CONTENTS                                                  Sep-Oct 2002

IN THE NEWS
ISO certifications reach record levels Ö New audit protocol document from IAEC Ö UNDP-funded waste project in Bangladesh Ö ADB project in China Ö China: A key player in paper recycling Ö Disposing e-waste Ö Malaysia finds worth in waste Ö New eco-cement absorbs CO2

INVENTIONS/NEW PRODUCTS
Primary shredder for tyre recycling Ö All-in-one bottle sorting system Ö Equipment for oil spill clean-up Ö New wood waste processing plant Ö Multimedia and carbon filters for wastewater

R&D IDEAS
Fuel from mining and milling wastes Ö Pollution-fighting polyacrylamides Ö Tyre recycling technology patented Ö Solutions for water pollution Ö New process yields components ready for reuse Ö Treating livestock slurry using bacteria and fungi Ö Fuel cells powered by wastewater Ö Eliminating dioxins

WASTE RECYCLING
Recycling system for post-consumer EPS Ö Novel process for materials separation Ö Reprocessing of waste lubricating oils Ö Infrared drying for PET recycling

WASTE TREATMENT
Leachate treatment Ö New technology for wastewater disinfection Ö Reactors for wastewater treatment Ö New aerobic wastewater bioreactor Ö Wet scrubber for wastewater treatment facilities Ö Treatment of metal-bearing wastewater Ö Treating chlorinated organic compounds Ö Purging explosive organics from water

WASTE DISPOSAL/UTILIZATION
Useful agricultural by-products Ö Waste combustion Ö Steel by-products used in concrete and asphalt Ö Disposal of cathode ray tubes Ö Destruction of hazardous wastes Ö Lignite fly-ash used as insecticide Ö New fast pyrolysis gasification process

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Purification of off-gas streams Ö Desulphurization system for flue gas Ö Low-NOx technology for coal-fired boilers

NEW PUBLICATIONS

TECH EVENTS