Landfill
Xebec Adsorption wins multi-million dollar US PSA tech order
US landfill gas-to-energy developer to install nitrogen rejection unit.
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Canada on hot seat to deliver on climate change and plastics at G7
Most of the negotiating done, but unclear if all the G7 leaders will sign the charter in Quebec.
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GM proposing co-gen power for St. Catharines propulsion plant
Project aims to reduce electricity costs, greenhouse gas emissions by 77%.
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General Mills sets ambitious goal for GHG cuts
Food conglomerate wants to reduce emissions 28% by 2025 from farm to fork to landfill.
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A cleaner burn: Durham-York’s alternative to landfills
A regional energy centre will process 140,000 tonnes of solid waste and create enough renewable energy to power 10,000 homes.
Saskatoon powers up its landfill
Energy project near completion, will power 1,300 homes.
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Green chemistry
It burns Ellen McGregor to see manufacturers send chemical waste to be incinerated. Organic chemicals are derived from oil, says the president of Fielding Chemical Technologies Inc. “When a manufacturer chooses to burn their chemical waste, they are burning a non-renewable resource.”
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Xebec biogas system helps energize US university
Xebec’s system collects and cleans up methane gas from a landfill site. Photo: Xebec MONTREAL: Xebec Adsorption Inc. has been recognized for its contribution to a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) renewable energy project at the University of New Hampshire.…
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Poly-Pacific digs for nylon treasure
Municipal landfills like this one could yield valuable, reclaimable commodities, such as nylon. Poly-Pacific International Inc. is awaiting results of a feasibility study and approvals from authorities, but if everything is a go, it’s poised to commence open-pit mining of…
