Latest Recycling technology product news
SWR is now managing the entire waste contract for The Langham, London, a renowned 5* luxury hotel in London.
SWR specialises in the hotel and catering sector and has been appointed to manage all of the hotel’s waste. Under the new waste contract SWR intends to raise recycling levels from the current rate of 35 percent to an impressive 75 percent over the first year of the contract and in the process realise significant reductions of The Langham’s waste spend.
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In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector.
In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be almost carbon-free. How to achieve this without d... [more]
Following a four-year development effort, GE has now introduced a new membrane bioreactor (MBR) wastewater treatment technology called LEAP*mbr, which addresses pressing water quality and operational cost issues faced by owners of municipal, industrial and residential water/wastewater treatment facilities worldwide.
The new LEAPmbr system offers the lowest lifecycle costs available from any MBR technology, while also being cost-competitive with conventional treatment. These cost savings, alon... [more]
At this time year at the end of a long and very cold Winter many homes with open fires will be delighted to see their logpiles diminishing more slowly. Homes with a logburner or open fire can turn their waste paper and many other compostable items into 'logs' for the fire.
The logmaker will turn almost any household waste into burnable logs - including: junk mail, paper, newspaper, cardboard, tissues, ripped up toilet rolls, food and household packaging and even tea-bags - from the garden was... [more]
Ecotherapy is proven to be highly beneficial to people with mental health problems: Mind's recent study, showed that after a country walk, 90 per cent of participants had increased self-esteem and 71 per cent reported decreased feelings of depression.
One in four people experience mental distress yet huge stigma still surrounds mental health. Ecominds is a funding scheme administered by the mental health charity Mind on behalf of the Big Lottery Fund. By improving local environments, Ecomin... [more]
New York's hotel scene is finally going "green" with eco-friendly hotels in various stages of design and construction across the city. Stonehill & Taylor, the Manhattan-based architecture and design firm, is working on a greater number of "green" hotels than any other in the city, with no less than four LEED-certified hotel projects on the boards.
Developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is a rating system for eco-friendly design and p... [more]
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