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Presentation on the newest bins by ESE OTTO's representative.
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Explanation by an LM Group representative on a scale model of a Material Recovery Facility.
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WMRAS had the opportunity to catch up with ISWA President, Mr David Newman (2nd from left) and his team at ISWA's booth.
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Product demonstration at the outdoor exhibits area. Messe München is an impressive venue occupying 16 halls with a total space equivalent to 36 football fields.
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Marketing representative of AWM, a public waste collector of Munich city having a presentation and Q&A session with the delegation.
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Visit to one of 12 recycling yards strategically located around Munich.
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One of the group lunches at a Greek restaurant in Frankfurt.
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Italian dinner hosted by SMS Dr Khor.
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Sharing of the route planning and monitoring system developed in-house at Refood, a food waste recycling facility in Frankfurt.
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Demonstration and tour of Refood's recycling facility.
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Presentation given to the delegation on the Mechanical-Biological Treatment (MBT) Plant at MBS-Anlage Westerwald.
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Guided tour of the aerobic MBT facility at MBS-Anlage Westerwald.
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The refuse bunker has an air-lock feature to prevent odour from escaping. The refuse is loaded into "rotting boxes" to dry up and goes through various density separation processes.
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(Right) The organic content is eventually converted into high calorific-value solid recovered fuel.
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Group photo to wrap up the tour at MBS-Anlage Westerwald.
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WMRAS and NTUC will be holding the 1st Lean Enterprise Development (LED) Scheme Brainstorming Session for the waste and recycling industry. Come join us for an afternoon of discussion on resolving the manpower issues our sector face. If you would like to join in, please email secretariat@wmras.org.sg
The event will be held on Fri, 24 June, 2pm to 5pm @ Room 801, NTUC Centre, One Marina Boulevard. A resource panel co-chaired by NTUC Asst Secretary-General Zainal Sapari and WMRAS Chairman Melissa Tan will be present, with representatives from equipment providers and various government agencies, including NEA, A*Star, SPRING and WDA having been invited.
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Register for CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS) Now!
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Registration for CleanEnviro Summit Singapore 2016 is now open. As a Strategic Partner, WMRAS members and partners are entitled to discounts off the CESS Passes. Register at www.cleanenvirosummit.sg or call +65 65428660.
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Booth space at the Singapore Pavilion is being snapped up. If you are interested to exhibit at the integrated expo, please contact Ms Noelle Toh, project manager at Experia Events DID: +65 6595 6146 or email: noelletoh@experiaevents.com. Booths at the Singapore Pavilion are eligible for iMAP funding application.
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ISWA-WMRAS-NEA Seminar on Hazardous Waste 2016
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A Training, Advisory and Promotion (TAP) Centre collaborative programme of ISWA, WMRAS and NEA. Conceived for a broad range of stakeholders dealing with hazardous waste management matters. Legal, technical, environmental and administrative issues will be discussed. Design, solutions, implementation of sustainable hazardous waste management systems will be presented.
3rd in the series of TAP Centre Seminars – The 2014 and 2015 editions were focused on Waste to Energy.
Target audience: Government officials, technicians, practitioners, consultants, public and private waste operators.
Sign up NOW to hear from ISWA experts, Network with your waste management counterparts from around the world!
WMRAS members get to enjoy $400 off the regular fee!
For more info and to register, please refer to the brochure here.
Please refer to the programme here.
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2020 GREEN BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP
Date: 05 July (Tues) – 07 July (Thur)
Venue: Seoul (Ritz-Carlton Hotel) and Busan (I-Square Hotel Gimhae), South Korea
Host: Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
Participants: 150 Korean Companies and 50 Overseas Buyers
Government Organizations, Global Companies, International Organizations, Green Project Developers/buyers and/or contractors, other related reps
SEGMENTS / PRODUCT CATEGORY
ENVIRONMENT
Water Resource Management, Wastewater Treatment/Waste-to-Energy (WTE), Air, Soil remediation/ Desulfurization, Environmental related measuring equipment, Natural Gas Vehicles (NGV) and its parts & components.
ENERGY
Photovoltaic (PV), Wind, Small Hydropower, Bio Fuel, Fuel Cell, Geothermal Power, Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency technologies, Micro-grid, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), Energy Storage System (ESS).
INCENTIVE PROGRAMME FOR OVERSEAS PARTICIPANTS
AIRFARE (1 person per company) INCENTIVE: Companies with revenue exceeding USD$100 Million (FY2015) - Up to USD$700.
Companies with revenue exceeding USD$10 Million (FY2015) - Up to USD$350.
ACCOMMODATION (1 person per company) INCENTIVE: For participating in the 05 July event (Seoul) only: 2 Nights stay (Single/Twin) at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Seoul.
For participating on both dates: 2 Nights stay (Single/Twin) at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Seoul and; 2 Nights stay (Single/Twin) at the i-Square Hotel Gimhae.
