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Covanta introduces new technology to convert waste into energy

Covanta Energy Corporation recently announced that it has completed commercial demonstration testing on a new type of technology that uses gasification to recover energy from waste. According to Covanta, the technology has the ability to gasify unprocessed municipal solid waste (MSW) in a commercial setting, while reducing emissions and generating alternative energy. This would be [...]

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Leaders in waste-to-energy visit facility in Maine

Attendees of the North American Waste-to-Energy Conference (NAWTEC) were treated to an on-site visit at the Ecomaine facility in southern Maine last month. Ecomaine is a non-profit waste management company, comprised of a recycling operation, waste-to-energy facility, and a landfill/ashfill site that provide services to 335,000 people in more than 40 communities. Visiting the facility [...]

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Conference highlights growing opportunities for recovering energy from waste, in U.S. and abroad

This week, representatives from the American Chemistry Council (ACC) joined businesses, policy makers and other interested groups at the 20th Annual North American Waste-to-Energy Conference (NAWTEC), a technical gathering focused on municipal waste-to-energy. During the conference, ACC released the results of a new study showing that emerging technologies designed to convert waste into fuels or [...]

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A snapshot of the economic potential of waste-to-energy

An emerging group of technologies that allow us to capture energy and raw materials from waste have significant potential to yield both environmental and economic benefits. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Carl Rush, senior vice president of Waste Management’s Organic Growth unit, discusses the economic potential of transforming society’s waste. Waste Management already produces [...]

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Come rain, snow or shine, energy recovery can offer a consistent source of power

The winter months can put a tremendous strain on power grids. And just as our need for heat starts to rise, so does the waste we generate (just consider the food and gift packaging we go through during the winter holidays). Although these two occurrences may seem unrelated, some communities have found a common solution [...]

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Online webinar seeks to raise awareness of energy recovery, leveraging the energy value of plastics

At 1:30pm EST today, Greg Wilkinson, president of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, will lead a webinar about how we use and reuse plastics in America, and how best to leverage the impressive and underutilized energy value of plastics. As you’ll see, it begins with education – letting the public in on the magic behind [...]

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November in review: A month dedicated to energy innovation and finding ways to secure our nation’s energy future

November has brought many thought-provoking conversations about energy innovation and ways to secure our nation’s energy future: from the White House GreenGov Symposium on products and practices that would improve energy efficiency in government operations, to the Atlantic’s Green Intelligence Forum on green building design and construction, to the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s [...]

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Video: Industry expert says non-recycled plastics should not be viewed as waste, but as a valuable energy resource

As President and CEO of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, Greg Wilkinson may know a lot more about plastics than your typical Canadian or American citizen, but that’s exactly what needs to change, Wilkinson told Focus Washington host Rich Masters in an online television interview last week. Wilkinson referred Masters to a new study from [...]

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Roll Call reporter visits Alexandria-based energy recovery facility where Capitol waste becomes Virginia power

In an article posted to Roll Call this morning, reporter Emma Dumain writes about her visit to a Covanta Energy facility in Alexandria, VA, where, through the magic of energy recovery, 90 percent of Congress’ non-recyclable solid waste will be converted to electricity. The Covanta plant already disposes of 350,000 tons of trash per year, [...]

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Canadian plastics expert Greg Wilkinson lays out opportunities for waste-to-energy

Today on E&E TV, Greg Wilkinson, President and CEO of the Canadian Plastics Industry Association, discussed the new study from Columbia University that looked at the potential for non-recycled used plastics to generate energy to power homes, cars and businesses. The study found that, nationwide, non-recycled plastics could provide enough energy to power 5.2 million [...]

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