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UN Environment Programme
UN Advisory Board Names 20 City Leaders in Zero Waste
20 cities worldwide have been named the inaugural 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste, an initiative led by the UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste.
Diana Butron
New OECD Report on Regional Plastics of the ASEAN Plus Three Region
The report warns of the staggering amount of mismanaged plastic waste generated and urges action to tackle this important problem.
Kanadevia INOVA
The Kompogas®dry fermentation system in Nanjing, China
This system is used to convert organic household waste into biogas, which is then used to generate electricity.
Experts / Involved Parties
Professor Enrique Posada Restrepo
WtERT Colombia, HATCH, Grupo Pospin
Prof. Dr. Ismail Tamer M.
Suez Canal University / Green Planet for Sustainable Environmental Solutions / WtERT Egypt
Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Gehrmann
Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
WtERT.org
Celebrating Global Knowledge Sharing and Unity at the Closing Ceremony of the International Training Workshop on Waste-to-Energy
On November 8, we gathered to celebrate the closing of the International Training Workshop on Waste-to-Energy – an event hosted by Zhejiang University (ZJU) and co-organized by Zhejiang University of Technology (ZJUT) and the International Consultant Committee on Waste-to-Energy (ICCWtE), with support from WtERT, brought together 20 participants from 15 countries.
WtERT.org
China’s Bold Vision for Waste Management: Professor Huang Qunxing at Columbia Climate School on Waste-to-Energy Innovations
Professor Huang Qunxing Delivers Insightful Lecture on Waste-to-Energy Innovations at Columbia University
Elsevier
Understanding the Evolution of Municipal Solid Waste Incineration Emissions in China: Patterns, Determinants, and Control Measures Abdoulaye Boré , Jicui Cui, Guanyi Chen, Nickolas J. Themelis, Wenchao Ma
This study evaluates the evolution of MSW incineration emissions between 2005 and 2020 across 510 waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities nationwide, using a multi-pollutant framework involving nine major emissions.
Dublix Technology ApS
Performance increase with DD-Jet water-jet cleaning in WtE plant at Zhuhai, China
Dublix received the first major order from China by SUS-CITICPE for a water-jet boiler cleaning system at the Zhuhai state-of-the-art Waste to Energy plant (WtE).
WtERT
WtERT presence in COP28
Global WtERT and Sharjah University deliver letter to COP28 President on methane emissions from waste
WtERT
The Global WtERT Congress in Hangzhou
The meeting in enchanting Hangzhou was a great experience for all participants from the network and for all other visitors.
BMUV
Sino-German Environment Forum generates momentum in the fight against plastic waste
Minister Steffi Lemke praises the results of the Sino-German meeting in Taicang, China. The goal is to deepen cooperation between the two countries.
Wastes remaining after all recycling and composting: POST-RECYCLING WASTES Prof. Emeritus Nickolas J. Themelis
Keynote presentation at MatER Conference on Final Sinks, June 5, 2023, Piacenza, Italy
ACI Environ
2025 Study Tour on Battery Recycling in China
ACI Environ is organizing the Study Tour on Battery Recycling in China, from the 16th to the 20th June 2025.
TK Verlag
Waste-to-Energy in Ethiopia – an Evaluation of the Reppie Plant in Addis Ababa Jörn Franck and Jürgen von Kories
The general waste management conditions, the performance and technical condition of he plant and the operational and organizational conditions, such as the qualifications of the operating personnel, were also considered.
Global WtERT Council
The opening ceremony of the 7th International Training Workshop of Waste to Energy was successfully held on October 25th, 2023 in Hangzhou.
More than 30 international participants from 21 countries, and representatives from leading Chinese Waste-to-Energy industries, attended the opening ceremony.
Springer
Energy and materials recovery from post‑recycling wastes: WTE Nickolas J. Themelis
One of the most misunderstood technologies in some parts of the world and widely adopted technologies in others is the recovery of energy and materials by the controlled combustion of post-recycling wastes.
Ekkehart Gartner
China is yearning for climate change
How is this statement to be understood?
Global WtERT Council
Workshop training on Waste-to-Energy for North Africa
Training to members of government to educate them about best practices on waste management
Understand the e-waste contribution and people’s recycling behaviour in Hong Kong through a territory-wide recycling programme for USB cables Stacey C. Y. Li, Catherine W. C. Chan, Janet K. Y. Chan *
As the USB cables are made of plastics and metals, it would be a waste of resources if they were sent to the landfill directly.
Columbia University in the City of New York
2022 Waste-to-Energy Research And Technology (WtERT) Asia Meeting: Going into New Technologies and Best Practices to Promote Wide Application
Energy and metals recovery from urban wastes (waste-to-energy or WtE) is one of the key areas that can help address this issue.
ICCWtE
International Consultant Committee of Waste to Energy
Training platform and website for developing countries in Zhejiang University since 2016 with the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
Springer
Waste to energy (WTE) in China: from latecomer to front runner Nickolas J. Themelis , Wenchao Ma
This paper discusses the 2000–2018 evolution of energy and metals recovery from urban wastes in the European Union and China.
www.seetao.com
CRCC won 6 overseas waste incineration power plant projects in Kazakhstan
China Railway 20th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Railway Construction Corporation, signed a feasibility study agreement and an EPC contract of intent for the 6 waste incineration power plant projects in Kazakhstan with the Kazakhstan Waste 2 Energy Company.
Elsevier Ltd.
Adsorption and thermal degradation of microplastics from aqueous solutions by Mg/Zn modified magnetic biochars Jun Wang, ChenSun, Qun-Xing Huang, YongChi, Jian-HuaYan
Microplastics (MPs) derived from plastic wastes have attracted wide attention throughout the world due to the wide distribution, easy transition, and potential threats to organisms.
Elsevier Ltd.
BTEX recovery from waste rubbers by catalytic pyrolysis over Zn loaded tire derived char Yuhan Pan,Jingyuan Simaa, Xinwen Wang, Yonggang Zhou, Qunxing Huang
Recovering valuable chemicals (BTEX: Benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene) via catalytic pyrolysis of waste tires is a promising and sustainable approach.
Elsevier Ltd.
The effect of thermal aging on the composition of pyrolysis oil fuel derived from typical waste plastics Jiaxing Song, Kai Sun, Qunxing Huang
This study reveals the influence of thermal aging on the pyrolysis oil fuel components of typical waste plastics, including polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
ENFI
China ENFI Engineering Corporation (CHINA ENFI) - Waste to Energy (WtE) plants
ENFI is a company undertaking consulting and engineering of Waste to Energy (WtE) projects. It can provide the integrated service of investment, consulting, design, equipment, integration construction and operation services for WtE projects.
Columbia Climate School
Significant impact of landfilling on climate change, in State of the Planet of Columbia University, by Prof. Themelis
Around the world, economic development has been accompanied by the generation of about 2 billion tons of urban waste each year. The developed nations have put a lot of effort into sorting out recyclable materials, but there are practical and economic limits as to how much of the waste can be recycled. According to EPA and other reports, the U.S. recycling plus composting rate has leveled out at about 32%. In the European Union, the rate is closer to 46%.
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