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MAN & MACHINE

Why safety must come first

IFAT 2014show review

Highlights from this years huge IFAT exhibition

in Munich

Italians get smart withWEEE collections

A project in Italy has successfully deployed

smart bins to enhance WEEE collection rates

WMW SpecialCollection & Transport

Ding Dong enzymesprocessing mixed MSW

Dong Energy has launched a new process to

recover biogas, recyclables & RDF from MSW

Official Publication of:

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CONTENTSMAYJUNE 2014

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WMW SPECIAL:

COLLECTION & TRANSPORT

12 Smart Italian WEEE ContainersA WEEE collection project developed in Emilia Romagna,Italy is using smart containers to increase the collection and

recycling of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, while

also increasing data collection.

16 Best Practice for Weighing EquipmentHave you ever stopped to think about how much poorly

calibrated and badly maintained scales could be costingyou? You should. And once you have you'll be keen to keep

them working as they should.

19 IFAT Show ReviewThis year's IFAT saw a massive 135,000 attendees. With a wide

selection of product launches covering everything from

hybrid drive refuse collection vehicles to innovative multi-

purpose municipal vehicles, the WMW team was on-hand to

bring you the highlights.

22 Safety FirstWaste and recycling facilities are notoriously hazardous

places to work. The proximity of operatives to heavy mobile

machinery has, unfortunately, led to many serious and

even fatal accidents in the past. But with the aid of moderntechnology, and rigorous adherence to best practices, a safe

working environment can be achieved.

FEATURES

27 Trash Talking: Recycling RatesRecycling rates in both the U.S. and England have declined

according to the latest figures. WMW asked some industry

leaders from around the world for they opinion on how thegrowth in recycling rates can be restored.

32 Comingled Glass CollectionsThe use of comingled recycling collections has risen signifi-

cantly over recent years, but the presence of glass can be aproblem for some sorting facilities. But it doesn't have to be.

36 Rising from the AshesOne successful project in the U.S. State of Maine has been

recovering metals from the ashes produced by a waste to

energy plant which have been stored in a nearby ashfill for anumber of years

39 A Mixed Waste Washing MachineDong Energy has developed a new technology that uses en-zymes to recover recyclables, biogas and RDF from unsorted

municipal waste in Copenhagen.

44 Cuban Waste to Energy ProposalsA new study has found that a combination of recycling, AD

and gasification would be the most appropriate technologymix to manage Cuba's growing waste stream.

48 Solar LandfillCovering large areas of space that cannot be built on, and

often with an existing electrical connection to the grid,closed landfill sites offer a perfect location to site a solar PV

farm. But the process has its own unique challenges.

ANALYSIS: MEDITERRANEAN REPORT

6 Cleaning up the MediterraneanThe European Environment Agency has published a new

report detailing how improved waste management in the

ENP South region could benefit the Mediterranean..

REGULARS

3 From The Editor

4 ISWA Comments

6 News

50 ISWA Information

52 Diary

52 Index To Advertisers


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ISWACOMMENT

ARAB SPRINGFOR ISWA IN JORDAN

Following trips to Africa and the huge IFAT exhibition in

Munich, many of ISWAs board members met for the first time

in an Arabic speaking country.

The Spring is always a very busy time for our Association - events seem to multiply

in the same weeks. I would like to underline a few of these.

I was honoured to open the II African Conference on Waste in Luanda, Angola, on

April 22nd in which 600+ participants took part. The presence of ISWA in Africa

is still insufficient but we are laying the base for the future in which we can provide these

nations with our knowledge, experience and networking. It was a humbling experience

to see firsthand the consequences of rapid urbanisation, population growth (Luanda now

has 8.5 million inhabitants) and increasing consumption all of which lead to an explosionof waste volumes. Waste is everywhere, in the canals, streets and countryside. The

country needs help, investments, and capacity building and I hope ISWA can participate

in this process. Thanks to Mario Russo for the organisation and to our Angolan friends,

from Minister Fatima-Jardim down, for their overwhelming welcome.

On May 5th through to the 8th I took part in the Munich IFAT Trade Fair, an event

which sees over 125,000 participants pass through. ISWAs large stand was always well

attended and I thank the staff for their extra hard work there. It was a chance to meet old,

and make new friends, as well as showing what ISWA is doing. I talked in several events

and thank the German National Member VKU for their participation. The Working Group

on Landfill elected a new Chairman, Luis Marinheiro and a new Vice Chair, James Law after

the announced retirement of our old friend and devoted servant, Derek Greedy, to whom

I send our heartfelt thanks and appreciation.

Then on May 12th to 15th ISWA made a little history for the first time ever many ofthe ISWA Board and STC members met in an Arabic speaking country. The occasion was

the Sweep-net annual meeting in Amman, Jordan, where the national association JAECE

has made an application to join ISWA- pending Government approval which may take

some time to arrive. This was an exciting event which involved speakers and participants

from across the Middle East but also the State Department and EPA of the USA and GIZ

from Germany. Thanks to Sweep-net for the organisation and the host country Jordan

for its warm and sincere welcome. I am looking forward to working there in the future.

The Board also met in Singapore, on June 5th, on occasion of the WasteMet meeting

organised by the NEA and ISWA. This is always an interesting event, my third time there,

because the organisation is perfect, the locations are top-class and the debate is well

informed and positive. Singapore is of course a role-model for neighbouring nations,

though its wealth sets it apart and largely explains its advanced waste management

system.In little over a month I was privileged to visit so many different realities all of which

have a different waste story to tell- from the hardest in Angola to the sophisticated

technologies on display in Munich and the struggles of a country like Jordan, racing to

catch up. Soon there will be the EU group event in Brussels and the Waste Prevention

Conference in Copenhagen to attend on June 16-17. I will be there and hope to meet

you then.

