waste management

    Eco Waste Solutions west Africa

    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: West African gold mine

    Waste management options are limited in West Africa Waste Challenge: A mine located in a remote desert is challenged by high ambient temperatures and blowing sand.  Waste management options are limited.  A properly engineered landfill in a desert requires a…

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    Eco Waste solutions waste management

    Waste management in the Andes

    Efficient operation 4000m above sea level   WASTE CHALLENGE: The rise of mining in Peru in the last 15 years has helped it transform its economy and improve the lives of many of its people. At the same time, of course,…

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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: CENTRAL AMERICAN COPPER MINE

    Waste management in a tropical forest Waste Challenge: A mine under construction in a lush tropical forest has operations that are spread over a large distance from the port to the mine. Incoming supplies, and hundreds of construction workers living…

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    Eco Waste Solutions comments on Sweden

    Sweden: Winning the war on trash

    How Sweden’s success with waste management is a great example The other day we wrote about how China’s recent ban on contaminated recycled materials might be the perfect opportunity for the conversation about waste-to-energy to go mainstream. We mentioned in…

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    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: CARIBBEAN GOLD MINE

    Waste is reduced to a non-polluting, non-toxic ash Waste Challenge: A mining company with a strong commitment to environmental health and safety acquired a producing mine in Central America.  The large, well-established property had infrastructure including power and water supply,…

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    Eco Waste Solutions pharmaceutical waste management

    PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: Pharmaceutical laboratory

    Treating wastes at the point of generation means full control Waste Challenge: A pharmaceutical laboratory generates a range of wastes for disposal on a daily basis.  The waste includes off-spec drugs, pharmaceutical ingredients, liquid waste, and biologically active agents. Location: Urban…

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