A report released June 8 hopes to draw attention — and funding — to the growing plastics-to-fuel sector. And its authors hope an accompanying free tool for aspiring pyrolysis developers will help the nascent industry grow. The 2015 Plastics-to-Fuel Developers Guide and Cost Estimating Tool for Prospective Project Developers, from the American Chemistry Council and … Read more
The General Manager of Moree Plains Shire Council says Council has been approached to trial a new domestic waste processing method. David Aber says Council has received several offers to run a pyrolysis plant. Pyrolysis is a process that can turn municipal waste into gas, oil, and biochar, using a burning technique. Mr Aber says … Read more
Middlesbrough, UK based PYReco, which aims to develop an £80 million plant to recycle oil, gas, refined carbon black, and steel from end-of-life tyres on Teesside, is struggling to secure adequate investment, according to a report in the Gazette Live. The company has previously been awarded £1 million in government funding, but is has since seen … Read more
Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) members are reviewing an industrial firm’s modified proposal for new zoning regulations, which would potentially allow it to handle and process scrap tires at an industrial building on High Bridge Road. The P&Z held a public hearing on January 15 on MAAK Environmental Corporation’s regulatory proposal for new zoning rules, … Read more
Burning tires, coal mining by-products and trash can be called many things. But what they shouldn’t be called, environmentalists say, is renewable energy because they often emit harmful toxins. However, a bill by state Rep. Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton, seeks that designation for the burning of a variety of such waste products for energy production. Under … Read more