David Newman,

President, ISWA

It was a humblingexperience to see firsthandthe consequences of rapidurbanisation, populationgrowth and increasingconsumption all of whichlead to an explosion ofwaste volumes

David Newman President, ISWA


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Municipal waste is one ofthree thematic priorityareas, along with urban waste-

water and industrial pollution

identified in a new European

Environment Agency (EEA) re-

port into reducing pollution in

the Southern Mediterranean.

The report, Horizon 2020

Mediterranean report - Toward

shared environmental information

systems found that countries

bordering the south and eastof the Mediterranean need to

continually improve many aspects

of environmental management

to reduce the level of pollution

entering in the sea.

Originally endorsed during

the Environment Ministerial

Conference held in Cairo in

November 2006, the Horizon

2020 Initiative aims to de-pollute

the Mediterranean by the year

2020 by tackling the sources of

pollution that account for around80% of the overall pollution of the

Mediterranean Sea - municipal

waste, urban waste water and

industrial pollution.

The latest report into the

Initiative has been coordinated

by the EEA and the UNEP

Mediterranean Action Plan. It

covers those countries included

in the European Neighbourhood

Policy (ENP) South region. ENP is

a foreign relations instrument of

which seeks to tie neighbouring

countries to the Union.

Collection & Treatment

In 2010 the ENP South countries

were reported to have generated

50 million tonnes of Municipal Sol-

id Waste (MSW), or 272 kg per cap-

ita. Around 76% this was collected,

of which 58 % was disposed of in

open dumps and 31% in sanitary

landfills. The recycled and the com-

posted waste represent just 7%

and 4% respectively. By compari-

son waste generation per capita in

the EU 27 was around5 503 kg, ofwhich 486 kg was treated.

However, according to the

report, while waste generation per

capita in the ENP South region is

still very low compared to that in

European countries, it has risen

by 15% over the last 10 years and

is expected to continue growing

in the coming years. By 2025 it is

estimated that it will reach almost

135 million tonnes.

The report notes that the

collection of MSW by or on

behalf of local authorities requires

significant financial and logisticmeans, which increase waste

collection rate improves. In ENP

South countries, most of the solid

waste management budget is still

allocated to waste collection.

Uncollected waste is reported

to be thrown directly in the streets

or fields.. According to the report,

Better coverage would prevent

wild tipping or landfilling in

unmanaged dumpsites, burying,

burning of waste, the generation

litter which can enter the marineenvironment, as well as the related

health and environmental impacts.

Disposal

Many towns in the region are re-

ported to rely on unregulated open

dumpsites. These dumps have ex-

isted for decades for the disposal of

all types of waste, but their capac-

ity is such that they cannot keep up

with current production.

Such dumps are rarely regulated

and controlled, and have no

geomembranes to protect the soil.

Consequently, leachate discharge

may pollute the groundwater and

immediate environment.

According to the report a

shift from dumpsites to well

managed sanitary landfills -

including the rehabilitation of

abandoned quarries - would have a

considerable environmental, social

and health impact.

Recommendations

The options for improvement in

the report include clarifying and

strengthening the roles, respon-

sibilities and competencies of in-

dividual actors towards financial

sustainability and the introduction

of the polluter pays principle in fi-

nancing and cost recovery.

The report also recommended

the implementation of new

technologies to use waste for theproduction of biogas and energy,

as well as the provision of training

in how to manage landfill sites.

Countries have put

tremendous efforts into submitting

data and seeking a better

understanding of the pressures on

the Mediterranean, an important

step in cutting the pollution of the

sea, commented Hans Bruyninckx,

EEA executive director.

However, the region needs to

work even harder together if it is tomeet its target to depollute the sea

by 2020, he concluded.

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INBRIEF

15 DEATHS AND COUNTING AT SHIP BREAKING YARDS IN

BANGLADESH AND INDIA

At least 15 workers have died so far this year in

the shipbreaking yards of Bangladesh and India,

where the majority of shipping companies sell

their end-of-life ships to be recycled, according

to the NGO Shipbreaking Platform.

The organisation cited the example of Moh-

sin, a 40 year old worker at a shipbreaking yard in

Chittagong, Bangladeshi who was killed in May

this year when he slipped and fell to his death

while working on the Magdalene, a ship that

used to be owned by the Hamburg-based ship-

ping company Johann M. K. Blumenthal.

In another Bangladeshi shipbreaking in-

cident the NGO said that Amjad Hossen was

crushed by a falling steel plate while he was dis-

mantling the Barbaros G, a ship that used to be

owned by the Turkish company Negmar Deniz-

cilik Yatirim.

Most accidents are avoidable. They hap-

pen because no precautions are taken, and no

proper infrastructure exists on the beaches, ex-

plained Patrizia Heidegger, executive director of

the NGO Shipbreaking Platform.

Workers are crushed

under falling steel

plates as the yard can-

not safely operate

heavy lifting equip-

ment on the beach.

They are burnt or killed

in explosions and fires

as safety standards for

hot work are not en-

forced and workers do

not wear protective

gear such as fireproof

clothes, she continued.

Shipbreaking Platform added that because

of the hazardous substances within the ships

structures, many more workers contract diseas-

es like asbestosis and cancer and die years later.

The owners of shipbreaking yards in South

Asia need to ensure the health and safety of

workers, but ship owners such as Blumenthal,

who sell their vessels to substandard facilities

and refuse to take responsibility for the safe and

clean recycling of their ships, become complicit

in these accidents, Heidegger concluded.

In addition to the fatalities, the NGO said

that nine workers have been critically injured in

Bangladesh, including serious burns to hands

and face. Shaju, Rakib and Babu were reported

to have been severely injured in an explosion in-

side a tank, which took place on the Shanghai, a

vessel sold by Monaco based shipping company

Sammy Ofer (now Zodiac Maritime).

187M CASABLANCA CONTRACT FOR SUEZ

The Municipality of Casablanca in Morocco has awarded a seven year contract to SITA Blanca, to manage its urban

waste services. The company, a subsidiary of Suez Environnement, said that the contract is worth in excess of

187 million.

