Tag: waste to energy
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Allentown, PA Kills Controversial Waste Incinerator Proposal
– by Emily Opilo, October 1, 2014, McClatchy-Tribune Regional News More than two years after the deal’s controversial approval, Allentown has terminated its contract with Delta Thermo Energy, ending speculation about whether the company would ever build a proposed waste-to-energy facility in the city. In a letter dated Sept. 26, Allentown solicitor Jerry Snyder wrote that Bucks…
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Tulsa, OK Chooses Incineration Over Composting
– by Jarrel Wade, August 6, 2014, Tulsa World Trash board members voted Tuesday to begin the process of seeking bids for contractors to pick up curbside green waste and take it to the city’s burn plant. The recently introduced plan from the Tulsa Authority for Recovery of Energy is to send green waste to the…
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Zero Waste Hierarchy
You’ve probably heard the term Zero Waste before, but not been sure about what it meant The peer-reviewed definition of Zero Waste by Zero Waste International Alliance involves “designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury…
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Aborted Fetuses Sent to Oregon, Incinerated for Energy
[No intention of getting into pro-choice vs. pro-life discussion–it’s just important to know where your energy comes from. -Ed.] – by Joe Schaeffer, April 23, 2014. Source: Newsmax Aborted human fetuses are being shipped from British Columbia to the United States, where they are incinerated to provide electricity for Oregon residents. The British Columbia Health Ministry…
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