Why Mexico's recyclables collectors matter

The earnings of recyclables collectors depend on fluctuating prices. On average, recycling plants pay about 1.50 pesos per kilo of cardboard, 10-22 pesos per kilo of aluminum cans and 3-11 pesos ...

Enviro and Antin begin construction of tyre recycling plant in Sweden

Sweden – Construction of a vehicle tyre recycling plant in Uddevalla, Sweden was launched on 13 February by a joint venture established between Scandinavian Enviro Systems AB ("Enviro") of Gothenburg and Antin Infrastructure Partners of Paris, France, with a planned opening date of 2025.. During the initial phase of …

Enviro finalises plan for large-scale waste tire recycling unit in Sweden

The JV has secured equity financing for the construction project and signed "multi-year agreements" for the supply of ELTs and offtakes for the recovered products, Enviro announced 7 Feb. Located in Uddevalla, the facility will have capacity to recycle 34.5 kilotonnes per annum of waste tires, equal to 40% of the annual ELT …

Viable Disposal of Post-Consumer Polymers in Mexico: A …

Mexico generated 102,895 tons of waste daily in 2017. 83.93% of tons of waste was collected, and 78.54% was transferred to final disposal sites, unlike countries such as Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Sweden, Austria, and Denmark; where the final disposal of waste is less than 5% in sanitary landfills.

Construction begins on binational water treatment plant in …

Mexico and the United States have initiated a joint construction project at the San Antonio de los Buenos wastewater treatment plant in Tijuana.

Veolia Mexico recycled 20,000t of discarded materials for the …

Mexico: Veolia Mexico announced in its sustainability report that it has managed the recycling and reuse of nearly 20,000t of waste for the cement industry, as …

SDI to acquire Mexican scrap firm

Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI), headquartered in Fort Wayne, Indiana, says it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the equity interest of Monterrey, Mexico-based multilocation scrap processing firm Roca Acero S.A. de C.V. SDI says the purchase, for an undisclosed amount, will "be funded with available cash.". Roca Acero operates …

Turning the Tide on Waste: Mexico's Journey towards a …

Mexico stands on the precipice of environmental reform. The country is taking strides to reshape its waste management systems and align them with the …

Current Practices of Construction and Demolition Waste Management …

The purpose of this master thesis is to understand the current practice of Construction and Demolition Waste Management (CDWM) in the case area of a Swedish construction site. In addition, this paper aims to comprehend how Building Information Modelling (BIM) could support CDWM in the case area. This paper presents a case area of Swedish …

The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Completes 25 …

March 26, 2024, marks the 25th anniversary of operations at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Located about 30 miles southeast of Carlsbad, New Mexico, in the Chihuahuan Desert, WIPP is the nation's only deep …

Construction in Sweden

LONDON, Nov. 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- . Synopsis The Swedish construction industry grew by 4.7% in real terms in 2016, following an annual growth of 9.6% in 2015 and 2.8% in 2014.

Developing the First Ever Facility for the Safe Disposal of …

The facility being built in Finland is based on the 'KBS-3' disposal concept, which was developed by the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB), in close cooperation with Posiva, the Finnish company responsible for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel. ... Before construction of a disposal facility can begin, the …

Demolition – an important source of construction materials

The construction sector accounts for 50% of material production and 35% of waste in the EU. ... for steel construction, EN 1090, was revised in 2018, making it possible to sell …

Swedish Waste Management: A Review Article

Swedish Waste Management: A Review Article Rahul Prashar1 1 Department Of Civil Engineering,Jaypee University Of Information Technology, India ... Textiles, food, electronics and construction and removal of waste. Targets was set by the EPE of Sweden is the quantity of waste going to landfill, not including mining

C&D RECYCLING PLANT MEXICO – WDCD No …

Mexico City generates every day 14,000 tons of construction and demolition (C&D) waste, nowadays all this waste goes to landfills, it also is estimated that at least the same amount of new material is being …

Waste Management: The Swedish Success Story

The awareness and dedication of Swedish citizens is a key success factor of why Sweden has become one of the global leaders in sustainable waste management. By teaching children the importance of recycling from an early age, there is social pressure to take care of one's waste and recycle properly.

Municipal waste management in Sweden

Sustainable Waste Management' laid down the future direction of waste management and set distinctive targets to be met by 2010, based on the Swedish Environmental Objectives which were enacted by the Swedish government in the same year (SEPA, 2005). Swedish MSW management is characterised by a clear division of responsibilities for all involved

Mexico City Triples Construction Waste Recycling in Six Years

Between 2018 and 2024, waste recycling has risen from 200,000t/year to 600,000t/year. Gerardo Gutiérrez, President, Mexican Association for Construction Waste Recycling, highlighted this as a significant shift in Mexico City's waste management landscape.