Under the contract SITA Blanco will be responsible for waste collection and management in four prefectures

(Casablanca Anfa, Al Fida Mers Sultan, Moulay Rachid and Ben Msick), representing nine districts and the munici-

pality of Mechouar with around 1.5 million inhabitants producing 485,000 tonnes of waste.

SITA Blanca said that it will invest nearly 21 million and implement modern collection and waste manage-

ment technologies that bring together logistical efficiency, a reduced environmental impact, and improved ser-

vice quality, safety and ergonomics.

As such, the company will invest in a fleet of 109 collection trucks and 28 cleaning vehicles that comply with

the latest Euro V safety and environmental standards. The new vehicles will also be equipped with a GPS system

and information tools deployed to track the service and the equipment.

By systematising Voluntary Recycling Stations, which are said to last longer than the plastic containers cur-

rently used, SITA Blanca aims to increase the capacity for the containerisation of collected waste.

WORLDS LARGEST WASTE GASIFICATION PLANT FOR UAE

Chinook Sciences has secured a contract to build the worlds largest waste to energy gasification facility in the

Emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, said to be worth over 300 million.

UAE waste management, recycling and environmental services firm, Beeah.

According to the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce, the two firms were introduced the

UK governments non-ministerial department, UK Trade and Investment.

Chinook has designed the entire facility and is coordinating the manufacture, shipping, installation, construc-

tion and commissioning of the plant.

Commenting on its approach to technology selection, Beeahs CEO, Khaled Al Huraimel, said: There are many

technologies and many companies which have used incineration for years.

Sharjah wants to be a leader in the environmental industry, so we went and looked for the latest technology,

he continued.This technology is the greenest when it comes to waste to energy and we felt that this solution wasright for Sharjah, concluded the CEO.

The deal is expected to lead to the expansion of Chinooks facilities at Nottingham Energy Park in Bulwell..

$60m AD Investment in

Missouri

Kansas based anaerobic diges-

tion firm, BioStar Systems has

selected Pettis County, Mis-

souri as the location of a new

biogas production facility.

The Missouri Department

of Economic Development

(DED) said that the project

represents a $60 million capital

investment and will create 23

new jobs.

To assist BioStar with itsexpansion in Pettis County,

the DED said that it offered a

strategic incentive package

that the company which it will

receive if it meets strict job cre-

ation and investment criteria.

The department added that

the Pettis County facility will

partner with local poultry farm,

Rose Acres, to produce a new

regional source for renewable

energy.

Shipbreaking Platform said that it has contacted the

companies involved and is awaiting a response

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EXIDES CALIFORNIA LEAD ACID BATTERY RECYCLING

FACILITY INVESTIGATED OVER AIR POLLUTION

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has

notified Exide Technologies of federal violationsat its Vernon, California lead smelting facility

where lead acid batteries are recycled.

Exide recovers lead from recycled automo-

tive batteries and other lead-bearing scrap ma-

terials and recycles 23,000 to 41,000 batteries

daily.

The agency explained that its investiga-

tion was prompted by community concerns

as well as ongoing investigations by state and

local agencies, and found that Exide violated

the Clean Air Acts lead emissions standards on

more than 30 occasions. The investigation of the

facility is ongoing.The EPA said that its review of data collect-

ed from air quality monitors at locations on or

around the facility showed average lead emis-

sions above the federal standard from 22 Marchthrough 19 April this year. In addition, excess

emissions were monitored on or about 9 Sep-

tember 2013, 18 September 18, 2013, and 2

through 3 January 2014.

Federal clean air laws require areas with un-

healthy air develop a State Implementation Plan

(SIP) to implement, achieve, and maintain EPAs

air quality standards. Under Californias SIP, large

lead-acid battery recycling facilities are prohib-

ited from emitting lead into the air that exceeds

micrograms per metre cubed over any period of

30 consecutive days. Any violation of the SIP is a

violation of the federal Clean Air Act.By releasing an illegal amount of lead into

the air, Exide has put the health and well being

of nearby residents at risk, commented Jared

Blumenfeld, EPAs regional administrator for thePacific Southwest. EPA and the South Coast Air

Quality Management District are working close-

ly to ensure the company comes into compli-

ance with state and federal law.

Pursuant to the Notice of Violation, the facil-

ity has ten working days to respond to the vio-

lations. The Agency added that it is evaluating

its enforcement options against the company,

which faces a penalty of up to $37,500 per day

for each violation based on federal law.

The local South Coast Air Quality Manage-

ment District is the lead agency responsible for

enforcing rules and permit conditions, and hastaken several enforcement actions against Exide

for similar violations of air quality rules.

AEG Pelleting, a newly incor-porated subsidiary of Lon-don, UK based Active Energy

Group, has launched a new bio-

mass fuel granulating solution

for processing biowaste prod-

ucts such as sawdust. The com-

pany said that it has developed

the technology at its new pilot

plant built in Belfast, Northern

Ireland.

The system is said to be capable

of converting industrial/agricultural

wastes into high value biomass fuel

granules with a low water content

that are suitable for use in micro

CHP facilities, commercial and

residential boilers and large scale

power plants.

AEG explained that the

granulation process has been

developed over the past twelve

years by two British inventors, John

Gilbert and John Webster, working

in association with Queens

University Belfast.

The two inventors have

recently entered into an exclusive

global licensing and partnership

agreement with AEG. The terms

of the agreement include the

development of the technology

from pilot plant stage to full

commercialisation.

As a supplier of wood chip for Bio-

mass fuel for power plants, AEG

said that it is well positioned to

commercialise the core technol-

ogy, and roll it out internationally.

According to the company,

while there are substantial supplies

of biomass raw materials within

Europe, European producers are

unable to cope with demand, so

that much of the fuel for power

plants is being imported from

the Americas. However, many

European biomass power plant

operators are finding it increasingly

difficult and costly to secure

reliable long term supplies.

For every tonne of raw timber pro-

cessed at sawmills, it is estimated

that approximately 50% ends up

as sawdust and other by-products

that cannot be landfilled and have

very few industrial applications.

