NEWS
2018-12-18
Analysis of the collection efficiency for packaging waste published
On the basis of existing sorting analyses, the efficiency of different collection systems for light packaing (LVP) and non-packaging from the same material (StNVP) was analyzed and compared. During its implementation, special emphasis was placed on the utilization of the fractions plastics, metals and composites. Following collection arrangements were investigated: ’ 'Yellow bin’ (urban and rural), Recyclables bin (urban and rural), ‘Yellow sack’ (rural), Recyclables sack (rural), Depot container without non-packaging from the same material (StNVP), Recycling centre without StNVP (as the main system). As a result, proposals to optimize the collection arrangements and sorting were developed. News (pic + link + pdf)
2018-11-14
Study on Disposal of Road Construction Waste Containing Tar published
INTECUS elaborated a Study on Disposal of Road Construction Waste Containing Tar. The study was financed by LfULG. Project partner was ifeu – Institut für Energie- und Umweltforschung Heidelberg GmbH.The aim of the study was to identify and to evaluate the waste streams of these road construction wastes in Saxony. The study contains recommendations for the different players along the waste stream how to treat and dispose the waste according to the legislation and for the Saxon legislature how to harmonize the different legislation.
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2018-10-01
Guidelines for grid-connected power generation projects using solid waste in Viet Nam published
In 2017 INTECUS and a Vietnamese cooperation partner were hired by GIZ to develop "Guidelines for grid-connected power generation projects using solid waste in Viet Nam". The guideline describes all steps necessary for the permission, planning and construction of a Waste-to-Energy plant including the grid-connection. The project was funded by MOIT/GIZ Energy Support Programme. The results have been dicussed in the frame of a workshop in Hanoi on August 17th, 2017. The guideline is approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and is available on the GIZ-websites (see link below). News (pic + link + pdf)
2018-07-31
Prof. Bilitewski passed the AGRAPA baton on to Mr. Hotop
The Graphic Paper Alliance (AGRAPA) elected Volker Hotop, MD of Frankfurter Societäts-Druckerei, as their new chairman, following Prof. Bernd Bilitewski of INTECUS GmbH Waste Management and Environment-Integrating Management.We wish Mr. Hotop success for his new tasks.
Picture source: www.agrapa.de (f. l. t. r. Drews (GesPaRec - P.R.INT), Bilitewski und Hotop)
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2018-06-25
Information about Best Practice Municipal Waste Management published
The need to curb natural resources depletion and climate change and secure a healthy living space for an ever growing human society has become a global challenge which increases the demand to minimise waste generation and manage arising wastes effectively and sustainably on a worldwide scale. This task applies to all countries independently from their status of development. Many countries are therefore faced with the necessity to initiate a process of transformation from the conventional scheme of waste disposal through simple dumping or landfilling towards the gradual implementation of a closed loop management of their wastes.INTECUS by order of the Federal Environmental Agency has elaborated an information pool on approaches towards a sustainable design of municipal waste management and supporting technologies and equipment in six languages.
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2018-01-30
The development project aimed at profiling countries’ waste and water management sectors has been renewed for a second year
The managing directors of the German Water Partnership (GWP) and the German RETech Partnership (RETech) Julia Braune and Karin Opphard are delighted to announce that following the success of the GWP and RETech's collaborative project to create market analyses for the water and waste management sectors in selected countries, the project is being revived with a new selection of countries, thanks to funding from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety’s environmental technologies export initiative. Profiles were developed for Ukraine, Serbia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Cuba last year in a project initiated by RETech and GWP. The project was funded by the export initiative for environmental technologies of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB). To assist exporting companies, the authors of the market analyses compiled a general section about the current framework conditions for environmental technologies in their country, as well as two detailed sections on waste and water management. The aim was to create detailed market analyses for these particularly opaque markets. The analyses should help small to medium sized enterprises of both sectors make decisions about entering the market in the countries analyzed or at the very least provide compact information about the various markets.
The project and its results were regarded positively; it is for this reason that the BMUB has decided to continue financing these country specific market analyses of the waste and water management sectors. The countries selected for this new round are: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Vietnam and Montenegro.
The project was designed to be a collaborative effort with Black-Forest Solutions GmbH, Tilia GmbH and uve GmbH für Managementberatung taking the helm. The other companies responsible for supporting the development of these profiles are: Andreas von Schoenberg Consult, BiPRO GmbH, Dr. Burghard-ibd, eclareon GmbH and INTECUS GmbH, all of whom are members of either the GWP or RETech. Each of these companies bring skills and experience in the specified countries and know the framework conditions that are necessary to access the six countries in this project.
Based on its long-term experience in Vietnam INTECUS is entrusted to develop the waste management related part of the country profile of Vietnam.
The country profiles prepared in 2016 are available to download at the following link:
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