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May 20--PORT ORCHARD -- West Sound Utility District has been given approval to sell or give away its "pasteurized" sewage sludge, also known as biosolids. By the end of the month, the utility district hopes to make the biosolids available for anyone who wants to pick up a bucketful or even a truckload, said John Poppe, wastewater utility manager for the district. Keith Grellner of Kitsap Public Health District said he congratulates West Sound Utility District for achieving such a high level of treatment.
Source : Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, Wash.
May 10--For the first time in Minnesota, treated sewage sludge will be permitted to go into a mix of grass, leaves and food waste for composting into black dirt. SKB Environmental Inc. of St. Paul is close to getting a permit from the city of Rosemount, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Dakota County to include sludge in the materials it will compost at a landfill off Hwy. Although some states compost sludge, in Minnesota it's incinerated in the metro area and spread on land to improve soils in rural areas.
Source : Star Tribune, Minneapolis
VANCOUVER, May 2, 2012 /CNW/ - International Wastewater Heat Exchange Systems (IWHES) proudly announces the successful installation of a Sewage Wastewater Heat Exchange System in the 60 unit Seven35 Condominiums complex, in North Vancouver, Canada.At 500% efficiency and an annual Greenhouse Gas Emission reduction of 150 tonnes, the system heats the domestic hot water for the development's 60 homes and contributed to earning the condominium complex the first dual 'green' certification in Canada - LEED Platinum and Built Green Gold.IWHES president - Lynn Mueller commented "We are very pleased with the performance of our 120,000 Btus per hour Sewage Wastewater Heat Recovery System and proud to have been involved with the first multi-family residential project in North America to have installed such an environmentally-friendly solution for heating and cooling."
Source : Canada Newswire
May 8--PCC Natural Markets is unveiling Tuesday a new alternative for dealing with food waste at its Issaquah location. For the past two years, the local grocery co-op has been working with WISErg, a Washington startup developing a "harvester" machine to convert food waste into liquid fertilizer. All nine PCC locations will carry the fertilizer, a brown liquid the consistency of water.
Source : The Seattle Times
May 7--When Wayne Koeckeritz turned 40 last year, he decided to leave a salaried job at a prestigious company and set out to run his own business. But that's just what he did. Koeckeritz is owner and operator of Food Waste Disposal LLC, a business aimed at closing the loop in the growing farm-to-table movement, by collecting food waste from restaurants and institutions and taking it to be composted.
Source : The Post and Courier
May 23--Concerns over unwanted dumping and a city ordinance passed two weeks ago led the Eau Claire City Council to unanimously ban compost from the newly expanded Phoenix Community Gardens. The council agreed in an 11-0 vote Tuesday afternoon to increase public gardening space off Forest Street by 50 percent, allowing more people to rent land for planting. The city signed an agreement to allow the North Riverfronts Neighborhood Association to run the garden, meaning the city no longer will manage it.
Source : Leader-Telegram
May 23--The Lehigh County Authority got the North Whitehall Planning Commission's nod of approval for a conditional use application to build a 200,000-gallon-a-day sewage treatment plant near the KidsPeace campus. But the blessing doesn't mean a plant will rise on the 5.1-acre parcel the authority plans to buy from KidsPeace. In fact, Tuesday's recommendation by the planners only agrees that such a use is permitted under township zoning laws.
Source : The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania
May 23--TAMPA -- A semitrailer truck hauling fertilizer overturned and shut down part of Big Bend Road and U.S. 301 on Tuesday. The truck made a left turn too quickly and fell on its side, spilling the fertilizer on the road, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The right two lanes of southbound U.S. 301 and the right-most lane of westbound Big Bend Road were blocked off following the accident, which happened just before 1:30 p.m., officials said.
Source : Tampa Bay Times
BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Ball Corporation (NYSE: BLL) today issued its third sustainability report, detailing the company's economic, social and environmental sustainability progress achieved during 2010 and 2011. The report is available online at www.ball.com/sustainability."Becoming more sustainable means thinking long term, which is a hallmark of Ball's history and a key component of our Drive for 10 vision that we introduced in 2011," said John A. Hayes, Ball's president and CEO.