Although some mill operators

succeed in selling this material to

Biomass fuel pellet manufacturers -

often at very low prices, as the cost

of long distance shipping sawdust

residue to remote pelleting plants

is prohibitive AEG said that most

are left with no option but to pay

third party contractors to remove it.

The primary cause of the

European supply bottleneck

was said by the company to

be that current fuel pelleting

solutions have a number of critical

drawbacks: they are expensive and

inefficient; they utilise substantial

quantities of gas or electricity for

heating and drying and require

large scale industrial facilities, often

situated in remote locations.

The company added that its

new system can address each

of these issues, with its compact

granule manufacturing equipment

expected to cost less than 50% of

existing pelleting solutions, require

neither gas nor heat for drying and

needing substantially less power

per tonne produced.

The core processing units are

mobile and can be installed onsite

at raw feedstock facilities.

ALL NEW GRANULATING

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UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK___________________________In re )

) Chapter 11TRONOX INCORPORATED, et al., ) Case No. 09-10156 (ALG) ) Jointly Administered Reorganized Debtors. )___________________________)

NOTICE OF MAY 15, 2014 DEADLINE FOR FILING OBJECTIONS TO TRONOX/KERR-MCGEE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTPLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, on April 9, 2014, the Anadarko Litigation Trust (theLitigation Trust), as successor to Debtors Tronox Incorporated, Tronox WorldwideLLC, and Tronox LLC in the above-captioned adversary proceeding, and AnadarkoPetroleum Corporation, Kerr-McGee Corporation, Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corporation(n/k/a Anadarko US Offshore Corporation), Kerr-McGee Worldwide Corporation, KMInvestment Corporation (improperly named as Kerr-McGee Investment Corporation),Kerr-McGee Credit LLC, Kerr-McGee Shared Services Company LLC and Kerr-Mc-Gee Stored Power Company LLC (collectively, Anadarko), filed a motion with theU.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the Bankruptcy Court)seeking a report and recommendation (A) recommending approval of the Set-tlement Agreement between and among the Anadarko Litigation Trust, theUnited States of America, and Anadarko resolving the above-captioned adver-sary proceeding, and (B) recommending issuance of an injunction enjoiningcertain persons from asserting against any Anadarko Released Party (i) anyTrust Derivative Claims, or (ii) any claims which are duplicative of Trust Deriv-ative Claims (all capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have themeaning as defined in the Settlement Agreement).

PURSUANT TO THE MOTION FILED WITH THE COURT:

AGREEMENT IS MAY 15, 2014, AT 4:00 P.M. EASTERN

SCHEDULED FOR MAY 28, 2014 AT 11:00 A.M. EASTERN AT THE U.S. BANKRUPTCYCOURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK (SEE ADDRESS BELOW)

Brief Recitation of Facts:On January 12, 2009, Tronox Incorporated and certain of its affiliates (collectively,the Debtors) commenced chapter 11 cases (the Chapter 11 Cases) in the Bank-ruptcy Court. On November 30, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court confirmed the DebtorsPlan. On February 14, 2011, the Plan became effective. In the Chapter 11 Cases,the United States, other governmental entities, and other Persons filed Proofs ofClaim against the Debtors on account of, among other things, alleged environmen-tal claims, obligations, and/or liabilities at certain of the Covered Sites. Various tortclaimants filed Proofs of Claim against the Debtors on account of alleged tort liabili-ties, including for personal injury and property damage. Those claims were or will beresolved pursuant to the Plan, related tort and environmental agreements, the Liti-

gation Trust Agreement (LTA), and other prior proceedings of the Bankruptcy Court.There are two complaints against Anadarko currently being jointly litigated in TronoxInc., et al. v. Kerr-McGee Corporation, et al. (In re Tronox Inc.), Adv. Proc. No. 09-01198 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.): 1. the Second Amended Adversary Complaint [which is filed at Case

No. 09-01198 (ALG), Dkt. No. 233]; and 2. the Complaint-in-Intervention filed by the United States [which is

filed at Case No. 09-01198 (ALG), Dkt. No. 5-2]. The Plan, LTA, and Environmental Settlement Agreement assigned, asprovided in the Confirmation Order and the LTA, all of the Debtors respective rightsand interests in the Adversary Proceeding (excluding the Complaint-in-Intervention),which includes any claims or causes of action of the Debtors related to the AdversaryProceeding, whether or not asserted in the Adversary Proceeding, to the LitigationTrust for the benefit of the entities listed in Section 1(d) of the LTA, which includethe Tort Claims Trust, the Cimarron Environmental Response Trust, the MultistateEnvironmental Response Trust, the Nevada Environmental Response Trust, the Sa-vannah Environmental Response Trust (collectively, along with the West ChicagoEnvironmental Response Trust, the Environmental and Tort Trusts), and certaingovernmental entities that had asserted Bankruptcy Environmental Claims againstthe Debtors (collectively, Litigation Trust Beneficiaries). Pursuant to the Plan, LTA, Environmental Settlement Agreement, and En-vironmental and Tort Trust Agreements (other than the West Chicago EnvironmentalResponse Trust Agreement), the Litigation Trust Beneficiaries and beneficiaries of theEnvironmental and Tort Trusts (together with the Litigation Trust Beneficiaries, theBeneficiaries) are entitled to have paid, on account of their Bankruptcy Environ-mental Claims and Bankruptcy Tort Claims, specified allocations of a share of the netproceeds of any recovery from the Adversary Proceeding. On December 12, 2013, the Bankruptcy Court issued its MemorandumOpinion, After Trial, finding the Anadarko Trial Defendants liable under the Second

Amended Adversary Complaint for actual and constructive fraudulent conveyances,but not liable for breach of fiduciary duty. The Decision is not a final judgment andthe Bankruptcy Court did not enter final judgment. On April 3, 2014, the Parties entered into the Settlement Agreement thatresolves the Adversary Proceeding and provides for releases, covenants not to sue,and the issuance of an injunction by a U.S. District Court enjoining certain per-sons from asserting Trust Derivative Claims and any claims that are duplicativeof such Trust Derivative Claims (as defined in the Settlement Agreement).

