by Mr. TC Yee
Waste could be crucial in search for cleaner fuels
LONDON (Reuters) - What we throw away could soon be used to power our cars, if projects to produce ethanol from commercial waste are ramped up. Some companies are exploring the environmental and financial benefits of putting waste to good use and are developing technology to produce bioethanol.
Source: Waste could be crucial in search for cleaner fuels [Reuters]
Flush hour: Oslo to run buses powered by biomethane from human sewage
Free, friendly and non-fossil – biomethane from human waste will soon power public transport in the capital city. Waste not, want not: Oslo buses to run on human-sourced biomethane. It is available for free in huge quantities, is not owned by Saudi Arabia and it contributes minimally towards climate change.
Source: Flush hour: Oslo to run buses powered by biomethane from human sewage [guardian.co.uk]
Personal views: HK is facing increasing burden to dispose urban and construction wastes. With the dwindling capacities of existing landfill sites, it has become imminent to find our way forward. Following deep correction in most commodity prices along with the financial tsunami, the local waste recycling contractors appeal for urgent help for survival against fast diminishing off-taking volumes, or else the entire recycling business would come to a complete halt. Unfortunately, the social dispute on “Not at my backyard” has continuously suppressed, if not killed, any proposals on finding new landfill sites or waste incineration. Could the Government and the society as a whole come to a compromise to turn the economic downturn challenge into a green business opportunity so that we will not only alleviate waste disposal problem but also bring in new employments?