Source : PRNewswire
ST. LOUIS, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Monsanto's (NYSE: MON) pipeline offers rich growth layers beyond breeding and biotechnology that add incremental growth opportunities going forward, Chief Technology Officer Robb Fraley, Ph.D., told investors today at the Goldman Sachs Basic Materials Conference 2012. Fraley discussed new technologies with the potential to create real commercial value in Monsanto's pipeline, including the expansion of the Integrated Farming Systems portfolio and the announcement of a new agricultural biologicals platform featuring BioDirect(TM) technology, which represents Monsanto's first step into biological products. He also touched on emerging global opportunities, highlighting the company's capital investment in Central and Eastern Europe as well as the continued ascension of agriculture in Brazil and Argentina, all of which are expected to drive Monsanto's growth over the next several years.
Source : PRNewswire
IRVINE, Calif., May 23, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Universal Bioenergy Inc., (OTCMarkets:UBRG), a publicly traded independent diversified energy company, that markets natural gas, propane, and produces petroleum and coal, announced today that NDR Energy Group, its subsidiary located in Charlotte, North Carolina, signed a new agreement to obtain natural gas supplies with a major natural gas supplier on the west coast. This agreement with this supplier will give NDR Energy Group strategic access to major supplies of natural gas to supply its electric utility customers gas for distribution, power generation and for NDR Energy's gas storage requirements.It is actively involved in projects for oil and natural gas development as well as long-term projects for LNG. It also has production in the North Sea, Indonesia, the Middle East and the United States and is working to acquire further production and exploration interests in Asia and Oceania.
Source : PrimeNewswire
Antibacterials Market to 2017 - Innovative Anti-Infectives that Target MDR Gram-Negative Pathogens Offer Significant Revenue PotentialGBI Research, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest report, "Antibacterials Market to 2017 - Innovative Anti-Infectives that Target MDR Gram-Negative Pathogens Offer Significant Revenue Potential", which provides key data, information and analysis for the global antibacterials market (covering tuberculosis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, atypical bronchitis, tonsillitis, sinusitis and otitis media in the US, the top five countries in Europe and Japan).It provides a disease overview for each indication, market forecasting, drivers and barriers, key marketed products, pipeline information and deals information for each disease in the top seven markets, as well as profiles for the main companies operating in the market.
Source : PRNewswire
Sri Lanka, May 20 -- The US Embassy in Colombo is partnering with GENETECH Sri Lanka, the University of Colombo, Michigan State University and the National Science Foundation to organise an Agricultural Biotechnology Workshop from tomorrow to Friday in Colombo. Funded by the International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, the workshop aims to create awareness of the bio- safety of genetically engineered (GE) crops and promote best practices from biotechnology laboratories to farmers' fields.They are Robert Frederick, Project Manager of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Mark Halsey, Director of Product Development at the Danforth Plant Science Centre and Dr. Cholani Weebadde, Assistant Professor at the Institute of International Agriculture of Michigan State University.
Source : The Sunday Observer Colombo
May 23--MANATEE -- The dredging at Wares Creek has brought up more wet, sludgy material than engineers had expected, which is more difficult and more expensive to dispose of than clean, dry dirt, county officials said Tuesday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to ask the county June 5 to consider some reduction of its landfill fees in order to dispose of much more gooey, sludgy matter than was anticipated, said Sia Mollanazar, deputy director of public works, who reported to the Manatee County Commission on the progress of the Corps' project. He acknowledged that the situation has slowed work, but said dredging has not stopped at the creek, which courses through downtown Bradenton before emptying into the Manatee River.
Source : The Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Fla.)
May 23--A request to study 3M's plan to burn non-3M waste in an incinerator has been thrown out -- on a technicality. The Minnesota Pollution Control Board voted Tuesday, May 22, not to complete an environmental assessment worksheet for the incinerator in Cottage Grove. But the 3M Co. proposal would not mean any expansion of the incinerator -- only the addition of new waste from sources other than 3M factories.
Source : Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, Minn.)
May 22--MANATEE -- The dredging at Wares Creek has brought up more wet, sludgy material than engineers had expected, which is more difficult and more expensive to dispose of than clean, dry dirt, county officials said Tuesday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plans to ask the county June 5 to consider some reduction of its landfill fees in order to dispose of much more sludgy matterial than was anticipated, said Sia Mollanazar, a county public works engineer, who reported to the Manatee County Commission on Tuesday on the progress of the Corps' project. He acknowledged that the situation has slowed work, but said dredging has not stopped at the creek, which courses through downtown Bradenton before emptying into the Manatee River.
