Waste Ahoy: How Cruise Ships Utilize Their Waste at Sea

“China proves that waste-to-energy is the future,” stated the Global Waste-to-Energy Research and Technology Council at an expert conference. The industrial nation is considered an international reference model in this technology: with more than 1,100 plants, China accounts for over half of the world’s installed capacity. “China shows that waste-to-energy is the future,” says WtERT®. The Shek Kwu Chau facility is a prime example of the implementation of this technology. (Sour

Waste does not disappear. It merely changes location – or its value. It is the latter that countries with high environmental and cleanliness standards, such as Sweden, Switzerland, Singapore, or the United Arab Emirates, are increasingly leveraging. They use waste as a regional resource. What often ends up in landfills elsewhere is transformed through thermal treatment into a source of energy, a reservoir of raw materials, and a strategic reserve. In a world of growing cities

Indore is considered the cleanest city in India – a title otherwise only held by cities like Helsinki, Copenhagen or Singapore. In a country more commonly known as a waste hotspot, this metropolis shows how it’s done: With a clear vision, citizen participation and innovative strategies, waste becomes a resource. From Waste to Worth – a motto for the future, with great potential for both material and thermal recycling. Indore has been named the cleanest city in India multiple

Only 1 percent of Swedish waste ends up in landfills – a global top mark, compared to the average of 37 percent. Sweden recycles 99 percent of its waste, primarily through thermal conversion into electricity and heat. The system is so successful that the country even imports waste. By taking care of what society has thrown away and that cannot be recycled, Mälarenergi can heat the city, provide warm showers, supply cooling for hospitals and industry – and at the same time del