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RNZ News
10 hours ago
- General
- RNZ News
Clutha council confident Mt Cooee Landfill won't run out of room
Mt Cooee Landfill. Photo: Facebook/Wasteco The Clutha District Council is confident a solution will be in place at a local landfill before it runs out of room. In February, the council reported the Mt Cooee Landfill area was critically close to capacity - it could need to stop accepting waste by August - and could cost an estimated $157,000 a month to ship waste elsewhere. Work has been underway to reduce, mitigate or eliminate that risk. That work included a 3D survey to figure out how much capacity was left and how long it would take to fill up and plans to build a general waste transfer pad so waste could be moved out of the district to another landfill until a decision was made about building a new landfill at Mt Cooee. The pad was expected to be finished by early September. "At this stage, council staff are working to define the detail designs required for the transfer station and then go out to tender for this urgent work," the council said. The council acknowledged it had not been smooth sailing as councillors expressed serious concern at the early advice. "Staff worked in the background on the risk and were successful in the various risk elimination measures," the council said. "Council is very confident that a solution will be in place before it is needed." The resource consent for the continued operation, expansion and progressive rehabilitation of the Mt Cooee Landfill was signed off by the Otago Regional Council in May. Work to enable an extension of the current landfill cell was nearly done, but existing cell had about 15 months of capacity left, the council said. The extension was expected to cost about $200,000. The total budget available for Mt Cooee upgrades was $7.1 million, which also included the transfer station and a possible resource centre. Building a new landfill cell was also a possible option. "Staff are intending to bring back to council a decision over the economics of operating Mt Cooee versus operating a transfer station as the long-term solution." Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
CTV News
21 hours ago
- General
- CTV News
No green bin, no garbage pickup: County revisits new strict policy for organics participation
The County of Simcoe is once again pushing to move forward with strict measures to improve resident participate in the organics program. In 2024, solid waste management staff presented council with the tougher measures, and at the time, council encouraged focusing on promotion and education rather than enforcement. In a Tuesday Committee of the Whole meeting, the program was laid out once again, emphasizing how the method is proven to drive increases in organics. What It Means If approved, the County would soft launch on November 1. At that time, collection crews would continue to pick up waste carts with no organics cart at the curb, but a cart hanger would be left behind to inform residents of the changes coming. Then on December 1, the new program would be fully implemented, meaning residents must place their green bin (organics) at the curb for collection if they want their garbage to be picked up. 'The County's curbside organics program has been in place since 2008 and while it has been successful in diverting over 250,000 tonnes of organics from landfill there is still room for improvement,' County staff noted. According to recent audits, 46 per cent of what is being tossed in the trash should have been placed in the organics cart. If the new program goes forward, it's anticipated to increase organics tonnage by 10 to 20 per cent. Backyard Composts Not Enough Door-to-door investigations by County staff reportedly revealed 71 per cent of the roughly 90 households they spoke with threw all organic waste in the garbage, while 23 per cent had backyard composters. 'All residents that had a backyard composter had organics in their garbage cart, indicated that they used the garbage cart for items that did not belong in the backyard composter or were unaware of the other materials that could go in the cart,' the report stated. The remaining six per cent stated other reasons for not using the green bin, including putting scraps in a field for animals to consume. Landfill Woes When organic waste like food scraps is thrown in the trash instead of the green bin, it causes several problems, the County highlighted. It takes up space in landfill runoff and produces methane - a greenhouse gas that is harmful to the environment. The County says its two remaining landfills are almost full. The Nottawasaga landfill will close later this year, and the Oro landfill is expected to reach capacity by 2027. Once that happens, all garbage will need to be exported or sent to a waste energy facility, both of which the County says are costly. If the program is implemented successfully, raising the organics capture rate to 60 per cent by 2028 could save the County around $30,000 per year. Hitting 75 per cent diversion could lead to yearly savings of more than $130,000, according to the report. The County expects promoting the program to educate residents would come with an estimated $125,000 price tag. The County would also offer a reduced fee for organics carts to $25 from October 1 until December 31 for residents needing them. The program would not apply to residents of Barrie or Orillia, which have their own waste collection programs.
Bloomberg
a day ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
SK Group Is Said to Consider Selling Stake in Malaysian Waste Firm Cenviro
SK Group is considering selling its minority holding in Cenviro Sdn. in a deal that could value the Malaysian waste management company at about $300 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The South Korean conglomerate is working with a financial adviser on a potential sale of its 30% stake, the people said, asking not to be identified because the process is private. SK has been in touch with prospective investors, including industry peers and private equity firms, two of the people said.
