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- 1 <a href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/sustainability/new-agency-enforce-eu-waste-laws">New agency to enforce EU waste laws</a>
- 2 <a href="http://www.cnr.it/cnr/events/CnrEventi?IDn=2113">Settimana Ambiente 2010</a>
- 3 <a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.document&EV_LANG=EN&EV_RCN=30808">Conference on energy for a clean environment, Lisbon, Portugal</a>
- 4 <a href="http://librivox.org/organic-gardeners-composting/">Organic Gardener's Composting by Solomon, Steve</a>
- 5 <a href="http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/homepage/news/1051626/firms-need-to-tackle-packaging-problem.thtml">Firms 'need to tackle packaging problem'</a>
- 6 <a href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/diverting-waste-from-landfill-effectiveness-of-waste-management-policies-in-the-european-union?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic">Diverting waste from landfill - Effectiveness of waste-management policies in the European Union</a>
- 7 <a href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/landfilling-down-as-europe-shifts-to-better-waste-management?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic">Landfilling down as Europe shifts to better waste management</a>
- 8 <a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=30867">EU project treats agro waste for biogas</a>
- 9 <a href="http://www.istat.it/salastampa/comunicati/non_calendario/20090508_00">Dati ambientali nelle città: Gestione dei rifiuti urbani</a>
<a href="http://www.euractiv.com/en/sustainability/new-agency-enforce-eu-waste-laws">New agency to enforce EU waste laws</a>
The feasibility study on the benefits and costs of creating a special agency to enforce EU waste legislation was commissioned as part of the EU executive’s search for new initiatives to strengthen the implementation of EU legislation on the field.
The consultancy report prepared by Milieu Ltd, AmbienDura and FFact concludes that a new EU agency for waste implementation would provide “the most effective way forward” to help overcome the EU waste law “enforcement crisis”.
A specific EU body could be set up to carry out controls and inspections in member states to enforce compliance of national waste laws with EU legislation, argues a European Commission study published yesterday (1 February).
<a href="http://www.cnr.it/cnr/events/CnrEventi?IDn=2113">Settimana Ambiente 2010</a>
Periodo: 01/03/2010 - 04/03/2010
Città: Milano
Luogo: Sala Convegni Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Bassini 15
Oggetto: Settimana Ambiente 2010
Abstract: La prima giornata riguarda la bonifica di siti contaminati: evoluzione normativa, criteri e strategie di intervento applicate a importanti casi a livello nazionale. Il secondo giorno è dedicato alla valutazione del rischio da inquinamento ambientale e ai suoi effetti sulla salute umana, con particolare attenzione agli impianti di trattamento di rifiuti e alla recente problematica del conferimento dei fanghi di depurazione in discarica. “Settimana ambiente” continua con due giornate dedicate al servizio idrico integrato. La prima analizza la situazione attuale e le prospettive sulla base della recente conversione in legge del Decreto Ronchi sull’affidamento del servizio, i criteri di tariffazione, dando particolare rilevanza alle esperienze dei gestori. La seconda tratta i più recenti sviluppi tecnologici nel trattamento delle acque e dei fanghi, con particolare attenzione a problematiche emergenti quali i microinquinanti, le acque meteoriche e la riduzione dei fanghi.<p> <p>Riferimenti: Prof. Alberto Frigerio - Tel. 0223951356, e mail: gsisr@gsisr.org Dott.ssa Marta Pettena Dott.ssa Evelyn Poli
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<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/search/index.cfm?fuseaction=events.document&EV_LANG=EN&EV_RCN=30808">Conference on energy for a clean environment, Lisbon, Portugal</a>
Event date: 2009-07-07 The 10th international conference on energy for a clean environment will take place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 7 to 10 July.
The conference is intended to promote integrated energy solutions for a better environment and contribute to a sustainable energy economy. At the same time, it offers a platform to discuss all matters related to energy technologies for a clean environment, involving industrialists from end-users to equipment manufacturers, developers of control equipment, sensor developers and vendors, software houses, research institutes, universities, policy makers, public administration and environmentalists. It also promotes the interchange of ideas between the European energy sector and other countries.
Subjects to be covered are the following:
- advancements in clean combustion;
- improvement of existing conventional power plants;
- combustion or gasification of biomass;
- abatement of global warming gases;
- carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and sequestration technologies;
- engine efficiency and pollutant emissions in transports;
- use of alternative fuels in engines;
- reduction of emissions of nitrogen oxide (NOx), sulphur oxide (SOx), CO2 particles, heavy metals;
- fuel processing (gasification, reforming) in energy systems;
- Utilisation of hydrogen as an energy carrier in energy systems;
- integration of biomass and refuse derived fuels in the fuel economy;
- use of polygeneration in industry and houses;
- heavy metals emissions.
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<a href="http://librivox.org/organic-gardeners-composting/">Organic Gardener's Composting by Solomon, Steve</a>
<a href="http://www.smallbusiness.co.uk/homepage/news/1051626/firms-need-to-tackle-packaging-problem.thtml">Firms 'need to tackle packaging problem'</a>
Environment secretary Hilary Benn reveals that a new ten-year strategy will aim to cut the amount of packaging which is used by manufacturers, reduce that thrown away by retailers and increase recycling.
