations around the world. The Report shows the breadth and depth of the research, education, and information dissemination activities of the national organizations [...]
New book by World Bank from EEC alumna
New book by World Bank from EEC alumna New book by World Bank on What A Waste 2.0: A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050 is co-authored by EEC alumna Perinaz Bhada and includes section about WTE for Tajikistan from thesis of EEC alumna Shahnoza Boboeva.
Should energy be recovered from plastics?
An excellent article in Chemical and Engineering News (Sept. 2018, by Alexander Tullo, see link at very bottom) is titled "Should energy be recovered from plastics?" Columbia University has been studying the subject of used plastics for nearly ten years. One can find several theses and other documents at our web page www.wtert.org. After many efforts by chemical industry and others [...]
UNECE Committee for the development of PPP Guidelines
UNECE Committee for the development of PPP Guidelines Dr. Bourtsalas was appointed as an expert at the UNECE committee for the development of PPP Guidelines on WTE applications at the 'One Belt, One Road' regions. The committee consists, among others, of financial- ADB, IFC and legislative insteuments- UN, Chinese government. The final report will be presented in May 2020. [...]
New Book: Waste-to-Energy Technologies and Global Applications
Dr. Efstratios Kalogirou, member of the Global WtERT Council and co-founder of WtERT-Greece has published a very interesting book on modern WTE technology and some of its applications around the world.
A Hidden Health Threat From The Hurricanes In The Caribbean: Toxic Leaks From Massive Landfills
Landfills In Puerto Rico And The Virgin Islands Are Already An Environmental Mess. Hurricanes Just Made These Failing Piles Of Garbage Worse.
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50 Megawatt Reppie Waste to Energy Facility to Be Commissioned
The 50-megawatt (MW) Reppie Waste to Energy facility, which Ethiopia claims to be the first of its kind in Africa, will be commissioned in December. This plant is reported to cost $118.5 million and will process 350,000 metric tons/year (about $340.ton of annual capacity).
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Everbright International Included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Second Consecutive Year
The Group’s remarkable sustainable development performance over the past year, has resulted in it been included in the Dow Jones Sustainability Emerging Markets Index for the second consecutive year.
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3000 TPD Waste to Energy Project for Everbright in Shenyang, China
China Everbright International has won the bid for Shenyang Daxin waste to energy Project in Liaoning Province and signed a Public-Private Partnership agreement with Liaoning Shenyang City Construction Administration Bureau.
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