Argaam
2 days ago
- Business
- Argaam
Lana wins waste transport containers project with Defense Ministry
Lana Medical Co. was awarded a project with the Ministry of Defense to provide non-medical waste transport containers for Prince Sultan Military Medical City. The project's value will not exceed 5% of the company's 2024 revenues, according to a statement to Tadawul today, June 26. The deal entails providing non-medical waste containers for a period of 36 months, starting from the date of site receipt. The project is pending the contract signing and the Ministry of Finance's approval, in accordance with the project documents, specifications, and bills of quantities. This project is deemed key in the company's plan to expand its provision of integrated waste management solutions in the healthcare sector. This is given its focus on improving the quality of environmental services, implementing global best practices in waste management, supporting national initiatives to reduce pollution and promote public health, achieving sustainability, and reducing the environmental impact resulting from transportation and disposal operations. The financial impact of the project is expected to be reflected in Lana's financials starting from Q3 2025, the company noted. The project also reflects Lana's ability to implement large-scale projects within healthcare facilities, while also adopting the highest technical and operational standards. This project award is an extension of Lana's strategy to strengthen its leadership in the Saudi environmental services sector. It should also contribute effectively to achieving the goals of Saudi Vision 2030 in the field of environmental sustainability, the statement added. According to data available on Argaam, Lana reported a revenue of SAR 84.09 million in 2024. Therefore, a 5% portion makes around SAR 4.2 million.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Veolia Expands U.S. Hazardous Waste Treatment Leadership Through Strategic Acquisitions and Organic Growth
Acquisition of three leading U.S. hazardous waste management companies, located in Massachusetts and California A decisive step in the company's ambition to double the size of its North America business, with a focus on hazardous waste treatment, one of the boosters of GreenUp BOSTON, June 26, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veolia, the world leader in hazardous waste treatment with 5b$ in this activity, patented technologies and a worldwide presence, today announced actions to expand its hazardous waste treatment and disposal business in North America through investment, acquisitions and capacity expansion. The company announced c.$350 million (€300m) in global investments worldwide, including three new U.S. acquisitions in Massachusetts and California and reaffirmed plans to expand existing facilities. As reshoring drives the growth of US manufacturing industries and medical technologies continue to advance, hazardous waste treatment and disposal capacity must anticipate this demand. Veolia's global leadership in hazardous waste management allows the company to meet these needs, ensure environmental security for communities, and provide safe, proven solutions for industrial hazardous waste. Veolia Acquires Three Leading Hazardous Waste Providers In Massachusetts, the company has acquired New England Disposal Technologies and New England MedWaste. With these acquisitions, Veolia now operates the state's only permitted medical waste disposal facility, as well as two of the state's three permitted household hazardous waste disposal sites. The acquisitions also expand Veolia's leadership in serving the Massachusetts healthcare and life science industries. In California, the company has acquired Ingenium, a leading waste management service firm specializing in packaging, transportation, recycling and disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous, biological, universal and radioactive waste. This builds on a prior strategic partnership between the two companies to lock in guaranteed high-temperature treatment capacity for customers at Veolia incinerators. A vast and powerful network of infrastructure in the US, including a state-of-the-art thermal treatment facility to start up in Arkansas Veolia, which owns six high-temperature incinerators at three sites in the United States (Port Arthur, TX – Gum Springs, AR – Sauget, IL) also gave an update on the expansion of its unique high temperature hazardous waste treatment facility in Gum Springs, Ark., which has been undergoing a multi-year expansion that will make it one of the most technologically advanced and environmentally sustainable facilities of its kind in the world. When the facility starts up, it will progressively bring new permitted incineration capacity to the market, much of it already contracted as part of long-term agreements. The new incinerator design incorporates energy recovery to produce power for the site and therefore is subject to the EPA's recycling designation of H050 for wastes received for treatment. This designation, coupled with the multiple environmental awards already received by the project, further reinforces Veolia's position as a provider of environmentally sustainable waste management solutions. This ability to turn waste into a resource and to design facilities that are both essential for the regions and increasingly virtuous perfectly aligns with the ambitions set out in Veolia's strategic GreenUp program, which aims to depollute, decarbonize, and preserve resources. In addition to these state-of-the-art high temperature incinerators, Veolia also owns 49 transport and transfer platforms in 29 states as well as significant capacities for the recycling of liquid hazardous waste and electronic waste. Thanks to this wide range of solutions and facilities, the Group is able to efficiently meet the growing needs of local industrial players. Bob Cappadona, President and Chief Executive Officer of Veolia's North American Environmental Solutions and Services business said: "Our team is proud to be at the forefront of Veolia's plans to lead the hazardous waste industry, by investing in growth, expanded capacity and new environmental technologies. The teams at New England Disposal Technologies, New England MedWaste and Ingenium are outstanding performers and are aligned with our GreenUp strategy, our purpose-driven and our customer-centric approach. Together we are positioned to make a real difference for the industry and the planet." Estelle Brachlianoff, CEO of Veolia said this week during a thematic event on the subject of hazardous waste organized in northern France at one of the largest high-temperature incinerators in Europe: "Hazardous waste treatment is becoming a strategic bottleneck for many industries, especially those undergoing transformation or reshoring production. It's also an essential topic for human health and ensuring environmental security. By reinforcing our footprint through both organic investment and acquisition, we are positioning Veolia to remain ahead of the curve. Our global presence, the combination of our expertise, innovative technologies, and ability to scale rapidly enable us to deliver tailored, high-value-added services, while accelerating time-to-market for innovative waste treatment solutions." ABOUT VEOLIA IN NORTH AMERICA A subsidiary of Veolia group, Veolia North America (VNA) is the top-ranked environmental company in the United States for three consecutive years, and the country's largest private water operator and technology provider as well as hazardous waste and pollution treatment leader. It offers a full spectrum of water, waste, and energy management services, including water and wastewater treatment, commercial and hazardous waste collection and disposal, energy consulting and resource recovery. VNA helps commercial, industrial, healthcare, higher education, and municipality customers throughout North America. Headquartered in Boston, Mass., Veolia North America has more than 10,000 employees working at more than 350 locations across the continent. ABOUT VEOLIA GROUP Veolia Group aims to become the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Present on five continents with 215,000 employees, the Group designs and deploys useful, practical solutions for the management of water, waste and energy that are contributing to a radical turnaround of the current situation. Through its three complementary activities, Veolia helps to develop access to resources, to preserve available resources and to renew them. In 2024, the Veolia Group provided 111 million inhabitants with drinking water and 98 million with sanitation, produced 42 million megawatt hours of energy and treated 65 million tonnes of waste. Veolia Environnement (Paris Euronext: VIE) achieved consolidated revenue of 44.7 billion euros in 2024. View source version on Contacts VEOLIA IN NORTH AMERICA Nate Pepper Vice President, Communications Sign in to access your portfolio