The plans permit enforcement action to be carried out against manufacturing companies that use excess and unnecessary packaging, while customers will be encouraged to lodge complaints about offenders with Trading Standards.
In addition, the strategy calls for the recyclability of packaging to be improved and the use of refillable and reusable containers to be expanded to cover a wider range of goods.
The Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) will also work closely with manufacturers and retailers to examine how the amount of packaging used in everyday products can be practically reduced.
Liz Goodwin, chief executive of WRAP, comments: 'By working across the whole supply chain, we have greater opportunities to make a positive difference. We need to cut excess packaging whilst recognising that the right packaging can help products last longer and so reduce waste.'
At a recent meeting with his US counterparts, Benn claimed that the main problem facing the world is sustainability and called for businesses and governments to build a green economy based on resource and energy efficiency.
<a href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/diverting-waste-from-landfill-effectiveness-of-waste-management-policies-in-the-european-union?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic">Diverting waste from landfill - Effectiveness of waste-management policies in the European Union</a>
<a href="http://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/landfilling-down-as-europe-shifts-to-better-waste-management?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic">Landfilling down as Europe shifts to better waste management</a>
<a href="http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=EN_NEWS&ACTION=D&SESSION=&RCN=30867">EU project treats agro waste for biogas</a>
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The large amount of agricultural waste generated in the EU each year is a headache for farmers, who are obliged to get rid of it. The treatments they use tend to be cheap but inadequate. An alternative treatment is the use of biogas via anaerobic digestion (using microorganisms to break down the material in the absence of oxygen). The biogas treatment effectively fuels energy and nutrient recovery, with the added bonus of preventing pollution.
The AGROBIOGAS ('An integrated approach for biogas production with agricultural waste') project, backed by the EU's Sixth Framework Programme (FP6) with EUR 2.1 million in funding, set its sights on developing this technology, which offers an effective way to treat agricultural waste while being a realistic option for farmers.
According to the AGROBIOGAS partners, decentralising anaerobic digestion (AD) by using co-digestion with other organic residue could boost the efficiency of AD with agricultural waste. Using a co-digestion design would give farmers the chance to treat their agricultural waste and other organic materials at the same time. But they could also make money by treating and managing organic waste from other sources, as well as using or selling its outputs (e.g. electrical power).
The partners also believe that entering information about local biogas projects into a database that is accessible to all farmers would provide further benefits.
To provide an effective way for all European farmers to treat agricultural waste, the AGROBIOGAS consortium stresses that the ideal conditions for applying treatment technology must be made clear, and that the method should also be adapted to local conditions. The relevant information, the partners say, should be provided to farmers through the Industrial Association Groupings (IAGs) that represent them.
AGROBIOGAS coordinator Thorkild Q. Frandsen of the Danish Agricultural Advisory Service said the project is unique because of the integrated approach taken for the development of the biogas sector. 'This is illustrated in the Helpdesk website,' he said. The Helpdesk is a platform for people who need advice or consultation concerning the operation of agricultural biogas plants in Europe.
'AGROBIOGAS contributes to spreading the knowledge of benefits from biogas to regions with little experience with biogas production, and no local biogas plants,' Mr Frandsen told Research Headlines. EU Member States that have been reached by the AGROBIOGAS project include Greece, Spain and Slovakia.
To date, the AGROBIOGAS reports a number of achievements including the development of an AD process simulation toolkit. 'An integrated part of the toolkit is a biogas substrate database in which a lot of information is gathered for 25 different substrates for biogas production,' the project coordinator said. 'For instance, you can find data on biogas yield and data on chemical composition for each of the substrates.'
Mr Frandsen also noted the AGROBIOGAS substrate database and the AD process simulation toolkit are connected to an investment decision tool that serves to 'facilitate a first economic evaluation of a given biogas project'.
The process simulation toolkit can be used in different ways, Mr Frandsen told Research Headlines. It can be used in the planning phase before setting up the biogas plant; by the owners of existing biogas plants to boost the efficiency and stability of their specific plant; or for teaching purposes at the university level. 'It is an excellent tool for demonstrating the complexity and dynamics of the biogas process,' he said.
So who will benefit most from this innovation? 'I think both small and medium-sized [enterprises] (SMEs) and farmers will benefit from the tools and knowledge generated in the AGROBIOGAS project,' Mr Frandsen pointed out. 'Due to the complexity of the toolkit, we believe that the toolkit will mainly be used by farmers' advisors or biogas experts,' he added.
In terms of future developments, Mr Frandsen said the experience and knowledge created in the AGROBIOGAS project could be spread to other European regions. He also underlined that since biogas is one of the most cost-effective ways of cutting emissions, biogas will have a solid future in both the European and global arenas.
For example, the Danish Government last April launched the 'Green Growth' action plan, which targets the agricultural sector. 'Biogas is one of the focus areas in this action plan and Denmark set a goal that by the year 2020, 40% of the manure from animal production shall be used for the production of renewable energy,' Mr Frandsen highlighted. 'Biogas is the key instrument to achieve this goal.'
The consortium includes partners from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Austria, Slovakia and Sweden.
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