OTHER INCENTIVES AVAILABLE
If you are interested to participate, e-mail steve.ong@kotra.or.kr Steve Ong | KOTRA Singapore - Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
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Asia Waste to Energy Congress 2016
High Quality Standards Building, Lean Operation Management
Date: 28th - 29th Sep 2016,
Location: Pullman Shanghai Skyway Hotel
Conference website: www.broadersinc.com/awtec2016
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Manufacturing Solutions Expo (MSE) 2016 is an annual one-stop exhibition platform for products and solutions providers to showcase innovative solutions, cost effective technologies and products to improve business productivity and efficiency within and beyond manufacturing industries. Organised by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, this trade exhibition provides opportunities to meet, network and explore business opportunities through the various activities at the exhibition.
For more information, visit the event website here.
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Waste Separation Enforcers Take Gentle Approach
Source: The Malay Mail online, 2 June 2016
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SWCorp enforcement officers checking on waste separation in Bangsar Baru yesterday. — Picture by Mukhriz Hazim
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KUALA LUMPUR, June 2 — Although compounds could be issued to those who did not separate their waste starting yesterday, enforcement officers took a “softer” approach by issuing notices.
Solid Waste Management and Public Cleansing Corporation (SWCorp) Federal Territories director Hazilah Gumri said yesterday’s operations were a trial run for the officers.
“We are trying out the standard operating procedures put in place in enforcement. After this, we will see whether anything needs tweaking.
“Most (residents) have been responsive to the programme but some are slacking, so we need to upgrade the campaign, engage more with the people and give them reminders,” she said after completing enforcement activities at Bangsar Baru.
She said the success factor of the waste separation programme was not the number of compounds issued but the percentage of people complying.
“If we have given them notices or advice many times and they still do not separate their waste, then we will have to issue a compound,” she said.
A total of 35 notices were issued yesterday in Kuala Lumpur.
Full article here.
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HK Residents Sniff at Waste Treatment Plant
Source: The Straits Times, 27 May 2016
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Veolia's HK$5 billion (S$887 million) T-Park waste treatment facility in Tuen Mun, in the north of Hong Kong, treats some 1,200 tonnes of sludge from the city's wastewater treatment plants to keep it from being dumped in already overfilled landfills. PHOTO: EUROPEAN PRESSPHOTO AGENCY
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HONG KONG • It is billed as a groundbreaking way to deal with Hong Kong's human waste, and even includes an onsite spa free to residents, but a new eco-friendly sludge treatment plant has not washed with some locals.
The sustainable T-Park development, a sleek low-rise building with a roof shaped like a wave, blends into coastal hills near the town of Tuen Mun in the north of Hong Kong.
Each day, the HK$5 billion (S$887 million) plant treats 1,200 tonnes of sludge from the city's wastewater treatment plants to keep it from being dumped in Hong Kong's overflowing landfills.
The plant desalinates sea water and powers itself using energy created from burning organic waste in what is the world's largest sludge incinerator.
Built by French management giant Veolia, city officials say it is "one of the most technologically advanced facilities" of its kind and will not emit pollutants.
But residents who already complain about odours emanating from a nearby landfill have protested against bringing yet more waste into the area.
And the building of a free onsite spa has been dismissed by some as rubbish.
Full article here.
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Can Danish Enzyme Technology Help Alleviate Asia’s Waste Problems?
Source: Sustainable Brands, 30 May 2016
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Image credit: DONG Energy
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Today, large quantities of CO2 are emitted when we extract raw materials for the production of consumer goods. After use, most of these products end up in landfills as wasted resources. Among other drawbacks, this linear, take-make-waste system harms local environments and economies, and exacerbates climate change.
An enzyme-based technology called REnescience extracts valuable resources from waste, thereby reducing CO2 emissions. The Danish company behind the invention, DONG Energy, is sending a mobile test plant to Malaysia to examine the potential of the technology to help solve the country’s waste challenges.
According to the World Bank, waste volumes worldwide will have increased by 70 percent in 2025 compared to 2012. This increase will be significant in countries such as Malaysia, where the capacity to handle waste is already limited. The REnescience technology is able to sort waste for recycling, thereby turning a problem into a resource.
That is why DONG Energy sees a large potential for the technology in Malaysia, as well as in other Asian countries.
Full article here.
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Indonesia to have Waste-Powered Electricity Plants by 2018: Minister
Source: The Jakarta Post, 31 May 2016
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Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli aims to have waste-powered electricity plants up and running in eight big cities in the country within two years, in the wake of higher electricity rates. (thejakartapost.com/Anton Hermansyah)
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Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Rizal Ramli hopes to establish waste-powered electricity plants in eight big cities within two years.
The problem with waste-powered plants is the price, as the average price of electricity in Java is only 6 US cents per kilowatt hour (kwh). This amount is considered too low as such plants have a double function of acting as an incinerator for waste and power generator.
“We’ve thought about that. The President issued a decree [Keppres] two months ago that specifies a new rate of 18.5 cents per kwh. I think that is more than enough,” Rizal said on Tuesday in Jakarta.
Rizal claimed that the breakeven point of waste-powered electricity plants was 14 cents to 16 cents per kwh. He said about 10 cents of that could be allocated for waste management, while the remainder would cover electricity generation.
“It provides an adequate margin. We will introduce the new tariff in eight cities, namely Jakarta, Bandung, Tangerang, Surabaya, Solo [Surakarta], Makassar, Medan and Semarang. We will have pilot projects in those cities in two years,” he said. (ags)
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