by Sarah Welstead, EWS Marketing Director Somehow, Sweden makes it cool The other day, an old friend of mine – who doesn’t really know much about what I do here at Eco Waste, or really even what Eco Waste does…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
The Waste Management Authority announced today that six (6) Developers were short listed for the VIWMA Integrated Waste management Project. A total of 12 firms responded to the VIWMA Request for Qualifications (RFQ) issued on August 14, 2015. After careful…