energy from waste Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:28:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 New UK Waste Management Systems will Export Refuse Derived Fuel https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waste-management-systems-norfolk-export-rdf/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/waste-management-systems-norfolk-export-rdf/#respond Tue, 24 Nov 2015 07:28:41 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57787 A county in the United Kingdom has recently approved an export plan that will send refuse derived fuel (RDF) to the Netherlands and Germany. The Environment, Development and Transport committee of Norfolk voted to award three waste contracts over the next four years, totaling £68 million. In an effort to stop the flow of trash into […]

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