Archive for October, 2007

Cars on train carrying nuclear waste derail at Shearon Harris - Bizjournals.com

ReutersCars on train carrying nuclear waste derail at Shearon HarrisBizjournals.com, NC - Oct 26, 2007But Shearon Harris gets overflow nuclear waste from only one facility, the Brunswick nuclear plant about 30 miles south of Wilmington. …Train cars derail at Harris nuclear plant News & ObserverTrain carrying spent nuclear fuel derails Charlotte ObserverTrain carrying nuclear waste cargo […]

Water treatment plant dumping solid waste in river - New Straits Times

Water treatment plant dumping solid waste in riverNew Straits Times, Malaysia - 10 minutes agoBut this was not the case at the Merbau Chondong plant. The waste was channelled straight into the tributary. Sazmi said AKSB must provide all its records …Read full story

Brisbane urged to drop off e-waste with Council - ABC Online

Brisbane urged to drop off e-waste with CouncilABC Online, Australia - 20 hours ago… Balmoral and Newmarket for people to get rid of e-waste. "Unwanted computers, laptop computers, desktop PCs, monitors, hard-drives, keyboards, computer …Read full story

Reconstituted Committee on Radioactive Waste Management - Media Newswire (press release)

Reconstituted Committee on Radioactive Waste ManagementMedia Newswire (press release), NY - Oct 26, 2007(Media-Newswire.com) - Environment Minister Phil Woolas today welcomed the appointment of the reconstituted Committee on Radioactive Waste Management …Read full story

Waste Control gets draft license to store radioactive byproducts - MyWestTexas.com

Waste Control gets draft license to store radioactive byproductsMyWestTexas.com, TX - 16 hours agoThis is one of two low-level radioactive waste licenses the company has pending with the Austin-based agency. The other, expected in the next couple of …Read full story

Fears demolition firm may use Nigg for nuclear waste - Sunday Herald

Fears demolition firm may use Nigg for nuclear wasteSunday Herald, UK - 5 hours agoBy Rob Edwards, Environment Editor FEARS THAT an iconic industrial site in the Highlands could end up as a radioactive scrap yard have been re-ignited by …Read full story

Growing heaps of rubbish leave waste managers with a dirty dilemma - Gulf News

Gulf NewsGrowing heaps of rubbish leave waste managers with a dirty dilemmaGulf News, United Arab Emirates - Oct 25, 2007The UAE and Saudi Arabia produce the most waste in the region, producing 25 per cent and 54.4 per cent of all industrial waste respectively. …Read full story

Wilton Hazardous Waste Collection is tomorrow at Driscoll School - Wilton Bulletin

Wilton Hazardous Waste Collection is tomorrow at Driscoll SchoolWilton Bulletin, CT - Oct 26, 2007The town’s annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection will take place on Saturday, Oct. 27, from 9 to 3, this time in the parking lot of Driscoll School …Read full story

ArcelorMittal nurses the sting of Gauteng waste site closure - The Times

ArcelorMittal nurses the sting of Gauteng waste site closureThe Times, South Africa - 1 hour agoThe Green Scorpions have shut down the company’s operations at its Vaal site over the alleged dumping of hazardous waste and continued air and water …Read full story

Hot line fields more than 1000 calls from public - NorthJersey.com

Hot line fields more than 1000 calls from publicNorthJersey.com, NJ - 14 hours agoThe animal calls were followed by garbage being put curbside too early. For the record, garbage should be put out after 6 pm on the day before a scheduled …Read full story