Pelatron Q plans to build WTE plant in Kauai, HI

The Honolulu-based sustainable energy company is focusing its efforts on Kauai due to the island’s municipal waste issues.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 20, 2015

Paper manufacturer Domtar reduced waste by 23%

The Canada-based specialty paper company is inching toward its 2020 goal of a 40% reduction from 2013. 

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 14, 2015

WestRock agrees to buy paper recycler, renewable energy company for $289M

WestRock anticipates that the purchase of SP Fiber Holdings Inc. and its 48% interest in Green Power Solutions of Georgia (GPS) will grow its earnings in 2016.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 14, 2015

Green3Power completes deal for Florida waste-to-energy plant

Green3Power Operations Inc. has executed an agreement to build, own, and fund a $175 million renewable energy facility at the existing St. Lucie County Solid Waste Landfill Management Facility site.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 13, 2015

Rilsan pipes help Nebraska landfill turn methane to energy

A piping system using Arkema Inc.’s Rilsan-brand nylon 11 resin began operating in June to draw methane gas from the decommissioned State Street Landfill in Douglas County, NE, near Omaha. 

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 12, 2015

Gasification of MSW may save Mother Earth

Americans produce 250 million tons of municipal solid waste each year. What if, instead of overflowing the landfills, companies turned that waste into clean energy?

By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 5, 2015

New transportation deal drops NYC trash in Delaware before Pennsylvania

A new 20- to 30-year deal sends New York City’s trash to Chester, PA, after making a transfer in Delaware.

By Linda Tufano • Aug. 3, 2015

Industry changes contribute to recycling decline in Broward County, FL

Recycling in Broward County, FL dropped from 60% of household waste in 2013 to 52% in 2014. 

By Linda Tufano • July 31, 2015

Burning trash creates ‘renewable’ energy, Arizona court rules

The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that the Mohave Electric Cooperative could meet part of its renewable-energy mandate by burning trash to generate electricity. 

By Linda Tufano • July 29, 2015

New sensor-based sorting will address recycling challenges

Tomra Sorting has developed an Autosort flake sorter, capable of identifying and sorting materials as small as 2 mm.

By Linda Tufano • July 27, 2015

Hawaii landfill plans to operate on 100% renewable energy

By 2017, the 135-acre Leeward Oahu landfill hopes to use a solar energy farm and feedstock to fuel its daily operation. 

By Linda Tufano • July 22, 2015

Multimillion-dollar facility in KY will turn landfill gas into energy

The new clean energy facility will be built by 2016 at the Big Run Landfill in Ashland, KY. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 15, 2015

Food waste from ‘slop buckets’ may soon power Western Australian homes

Through an anaerobic digestion process, one company is turning chicken bones and apple cores into energy that can power as many as 3,000 homes. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 13, 2015

Boucher named new CEO of Wheelabrator

Robert C. Boucher Jr. has been named as the new CEO and president of Wheelabrator, following the retirement of a 25-year company veteran.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 10, 2015

How waste-to-energy expenses are hurting a Bend, OR landfill project

As Waste to Energy Group Inc. struggles to find the $20 million needed to fund its renewable energy project at Knott Landfill, an Aug. 3 construction deadline looms overhead. 

By Kristin Musulin • July 9, 2015

Green3Power wins contract for $175M WTE plant

The renewable energy facility will convert waste to diesel fuel using gasification technology and processes. 

By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015

United Airlines investing $30M in biofuel development

The company is offering the single largest investment from an airline to promote the use of aviation biofuel.

By Jonathan Barnes • July 1, 2015

$600M WTE plant opens in Palm Beach, FL

The plant, designed by Babcock & Wilcox Co. and operated by one of its subsidiaries, is expected to reduce reliance on the local landfill by 90%.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 30, 2015

Paterson, NJ seeking WTE plant proposals from firms

Despite the protests of environmentalists panning the idea, Paterson, NJ officials still want a waste-to-energy plant and are seeking proposals from firms to create such a facility.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015

New wood waste biorefinery concept championed by German, Norwegian firms

A German pulverizer manufacturer and a Norwegian biomass conversion technology firm are collaborating on a new wood waste biorefinery concept that will soon include a demonstration plant located in a forest in Norway.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015

Morgan State U prof wins $100K prize for new WTE process

A new waste-to-energy process developed at Morgan State University could solve the problem of poultry waste disposal, while decreasing the harmful environmental effects of large poultry farms.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 26, 2015

Montgomery, NY approves up to $270M in funding for biomass plant

A planned biomass plant in Montgomery, New York has received approval from local leaders for the bond plan, despite other objection to the facility.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 24, 2015

Biomass use is rising across the globe: report

Biomass is growing in popularity across the world, and should continue its growth for the next several years, a new report notes.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 19, 2015

Torxx, Marathon partner to market kinetic pulverizer technology

The latter is a subsidiary of Chattanooga, TN-based Environmental Solutions Group.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 18, 2015

German hose pump technology lowers upkeep of WTE plant pumps

A new hose pump created for WTE plants that was developed by a German firm could reduce maintenance and replacement costs of WTE plant pumps.

By Jonathan Barnes • June 18, 2015