CONTENTS                                                  Mar-Apr 2002

IN THE NEWS
ISO Environmental Management manual  Ö New ISO standard for business and financial managers  Ö Guidelines for disposal of plastic wastes  Ö Pollution control standards in Nepal  Ö Europe prefers mechanical recycling  Ö Technology for water reclamation  Ö PET resin from PET bottles  Ö Tough emission norms in India  Ö Green productivity in Malaysia Ö Five-year plan for environmental protection

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Furniture from waste tyres and tubes  Ö PET scrap to PET strapping line Ö Multi-material processing system

R&D IDEAS
Making plastic greener  Ö Purging of water pollutants  Ö Organic manure from farm waste  Ö Building material from coal fly-ash  Ö Bacterial batteries  Ö New way to capture atmospheric carbon dioxide  Ö Zeolites act as pollutant sponges  Ö Fertilizer from poultry litter ash  Ö New hazardous waste clean-up technique  Ö Breakthrough in disposing plastic food wrappings Ö New techniques reduce pollution from fossil fuel  Ö Llama droppings to help reduce water pollution  Ö Low calorie semi-natural ingredient from waste

WASTE RECYCLING
New crushing/recycling plant  Ö Recycling waste tyres  Ö Bricks from recycled steel mill waste  Ö High-quality agglomerate from mixed plastics Ö Automotive parts from scrap rubber

WASTE TREATMENT
Eliminating odour in dairies  Ö Innovative technologies for treating wastewater  Ö Livestock wastewater treatment system  Ö Eco-friendly wastewater treatment plant  Ö New carbon treatment system

WASTE DISPOSAL/UTILIZATION
Soya beans dissolve foam  Ö Geothermal silica recovery  Ö Disposing fly-ash from waste incineration plants  Ö Thermal oxidation process destroys waste  Ö Prototype plasma pyrolysis reactor  Ö Remediation of contaminated sites  Ö Breakthrough for composite tubes in waste incineration

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Odour eaters for pulp mills  Ö Patented technology for emission control Ö Non-thermal plasma pollution control systems  Ö Pollution prevention technology  Ö Low-cost technology for deodorization  Ö New process for NOx reduction  Ö Products that ensure cleaner air

NEW PUBLICATIONS

TECH EVENTS