Waste Expo 2009 – in North America

WasteExpo is North America’s largest solid waste and recycling tradeshow serving both the private and public sectors.Whether you come from the public sector, a small, medium or large private sector waste management company or a manufacturer or supplier, you’ll benefit from attending WasteExpo. The WasteExpo 2009 Conference Program covers the latest trends and topics in [...]

Exhibition: Growing Your Own Business Exhibition

Venue: London Olympia Grand Hall Hammersmith Road Nearest Town: London Venue Location: W14 8UX (link to maps.google.com) Envirowise will be exhibiting at the Growing Your Own Business Exhibition & Conference at the London Olympia, March 2009. Stand GYOB150 Growing Your Own Business Exhibition & Conference 20 & 21 March 2009 Grand Hall, London Olympia The essential event [...]

Definition: Environmental impact

Environmental impact = Any change to the environment whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organisation’s activities, products or services. (ISO 14050)

Definition: End of life

End of life means a state of a product when it is finally removed from use.

Definition: Chemical emissions

Chemical substances and particulate matter emitted from a product into the air.

Increased accident risk

Transport: – More sites, more containers, more vehicles; – More sites where the public are moving around the area (bring sites, transfer stations) and do not understand the risks from machinery and vehicles; Machinery: – Many installations are “one-off” and safety systems are not proven; – Too many unguarded blades, shredders, rollers, compactors; – Operators [...]

Composting: health

The composting systems can be a danger to health, in certain moments during the operation. Such aerosols have a negative effect on human health, in this fungi and microorganisms composition. The only moment when the population could be affected by bioaerosols is when the composting pile are returned or strained. The workers are also affected [...]

La Conference ORBIT 2008

La Conference International ORBIT 2008, Netherland, 13-eme jusque 15-eme octombre 2008. Pour detaille en anglais…

Waste recovery

Waste recovery – any operation mentioned in the annex. IIB of Law 426/2001 for the approval of Government Emergency Ordinance no. 78/2000 on the regime of waste.

Treatment

Treatment – all natural processes, chemical and biological characteristics that change waste to reduce the volume and nature of their dangerous, facilitating the handling or recovery

Recycling

Recycling – reprocessing operation in a production of wastes for the original purpose or for other purposes.

Reutilisation

Reuse – any operation by which the package has been conceived and designed to accomplish within its life cycle a minimum number of passes is refilled or used for the same purpose for which it was conceived;

Refus from composting

Refus from composting – waste that were not recovered in the operation of composting. Some refusals tickets can be subjected to further treatment.

Emission limit values

The emission limit values are expressed in terms of mass specific parameters, concentration and / or level of emissions, which can not be exceeded during one or more periods of time.

Emission definition

Emission – the release directly or indirectly from installation of substances, vibrations, heat or noise from individual or diffuse sources, air, water or soil.