On April 3, 2014, the United States lodged the Settlement Agreementwith the Bankruptcy Court. On approximately April 14, 2014 the United States willpublish a notice for public comment thereon in the Federal Register. On April 9, 2014, the Litigation Trust and Anadarko filed a motion (the9019 Recommendation Motion) with the Bankruptcy Court, seeking the Reportand Recommendation.

The Settlement Agreement settles, compromises, resolves and closesthe Adversary Proceeding and settles, compromises, resolves, and extinguishesthe Trust Derivative Claims, any claims that were asserted or that could have beenasserted in the Second Amended Adversary Complaint, and the claims asserted inthe Complaint-in-Intervention and the claims that could have been asserted in theComplaint-in-Intervention relating to the subject matter of the Adversary Proceeding,together and on a global basis to the extent provided in the Settlement Agreement.Pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, within two Business Days after the EffectiveDate, Anadarko shall cause to be paid to the Litigation Trust $5.15 billion plus Inter-est. The Litigation Trust shall cause the Settlement Proceeds to be allocated anddistributed to the Litigation Trust Beneficiaries consistent with the LTA. The LitigationTrust succeeded to, as of and after the Plan Effective Date, any and all claims againstthe Anadarko Released Parties related to the claims, issues and subject matter ofthe Adversary Proceeding which were held, owned and/or controlled by one or moreDebtors before the Plan Effective Date. Since the Plan Effective Date, the LitigationTrust has not sold, assigned, transferred, encumbered, hypothecated, abandoned,conveyed or otherwise disposed of any claims received by the Litigation Trust fromDebtors pursuant to the Plan.Proposed Permanent Injunction:The movants have requested that the following permanent injunction be issuedby the District Court:Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1367 & 1651, 105(a) of the Bankruptcy Code andBankruptcy Rules 7001 and 7065, (i) any Debtor(s), (ii) any creditor of anyDebtor who filed or could have filed a claim in the Chapter 11 Cases, (iii) anyother Person whose claim (A) in any way arises from or is related to the Ad-versary Proceeding, (B) is a Trust Derivative Claim, or (C) is duplicative of aTrust Derivative Claim, and (iv) any Person acting or purporting to act as anattorney for any of the preceding is hereby permanently enjoined from assert-ing against any Anadarko Released Party (I) any Trust Derivative Claims or(II) any claims that are duplicative of Trust Derivative Claims, whether or not

held or controlled by the Litigation Trust, or whether or not the Litigation Trustcould have asserted such claims against any Anadarko Released Party. Theinjunction herein shall not apply to or bar the following: (i) any cr iminal liabil-ity; (ii) any liability arising under Title 26 of the United States Code (InternalRevenue Code) or state tax laws; (iii) any liability arising under federal or statesecurities laws; (iv) any action to enforce a covenant not to sue, release, oragreement not to seek reimbursement contained in the Settlement Agreement;(v) any liability that an Anadarko Released Party might have that does not arisefrom or through a liability of a Debtor; (vi) any liability of an Anadarko ReleasedParty due to its status or acts or omissions since November 28, 2005 as a/an(A) owner, (B) operator, (C) discharger, (D) lessee, (E) permittee, (F) licensee,(G) person in charge, (H) holder of a right of use and easement, (I) arranger fordisposal or treatment, (J) transporter, or (K) person who generates, handles,transports, treats, stores or disposes of solid or hazardous waste; (vii) anyliability relating to the E&P Business or the stored power or battery business(including, but not limited to, as owned or operated by U.S. Avestor LLC andKerr-McGee Stored Power Company LLC1); and (viii) any liability that any An-adarko Released Party retained, received or assumed pursuant to the Assign-

ment Agreement or Assignment, Assumption, and Indemnity Agreement. Forthe avoidance of doubt, to the extent that a liability of an Anadarko ReleasedParty excluded from the injunction herein by the preceding sentence wouldbe a liability for which such Anadarko Released Party would be jointly andseverally liable with others, including but not limited to one or more Debtors orReorganized Debtors, under applicable law, nothing in this injunction is intend-ed to alter any such applicable principles of joint and several liability whereotherwise provided by law. The injunction herein does not apply to the Litiga-tion Trust and the United States, which are providing releases and covenantsnot to sue in the Settlement Agreement.PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICEthat objections to the Motion, if any, shall be in writ-ing, shall conform to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and the Local Rulesof the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, shall set forth the nameof the objecting party, the basis for the objection and the specific grounds thereof,shall be filed with the Bankruptcy Court electronically in accordance with GeneralOrder M-242 (which can be found at www.nysb.uscourts.gov) by registered usersof the Bankruptcy Courts case filing system and by all other parties in interest, andshall be served upon: Jeffrey J. Zeiger, Kirkland & Ell is LLP, 300 N. LaSalle, Chicago,IL 60654; John C. Hueston, Litigation Trustee, Irell & Manella LLP, 1800 Avenue of theStars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067; Thomas Lotterman, Bingham McCutchenLLP, 2020 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-1806; Kenneth Klee, Klee, Tuchin,Bogdanoff & Stern LLP, 1999 Avenue of the Stars, 39th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067;and Robert Yalen, AUSA, U.S. Attorneys Office - SDNY, 86 Chambers St., 3rd Floor,New York, NY 10028, so as to be so filed and received by no later than May 15,2014 at 4:00 p.m. (Prevailing Eastern Time).PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICEthat only those responses or objections that aretimely filed, served and received will be considered.PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Honorable Allan L. Gropper of the U.S.Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has scheduled a hearing toaddress this matter on MAY 28, 2014, AT 11:00 A.M., ONE BOWLING GREEN, NEWYORK, NY, 10004-1408.PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICEthat any objecting parties are required to attend thehearing and that failure to appear may result in relief being granted upon default.

FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO ACCESS THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTAND RELATED DOCUMENTS,please call (from the U.S. and Canada) (877) 709-4747, or call

(for remaining international callers) (424) 236-7228 or visithttp://www.kccllc.net/TronoxKerrMcGeeSettlement.

1Provided, however, that as it relates to Kerr-McGee Stored Power Company LLC, subpart (vii) is applicable only to

the extent that such liability, if any, relates to or arises from the stored power or battery business.
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12 Italy Gets Smart with WEEE CollectionA number of new smart bins have been developed as part of

a LIFE project in Italy. Able to gather data and communicate

with a control centre they are revolutionising WEEE collec-

tion in Emilia Romagna.

16 Weighbridges that Work for YouPoorly looked after weighing equipment can cost waste andrecycling facilities huge sums of money. Following some

simple best practice advice on how to look after them is

worth its weight in gold.

19 IFAT 2014 - The BIG OneThe waste and recycling industrys biggest event may come

but once every two years, but its well worth the wait. This

year saw a plethora of new refuse collection vehicles, citysweeping machines and much much more.

22 Staying Safe in the WorkplaceWaste and recycling workers face major hazards in the work-

place, but innovative design is helping to improve occupa-

tional health and safety in the sector.

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The Italian waste industry is building

a name itself thanks to its ability

to develop and deploy innovative

collection techniques designed

to maximise recycling and the collection

of materials. In particular, there has been a

proliferation in the use of innovative systems

that reflects an emerging and dynamic

mechanical and electronic industry.

On a basic level there has not only

been an increase in the collection, but the

empowerment of users (identification) and the

guarantee of recovery (traceability). Such policy,

aimed at developing new techniques and

skills, tries to combine the development of the

service sector for the collection and recovery of

waste, with the development of the capacity

of Italian companies to innovate by using newtechnologies and by increasing know-how.

This is one of the issues that the Italian

Association ATIA-ISWA Italia, which brings

together professionals, companies and

institutions engaged in the field of waste

management and collection, tries to promote

through continuous research and dissemination

of best practices emerging in the industry.

A recent, successful experience in Italy,

related to the collection of Waste Electrical

and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) has been

developed in Emilia Romagna within a LIFE

project which saw the synergies between awaste management institution, HERA, and a

collective system for the management of WEEE,

Ecolight Consortium. LIFE is the EUs financial

instrument supporting environmental and

nature conservation projects.

This high-tech collection system is unique

in Europe and aims to develop and test new

technologies for optimal increase of the standard

of WEEE collection, as well as implementing

tools for monitoring and tracing the entire life

cycle of electrical and electronic devices.

CENTRE OF ATTENTION

WEEE is increasingly the center of attention in

the recovery and recyling sector The interest

in increasing the collection of these materials

is made evident by the approval in 2012 of

the new European Directive on WEEE which

requires new methods and goals for collection

and recycling.The new regulation aims at increasing the

interception of this kind waste, which contains

precious metals that would be lost if not

disposed of properly, and that could cause

potential environmental problems.

A report of the WEEE Coordination Centre,

the Centro di Coordinamento RAEE (CdC RAEE)

has recently been published, which helps to

provide a snapshot of the current status of the

collection in Italy.

WEEE STATISTICS

The Collective Systems dealing with WEEE fromprivate households, which was commissioned

by the EEE manufacturers to correctly dispose

The Italian waste

industry is becoming

known for its ability to

develop and deployinnovative collection

techniques designed

to maximise both the

collection and recycling

of waste materials. One

example is the successful

experience related to the

collection of WEEE, which

has been developed inEmilia Romagna within

a LIFE project that used

the synergies between

waste management

institution HERA and a

collective system for the

management of WEEE, the

Ecolight Consortium.By David Newman, Stefano Amaducci &Mario Sunseri

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In todays recycling and

solid waste industry,

uptime is of utmost

importance. Many

facilities experience longlines at the weighing

scale, and so they place

a premium on getting

trucks in and out quickly.

However, have you ever

stopped to think about

how much you could be

losing per truck?by Mike Wilkinson

When a waste or recycling facility

places a scale into service

the manufacturer will have

assured the customer that it

is capable of holding to accurate tolerances.

Further to this, in the U.S. the State Weights &

Measures Department will certify that it meets

the necessary regulatory requirements.

However, external variables and real-world

issues can knock the scale out of calibration,

potentially costing the facility a lot of money.

A simple error of one 20 pound (9kg)

increment can lead to $30,000 in annual

product loss! This is a real example and is based

on a product with a value of $0.05 per pound

and a duty cycle of 100 weighings per day. There

is no better reason to implement the following

best practices.

CALIBRATION & INSPECTION

AGREEMENT

The simplest step is to implement a calibration

and inspection agreement with the service

provider. Depending on the requirements

and type of weighing device, inspection costs

can be as low as $500 annually, depending

on the frequency required to assure accurate

weighing and to reduce the risk of loss due to

an inaccurate scales. Compared to the potential

losses this is a worthwhile investment.

But how often should a scale be inspected?

For most scales a minimum of two inspections

per year is recommended, but the sort of heavy

traffic which waste and recycling and solid

waste facilities experience can easily justify more

frequent verification, inspection, and service.

However, to determine the optimum inspection

100 Weighings Per DayAssuming 300 Working Days Per Year

Estimated Value Per Pound

LBS. $0.01 $0.05 $0.10 $3.00

20 lb. Error Lbs. Loss Per Day 2000 $20 $100 $200 $6000

Lbs. Loss Per Year 600,000 $6000 $30,000 $60,000 $1,800,000

40 lb. Error Lbs. Loss Per Day 4000 $40 $200 $400 $12,000

Lbs. Loss Per Year 1,200,000 $12,000 $60,000 $120,000 $3,600,000

60 lb. Error Lbs. Loss Per Day 6000 $60 $300 $600 $18,000

Lbs. Loss Per Year 1,800,000 $18,000 $90,000 $180,000 $5,400,000

A WEIGHTY PROBLEM


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Between May 5 and 9 thisyear some 135,000 visitors

were welcomed through

the doors of Messe

Mnchen. The exhibition

covered 230,000 square

metres into which 3081

exhibitors from 59

countries showcased their

latest innovations.By Ben Messenger

Way back in 1936, American

animator Max Fleischer

published a short animated

film titled Christmas Comesbut Once a Year, in which the children in an

orphanage eagerly await the big day. But on

Christmas Eve they go to bed disappointed by

a sparse twig like tree and the absence of any

presents. Seeing their plight a kindly old man

takes it upon himself to help, and using his

imagination works through the night to make a

host of improvised toys for the children. Dressed

as Santa he saves the day. As a child I loved it.

