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- -09-10-09 From Landfills to Landscapes (Time.com)
Describes a model program to reclaim a landfill for a park. 09-09
- Biomass - Methane Reduction in Europe (European Communities)
Provides information on European efforts at cost-effective reduction of methane, one of the main greenhouse gases that are increasing due to human activity. Suggests alternative treatment of biomass is important. In order of cost-effective importance, the study recommends three methods. First, divert biodegradable waste from landfills and use alternative treatments, such as composting or incinerating. Second, collect and burn landfill gas. Third, oxidate landfill gases. (Uses PDF format.) 6-01
- Landfill Recycling (Fresh Kills Landfill)
Describes a city's efforts to recycle materials at one of the USA's largest landfills. 12-01
- Waste - Systemic Approach to Zero Waste (Eco-Cycle - Matsch)
Describes key areas of change that will have a strong impact on reducing waste, pollution, and landfills. Suggestions are at the level of policies, procedures, and laws. 1-02
- Bicycles for Developing Countries (Pedals for Progress)
Pedals for Progress rescues bicycles destined for landfills and sends them to developing countries. 12-02
- Student Discovers Microbes that Degrade Plastics (TheRecord.com)
"Getting ordinary plastic bags to rot away like banana peels would be an environmental dream come true."
"After all, we produce 500 billion a year worldwide and they take up to 1,000 years to decompose. They take up space in landfills, litter our streets and parks, pollute the oceans and kill the animals that eat them."
"Now a Waterloo teenager has found a way to make plastic bags degrade faster -- in three months, he figures." 06-08
- Plastic Footprint (Time.com)
"The U.S. produced 28 million tons of plastic waste in 2005--27 million tons of which ended up in landfills. Our food and water come wrapped in plastic. It's used in our phones and our computers, the cars we drive and the planes we ride in. But the infinitely adaptable substance has its dark side. Environmentalists fret about the petroleum needed to make it. Parents worry about the possibility of toxic chemicals making their way from household plastic into children's bloodstreams. Which means Haegele isn't the only person trying to cut plastic out of her life--she isn't even the only one blogging about this kind of endeavor. But those who've tried know it's far from easy to go plastic-free." 07-08
- Costs of Biomass for Fuel (Oregon.gov)
"Using conventional combustion technology without cogeneration, the estimated cost to generate electricity from biomass ranges from 5.2 to 6.7 cents per kilowatt-hour in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest."
"Naturally-occurring anaerobic digestion in solid waste landfills produces methane, which can be used to generate electricity. In Oregon, generating electricity from landfill gas is cost-competitive with natural gas power generation. The estimated cost is 2.9 to 3.6 cents per kilowatt-hour. Sale of power generated from landfill gas can offset the cost of equipment needed otherwise to collect and flare methane produced in landfills."
"The estimated cost of producing electric power from anaerobic digestion of animal manure is 3.7 to 5.4 cents per kilowatt-hour. Digester technology can be part of an integrated facility that produces electricity and heat, eliminates waste disposal and odor problems and helps to protect the environment." 06-09
- Helping Trash Pickers Hurt Badly by the Global Recession (New York Times))
"Informal junk shops should have to apply for licenses, and governments should create or expand doorstep waste collection programs to employ trash pickers. Instead of sorting through haphazard trash heaps and landfills, the pickers would have access to the cleaner scrap that comes straight from households and often brings a higher price. Employing the trash pickers at this step would ensure that recyclables wouldn’t have to be lugged to landfills in the first place."
"Experienced trash pickers, once incorporated into the formal economy, would recycle as efficiently as they always have, but they’d gain access to information on global scrap prices and would be better able to bargain for fair compensation. Governments should charge households a service fee, which would also supplement the trash pickers’ income, and provide them with an extra measure of insurance against future crises." 08-09
- Animal Meat as Biofuel (Time.com)
"In Britain, big supermarkets send unsold and expired meat to companies that convert it into fuel to heat homes. Since 2001, the German biofuel company Saria takes greasy animal fats and cooking oil from caterers and restaurants and then turns it into renewable energy used for power stations and manufacturing plants. Saria found using animal oil instead of vegetable oil is not only a cheaper alternative, but it also produces less harmful emissions, delivers better engine efficiency and reduces noise pollution."
"Corporate America is getting into the animal-based biofuel market as well, thanks to U.S. government subsidies. Like Europe, the U.S. has a law that bans dumping raw meat into landfills. In July 2007, energy company, ConocoPhillips teamed up with meat giant Tyson to make biofuel from chicken and pork fats that would otherwise have been added into makeup, pet foods or soaps. Although biofuel produced from animal fat is better suited to fueling industrial boilers than cars, Tyson and ConocoPhillips have come up with a fuel for the 'on-road' market." 11-09
- -01-24-10 California Mandates First Green Building Code (ABC News)
"Taking effect January 2011, the nation's first mandatory green building code – dubbed "CalGreen" – lays out specific constraints for newly constructed buildings. It requires builders to install plumbing that cuts indoor water use by as much as 20 percent, to divert 50 percent of construction waste from landfills to recycling, and to use low-pollutant paints, carpets, and floors."
"It also mandates inspection of energy systems to ensure that heaters, air conditioners, and other mechanical equipment are working efficiently. And for non-residential buildings, it requires the installation of water meters for different uses." 01-10
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