Swedish Waste Management abbreviated version

Swedish waste management is good value for money. Waste management is an important societal function, with the municipalities serving as ... * incl. construction material Material recycling* Biological treatment Energy recovery * incl. construction material 50% 93% 64%-95% Landfill. Swedish municipal waste 2021

Managing Waste Disposal & Recycling at Your House in Mexico …

When you rent or own a home in Mexico, you'll need to make arrangements to manage your ongoing waste and recycling of reusable materials.. How you dispose of your waste and separate materials for recycling will depend on where you live in Mexico. This article describes the various ways to manage your waste, materials …

Geological disposal of radioactive waste—Experience from …

Geological disposal has been the basis for the Swedish program for disposal of radioactive waste since its beginning in the mid-1970s. Two underground facilities have been in operation since the late 1980s.

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Ferrostaal Commissions Tire Recycling Plant in Mexico

According to Ferrostaal, the purchaser of the tire recycling plant operates a chain of gas stations throughout Mexico where drivers can have their tires recycled. According to the company, the recycling plant will allow the gas station operator to process around 1,500 kilograms of old tires per hour, twice the company's current capacity.

Waste and recycling

Waste management systems must be easily accessible and perceived to be effective. The challenge facing the City is to find smart collection systems that suit a big city and work for everyone. One of the seven goals in the City of Stockholm's environment programme 2020-2023 is "A resource-smart Stockholm".

Recycling and Waste

Waste-to-energy is a method ideally suited to waste that cannot be recycled in any other way. It is an efficient and environmentally safe method for recovering energy from waste, and provides both district heating and electricity in Sweden. Global leader in waste management. Sweden recovers more energy from each tonne of waste than any other ...

SPENT NUCLEAR F HIGH -LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE …

TR-11-01. Stockholm, Sweden: Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company. March. SNL (Sandia National Laboratories). 2014. Evaluation of Options for Permanent Geologic Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste in Support of a Comprehensive National Nuclear Fuel Cycle Strategy, Volumes I and II (Appendices)

A Guide to Sweden's Recycling System: Do's and Don'ts

Let's dive deep into the do's and don'ts of recycling in this Scandinavian paradise. The Swedish Recycling Philosophy. Sweden recycles an astonishing 99% of its waste, a feat accomplished through a mix of recycling, …

Construction Wastes: Types, Causes, and Recycling Strategies

Construction Waste Problems. Waste material is a by-product of human and industrial activity that has no residual value. Need for Comprehensive construction waste management in every site. Every personnel, from the management to the operational level should work for the goal of construction waste management. Importance of Recycling

Plastic in Sweden – facts and practical advice

Only about 2.5 per cent of the plastic waste generated by the construction industry goes to material recycling, a total of less than 3,000 tons per year. The plastic that goes to material recycling is from pipes, insulation and leftovers from …

SSAB names new CEO

Sweden-based steel producer SSAB, which operates recycled-content steel mills in North America, has appointed Johnny Sjöström its new president and CEO, effective Oct. 28.. The new appointee, who currently heads the SSAB Special Steels division, succeeds Martin Lindqvist, who announced his intention to step down from the CEO …

2022

You can read more about how Swedish waste management works in practice on the following pages. We hope it will provide both insight and inspiration. July 2023 Tony Clark ... recycling, including the recycling of construction material. This corresponds to 123 kg per person and is a five percent 3 4 3 4

ALPLA opens HDPE plastic recycling facility in Toluca, Mexico

ALPLA opens HDPE plastic recycling facility in Toluca, Mexico. The company aims to increase the plant's annual production capacity to 30,000t from the second half of next year. November 12, 2021. ... ALPLA began building the facility last September and has invested around €20m ($22.8m) in its construction.

Aluminum recycling: an urgent and unexplored …

According to Data Mexico, in 2020, the main commercial destinations of aluminum waste and scrap generated in Mexico were the United States (US$172M), Brazil (US$58.6M), South Korea (US$30.7M), Saudi Arabia …

Aluminum recycling: an urgent and unexplored reality in Mexico

According to Data Mexico, in 2020, the main commercial destinations of aluminum waste and scrap generated in Mexico were the United States (US$172M), Brazil (US$58.6M), South Korea (US$30.7M), Saudi Arabia (US$15.7M), and Germany (US$10.3M). The states with the highest international sales of aluminum waste and scrap were Nuevo León …

Mexico's waste management and how to reduce …

Mexico's recycling rate. A paper from 2014 about "Pushing Mexico to a recycling culture" explains the ground of the problem: the lack of laws and standards and corruption practices in politics. Also, plastics …

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Finland Breaks Ground On World's First Deep Geologic …

Research has been conducted there since the beginning of its construction. Disposal in any repository in Finland will be based on the multi-barrier KBS-3 system developed by the Swedish Nuclear ...

Sweden's Government Approves Construction of Spent …

Sweden's government in late January gave radioactive waste management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB (SKB) the green light to proceed with a deep geological repository (DGR) for spent ...