These days Ive somehow arrived at an age

where I no longer lay awake on Christmas Eve,

hoping to catch a glimpse of Santa coming

down the chimney. But there are still someevents that are worth getting excited about, and

they dont all happen once a year.

Coming but once every two years, the

IFAT exhibition in Munich has traditionally been

the biggest date in the waste and recycling

industrys calendar. And this years show was noexception. For a journalist covering the waste

and recycling industry this bi-annual event really

is a bit like Christmas.

But with so much to see and so many

big boys toys on show, what, you may be

wondering, were the highlights?

A TELEHANDLER AS TOUGH AS

A WHEELED LOADER?

Over on the JCB stand Fred Bell, business

manager for the Staffordshire, UK based plant

equipment manufacturer, made the case for

putting all the new 560-80 Wastemaster nearthe top of that list. The high capacity telescopic

hander is designed specifically for the waste

IFAT

THE BIG ONE

Faun debuted a number of new vehicles at IFAT

2014 including the new Rotopress Dualpower


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and recycling industry and offers a 6 tonne

maximum lift capacity.

Its an evolution of the 550-80 Wastemaster

that we launched two and a half years ago at

RWM in Birmingham, explains Bell. Its got an

extra tonne of lifting capability, which is why

its called the 560-80. In short that gives you

an extra tonne of lifting capacity when the

telescopic boom is crowded in, but equally

as important is that it gives an extra 250 kg of

capability at full reach.

The company says that it designed the

560-80 to be a telehandler with wheeled loader

performance, able to lift to a maximum height

of 8.1 metres and a load capacity of 1750 kg at

full forward reach.

Under the hood the new model features

a 125hp JCB Ecomax Tier 4I compliant diesel

engine, developed at the companys engine

factory. According to Bell one of the big

advantages of the engine is that it manages to

meet the Tier 4i regulations without the use of

after treatment technology.

The benefit is that theres no additional

cost in the first place, and theres no additional

servicing costs because you dont have these

items for after treatment of the exhaust, he tells

me. It also makes it easier for us to package the

engine in the machines so we can maintain a

lower bonnet line. It

Probably best known for its construction

equipment, JCB is keen to offer products tailored

specifically for the waste industry, and now

boasts a range of 35 such machines. According

to Bell, for the Wastemaster range that typically

includes additional protection for both the

machine and the operator.

The most obvious thing on that machine

(the 560-80) is the puncture proof tyres. Its a

factory fit option that we offer on this machine

and on the 550, he says. Theyre what we call

semi-solid because they have holes in the side

of them. They do squash a little bit, so its a little

bit more comfortable to operate and little bit

softer on the machine and the transmission.

But it wasnt just the 560-80 being debutedby JCB. Also on show for the first time was the

5CX Wastemaster backhoe loader. According

to Bell the new model is a replacement for the

4CX Wastemaster with upgrades to the engine

which is now Tier 4i compliant, as well as to

attachments. The front attachment is now a

Multishovel with top grab with integral hydraulic

legs on which the machine can be raised.

The 5CX also has additional pipework on

the excavator end which allows us to use a

select grab, explains Bell. Because the excavator

has an extending telescopic dipper on it, it

makes it that little bit more awkward to havea select grab on the end of it as it has one

hydraulic service to open and close it and

another hydraulic service to twist and turn it.

That makes it versatile machine for the sector.

Also on display was the 20 tonne JS20MH,

JCBs first dedicated material handler for the

waste and recycling industry. Aimed at public

and private facilities handling municipal solid

waste in civic amenity sites, transfer stations

and recycling facilities, the company said that

the model is also suitable for specialist material

recycling companies. The latest addition to the

manufacturers wheeled loader range, the 427,

also made an appearance.

TRUCKING MAD

Of course, it wasnt just off-highway equipment

making a splash at the show. All the major

Refuse Collection Vehicle (RCV) manufacturers

were present, as were a wide range of more

specialist companie.

Volvo Trucks showcased its expanded model

range with a low-entry version of the new Euro

6 Volvo FE, the Volvo FE LEC (Low Entry Cab),

specially designed for refuse operations and city

distribution duties. The cab features a low entry,

a flat floor throughout, excellent visibility and

space for up to four people.

According to Pernilla Sustovic, segmentmanager for distribution at Volvo Trucks, the

company is unique in offering a low entry RCV

fitted with an automated manual gearbox as

an alternative to a fully-automatic transmission.

Volvo I-Shift makes driving more fuel-

efficient and the transmissions low weight

permits added payload, she says.

Over on the MAN booth, five new specialised

Euro 6 vehicles were on display. Among them

the HydroHybrid, a three-axle MAN TGM with

a hydraulic hybrid drive system also known

as hydrostatic regenerative braking (HRB).

According to MAN the system is particularlysuitable for RCVs due to the high frequency of

braking and pulling away manoeuvres on their

routes. In addition to increased fuel economy,

the system is said to contribute to a considerable

reduction in brake wear.

The companys other four exhibits were

touted for their body-mounting ability.

According to MAN it has solved the challenge

of the increase in space taken up by the exhaust

cleaning system needed for Euro 6 compliance

in such a way that no restrictions are placed on

either the body manufacturers or the end users.

