Developing source separation programs in Cordoba
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The city of Cordoba, Spain, has one of the country's most advanced waste management programmes. Residents have separate containers for organic and inorganic fractions, and there are drop-off facilities for paper, glass and other materials. It has been established that moving from a single container for organics and inorganics to two separate containers boosts expenses by around 50% for equipment and collection. However, the outcome is higher quality compost and recyclables. It is forecast that Cordoba's recycling rate will reach 10% of the city's waste stream by the end of 1998.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1998
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Processing MSW via composting and fermentation techniques
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Composting and other waste management techniques are being developed in France as alternatives to landfilling and incineration. There is a need to develop such solutions due to green laws and the commitment of the European Union to deal with the problem of refuse disposal. Georges Lingenheld owns a major composting plant in eastern France, near Strasbourg. This project brings cost savings to Strasbourg since it means that incineration costs are cut. Meanwhile, SGE Environnement has developed a process for composting at an acclerated rate.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 1999
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Wet separation, fermentation for biowaste
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The use of right technologies can help treatment of heavily contaminated market waste and expired food in a fermentation plant alongside less-contaminated biowaste and food residues. The biowaste fermentation plant operated by Marchfelder Bioernergie GmbH near Vienna, Austria has an annual capacity of 15,000 metric tons and it can process a variety of biowaste from households and food waste contained in steel barrels with a capacity of up to 200 liters.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2006
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