Source : The Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Fla.)
May 22--WOODWARD, Okla. -- The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has granted a waiver to allow all tornado debris to be dropped at the Northwest Solid Waste Disposal Authority for free until May 31. County commissioners had requested the waiver to offer further assistance to those recovering from the April 15 tornado. The landfill typically has to pay a state disposal fee but with the waiver granted, they will not have to a pay a fee until after May 31, said Tommy Roedell, county commissioner.
Source : The Woodward News
May 21--CENTERVILLE -- Tonight the Centerville City Council is expected to award the East Wastewater Pollution Control Plant sludge processing facilities improvements project to low bidder, Oakview dck, LLC, of Red Oak in the amount of $1,622,300. Other bidders were C.L. Carroll Co., Inc., of Des Moines in the amount of $1,646,500; and Building Crafts, Inc., of Wilder, Ky., in the amount of $1,785,850. Bids were opened May 16 at 1 p.m. at Centerville City Hall.
Source : Daily Iowegian
TORONTO, May 22, 2012 /CNW/ - Pursuant to a fundamental change review, the common shares of Pan American Fertilizer Corp have been approved for listing. The shares of Bastion Resources Ltd. have been halted and will not resume trading. Following a share consolidation and the amalgamation of Bastion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bastion and Acclaro Mining Company, the shares of Pan American Fertilizer Corp will begin trading on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.
Source : Canada Newswire
2nd Annual World Health Care Congress - Latin AmericaOctober 29-30, 2012 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - The 2nd Annual World Health Care Congress - Latin America builds on a successful inaugural event and features best practices and innovations to deliver quality, cost-effective health care.The 2011 Congress featured the top industry influencers including Hans Dohmann, MD Municipal Secretary for Health, Brazil; Dr Pedro Garcia Aspillaga, Former Minister of Health of Chile; Sergio Cortes, State Secretary of Health, Brazil; Leandro Reis, Deputy Chairman, National Health Agency (ANS); Marcio Seroa de Araujo Coriolano, President; Bradesco Saude S/A, President; FENASAUDE, Jose Seripieri, Chairman of Qualicorp; and many others.
Source : PRNewswire
May 22--Houston-based Waste Management Inc. has introduced eight natural gas-fueled transfer trailers at its El Sobrante Landfill in Corona. Transfer trailers are used to move trash from surrounding communities to the landfill. The trailers are the first of their kind at the landfill, with better fuel efficiency and near-zero emissions, according to a news release.
Source : The Press-Enterprise
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hlvlln/analyzing_the_glob) has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the Global Fertilizer Industry 2012" report to their offering.High commodity prices experienced over recent years led to increased production and correspondingly greater fertilizer consumption as reflected in tight markets and higher fertilizer prices at the start of 2011.At global level it is anticipated that there will be an ample supply of all three major fertilizer nutrients.
Source : Business Wire
The ARP system will be owned and operated by ThermoEnergy and its partner in the Netherlands, ProfiNutrients BV."Because our Thermo ARP(TM) systems convert wastewater ammonia into valuable fertilizer products, they not only make biogas production more environmentally friendly, they provide the industry with an additional source of revenue to offset cost," said ThermoEnergy Chairman and CEO, Cary Bullock."High natural gas prices in Europe have created strong demand for biogas, and we believe this is an exceptional market opportunity for ThermoEnergy," Bullock added.
Source : PRNewswire
May 22--JOHNSTOWN -- Spending nearly $2 million and angering hundreds of customers to crack down on stormwater inflow issues hasn't solved overflow problems in Highland Sewer and Water Authority's sanitary sewage system. But a pair of 2-million-gallon holding tanks under construction above Ohio Street will allow the surges to be treated gradually and bring that section ofâ the authority's system into compliance with state mandates, Highland Manager Edward Englehart said during a tour of the $8.8 million project. Sewage can be gradually discharged back into the main sewers, called interceptors, and then on to Johnstown Redevelopment Authority's Dornick Point treatment plant in West Taylor Township.
Source : The Tribune-Democrat
Etisalat has received ISO14001:2004 Environmental Management System Certification for adopting best practices in reduction of its carbon footprint and its overall environmental impact at the Corporation's head offices in Abu Dhabi.For further information, please contact: Iyad Al Zou'bi, (c) 2012 Middle East Company News.
Source : Middle East Company News