BCEIA Member Company, Waste Management to Power California Garbage Trucks with Trash
Waste Management, the largest company of its kind in North America, will soon be fueling some 300 garbage collection vehicles using Liquefied Natural Gas derived from purified and cleaned landfill gas at its new Altamont Landfill facility.
The $US 15.5 million plant will produce upwards of 50,000 liters of LNG per day and is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 30,000 tons per year.
"This will be the largest plant of its kind and we hope to break new ground by producing commercial quantities. Natural gas is already the cleanest burning fuel available for our collection trucks and the opportunity to use recovered landfill gas offers enormous environmental benefits to the communities we serve" notes Duane Woods, senior vice president, Western group of Waste Management.
BCEIA Member Company, International Bio-Recovery to Build New EATAD Facility
An Engagement Agreement has been reached between North Vancouver based International Bio-Recovery and Leede Financial Markets Inc. that would see the latter act as a non-exclusive agent for sourcing and introducing a investing partner for a Newco that would build, own and operate a new IBR EATAD facility in the United States.
International Bio-Recovery (www.ibrcorp.com ) holds a proprietary technology which converts organic waste into high value, progressive soil fertility products through its patented EATAD digestion process.
BCEIA Member Company, Sonic Technology Solutions Inc. Annouces Financing for Initial Launch of Heavy Oil Upgrades
A letter of agreement has been reached between Becher McMahon Capital Markets Inc. and Sonic Technology Solutions for a private placement financing of up to $CDN 1.25 million for the purpose of meeting commitments associated with recent announcements regarding Sonic’s heavy oil upgrading process.
Sonic Technology Solutions Inc. (www.sonictsi.com ) develops and markets Sonoprocess™ technologies for soil remediation in conjucntion with the further development and deployment of the company’s heavy oil upgrading process.
B.C. MoE Releases Compliance Summary
The B.C. Ministry of Environment has released its fourth Quarterly Compliance and Enforcement Summary for 2007 (Oct. 1 – Dec 31, 2007).
The MoE’s final Quarterly for the year, included: 3 orders issued to prevent or stop impacts to the environment, human health or safety; 61 administrative licensing sanctions taken against individual or commercial hunters or anglers for committing certain offences; 624 tickets; 18 court convictions.
These compliance actions resulted in a combined total of more than $271,000 in fines and penalties.
The ministry pursues compliance with environmental laws and regulations through information, verification and enforcement. The goal is to encourage compliance to prevent damage before it occurs, and to apply the appropriate response if individuals or businesses do not comply with environmental standards.
The MoE Quarterly is available for download here .
New Materials Recovery Facility Announced
Recognizing the need for a larger capacity materials recovery facility (MRF) in Vancouver’s Lower Mainland, Metro Waste Paper Recovery Inc. is taking a major step forward with the opening of a new 80,000 square foot multi-stream recycling and processing facility.
With a start-up investment of $5 million, Metro Waste will design and operate the new facility.
Scheduled to be operational by mid-summer, this more centralized facility will be strategically located in the Burnaby area, replacing the company’s current smaller facility in Surrey. It is expected to employ approximately 40 people.
"This new facility marks a significant step forward in how we offer recycling services in the Lower Mainland to all sectors, including commercial, industrial, printing and municipal customers," says Al Metauro, CEO of Metro Waste Paper Recovery. "We’ll be able to better meet the new standards set in the industry, offering more sustainable programs and achieving higher yields of recyclable materials. Ultimately, this all leads to reductions in waste management costs for our customers."
It will also allow for increased growth in all sectors, ensuring the ability to continue to support municipal programs, and specifically, municipalities wanting to implement zero waste initiatives.
With an anticipated processing capacity of up to 200,000 metric tones per year and featuring more updated processing equipment than the company’s current facility in Surrey, one of the significant key benefits realized will be much greater flexibility for material sorting. This will have a positive impact on raising the standards for the different types of collection methods that Metro Waste presently offers its customers in the Lower Mainland.
Events
June 11-12, 2008 www.c2p2online.com/CPPR for further details.
July 20-24, 2008 Regional Solutions . Join the Honorable Gordon Campbell, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, David Wilkins plus other government, business and industry stakeholders for discussions on a wide range of topics including Clean Energy, GreenTech, Cross-border Trade, Tourism and Asia-Pacific relations. Location: The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver, B.C. Register: www.pnwer.org/2008summit
Business Opportunities
Request For Proposals: Unexploded Ordnance Clearance Deadline: May 21, 2008
Expressions of Interest: Fugitive Emission Monitoring Deadline: N/A
Expressions of Interest: VOC Mitigation Deadline: N/A
Expression of Interest: Tailings Management System Deadline: N/A
Request For Remediation: DND Yarrows - CFB Esquimalt Deadline: May 21, 2008
Request For Proposals: Victoria Sustainability Framework Deadline: May 26, 2008
Request for Supply Arrangement (RFSA): PWGSC Deadline: June 3, 2008
Partnerships British Columbia Request For Qualifications for Quantity Surveying Services Deadline: July 4, 2008
Procurement Notice: Great Lakes Acquisition Center, Milwaukee Deadline: July 8, 2008
