Waste Management World Magazine, March - April 2009

About Waste Management World Magazine
Waste Management World is devoted entirely to presenting articles of interest to the industry. Information on the latest waste management industry news, economic events, technology, and products and services is offered in a format tailored for operating managers, engineers and others allied to the Waste Management industry.

REGULARS
FROM THE EDITOR
ISWA COMMENT
NEWS
A round-up of news from around the world
ISWA INFORMATION
DIARY
ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
CHANGING PERCEPTIONS
THE ROLE OF THE LANDFILL COMPACTOR IN A
FUTURE WHERE MORE AND MORE WASTE IS RECYCLED
A report from the Ammassuo landfill site at Espoo,
Finland, where investment in the future has taken
technology to the next level and given rise to a service
helping turnkey operations in less developed markets
By Malcolm Bates
CHALLENGING TIMES IN
TRANSITION
THE CASE OF COPENHAGEN
For over 100 years, a concessionary agreement
has ruled Copenhagen’s waste management system.
With its termination the city is facing
challenges in keeping its standards high
By Björn Appelqvist
Contents MARCH–APRIL 2009
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FEATURES
MARCH–APRIL 2009
WMW
Australasia’s largest
composting facility
Waste collection
in Copenhagen
Finland leads
the way in landfill
Plant profile:
refrigerator recycling
INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION
Promoting sustainable waste management worldwide

COVER PHTOGRAPH:
The Ammassuo landfill
site at Espoo, Finland
WASTE LEADERSHIP SERIES
ISWA’s Helena Bergman talks to Daniele Fortini, the CEO
of ASIA Napoli – Naples’ waste management company
PLANT PROFILE
ELDAN RECYCLING A/S
The Danish company Eldan Recycling A/S specializes
in every aspect of refrigerator recycling. Here it presents
an in-depth look at its business, technology and plant
By Berit H Vous
INTERVIEW
THE WASTE-TO-ENERGY REVOLUTION
Philip Hall, MD of Reclaim Resources Ltd, developed
the Vantage Waste Processor (VWP). Here he reveals
the inspiration for his work

BIOWASTE DOWN UNDER
A NEW STRATEGY SETS THE STANDARD
This month sees the opening of Australasia’s
largest compost facility in Christchurch,
New Zealand. And with it a brand new
collection strategy and education programme
By Jan McCarthy
HAZARDOUSWASTE
SWEDEN’S LARGEST
ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT
A national campaign on hazardous waste has
brought Avfall Sverige the ISWA Communication
Award 2008. Here we take a look at why
it was such a success
By Karin Jönsson

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