Over on the FAUN stand in the outside area

there was also a large selection of new vehicles

to get to grips with. Launching the latest version

of its ROTOPRESS sees the introduction of new

control systems which includes an option to

optimise waste compaction, depending on

the type of waste being collected. The new

vehicles feature flexible running boards which

the company says will deform in the event of a

collision and return to their original shape.

Also staring at the show was Fauns new

side loading SIDEPRESS 528 RCV. According to

the company, it is not just visually different to its

predecessor - it is a completely new vehicle built

on the new Mercedes Antos with Euro 6.

The new bin lift system is mounted on the

inside and is operated t with a joystick from thedrivers seat. The new container design features

smooth side walls and enables capacity to rise

to 28 m3, two more than its predecessor.

But FAUN wasnt done yet. Also making

its debut was a new version of the companys

all-rounder, the VARIOPRESS rear loader, with

more payload capacity and more power. The

RCV is also being made available with FAUNs

ECOPOWER hybrid drive options which the

company says reduces CO2 emissions, fuel

consumption and noise.

With all the new RCVs being launched at

the event you might be forgiven for wonderingwhat the companys sweeper division has been

up to. As it turns out lots.

The front attachment on JCBs new 5CX Wastemaster is a Multishovel with top grab. Integral hydraulic

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The new FAUN VIAJET 8 road sweeper has

been specially tailored to the requirements of

construction site road sweepers. With a 2200-

litre water tank and an 8.8 m capacity the new

sweeper features suction pipes which have

been increased in diameter to 300 mm.

Also new on the sweeper front was the

12 m sweeper attachment for 3-axle 26 tonne

GVW chassis designed for use in specialist

applications such as tunnel sweeping. Other

new sweeping equipment from the company

includes VIAJET 6 STREAMLINE with a space

saving VW diesel engine, and a compact city

sweeper, the VIAJET 5 STREAMLINE.

SWEEPING UP

While were on the subject of sweepers, over

on the Italian manufacturer, Dulevos stand,

Marco Kaumanns explained the finer points of

the companys new 3000 and 6000 Revolution

sweepers with 3 m3and 6 m3 respectively.

According to Kaumanns because the new

mechanical suction sweepers do not use the

suction to suck debris through a relatively

narrow suction hose, rather it is brushed into

the machine using a 1.3m wide brush, it can

effectively sweep many types of debris. Thesuction unit instead is used to suck the dust

inside the hopper.

With the six cubic metre machine you have

to compare it to an eight to nine cubic metre

suction machine in terms of capacity. Because

with the six cubic metre machine we really can

put six cubic metres in. In a suction machine if

you have eight cubic metres you cannot fill it to

the top, says Kaumanns.

The new Revolution sweepers also feature

significantly upgraded interiors and suspension

over the previous models, making them more

comfortable to operate.Over on the Ravo stand another new small

sweeper was introduced to the world. According

to Jacob van Rijswijk the new Euro 6 compliant

RAVO 5 iSeries sweeper features a four cylinder

Iveco engine, a new cabin and a new iSystem.

It is a new electronic system based on CAN

bus, explains van Rijswijk. The good part is that

theres a lot of feedback for the customer. If

something is broken you can see what is broken

so when you send an engineer he knows what

to bring so he can fix it. We also updated the

cabin so theres more comfort for the drive,

more adjustments and better heating and air

conditioning.

Back outside and on the Hako stand, Dr Olaf

Heinemann explains the latest additions to thecompanys Multicar and Citymaster ranges.

We found a gap in between the largest

Citymaster 2000 and the intermediate size

Citymaster 1250, Heinemann tells me. The

Citymaster 1600 on show here for the first time

fills the gap. The gap is not only in terms of the

size of the machine, but in the demands of the

customer. Its a very specific gap which is more

or less created by drivers license reasons.

It may sound strange to design a sweeper

and multi-functional vehicle only because of

legal demands, but 15 years ago the European

Union changed the regulations concerningdrivers license and now everyone with a B

licence can only drive a 3.5 tonne vehicle instead

of 7.5 tonne. So now we do a sweeper which fits

with the B licence. And besides it is good for the

pavements, explains Heinemann.

Also debuting at the show was the TREMO

T+, the companys entry level Multicar vehicle.

In comparison to the rest of the TREMO

range this is the most simple vehicle and

of course the cheapest, but it has some

equipment that makes it useful for those who

have a multifunction application. Basically its

a transporter with some hydraulic functionswhich are kept at a simple level to make it a low

price to the customer, Heinemann tells me.

NEW EUROPEAN STANDARD

PMTEST FOR SWEEPERS

Hearing the news announced at the show of a

new official standard for measuring particulate

matter (PM) with regards to dust emissions

from sweepers, I thought it worth a trip to the

European Engineering Industries Association

(EUnited) to have a chat with Frank Diedrich

would be well worthwhile.

The EUnited PM-Test is a European reference

for the performance of road sweepers with

regard to dust particulates used by all the major

manufacturers. Currently around 80 different

road sweeper models have been tested and are

listed on the EUnited website.

Now, the official European standardisation

committee CEN has selected the EUnited

PM-Test procedure as the basis to standardise a

sweeper performance test for dust particulates.

Diedrich explains that the PM10 test for

road sweepers measures the fine dust thrown

up by sweeping operations.

Eight or ten years ago some customers

in Europe already had concerns about this

dust and they created their own tests, but the

manufacturers said no, it makes no sense to

have many different tests in Europe. We want to

have one standard test. In California there was

already a PM test developed by the Canadian

Testing Institute, which developed our test, he

says.

Results from the test are said to be both

reliable and repeatable and include thesweeping efficiency of the machines. They

are indicated by a star system, with one star

indicating that tough minimum requirements

were met, while those achieving three stars

managed a further two thirds reduction.

With so many manufacturers signed up to

the standard, it could be worth keeping your

eyes peeled for the EUnited PM10 Test Label if

youre in the market for a sweeper.

CONCLUSIONS

As a journalist, the measure of a good trade

show can to some extent be considered thenumber of stories you leave with. At IFAT that

measure could almost be how many stories you

have to leave out.

Theres a staggering amount of new and

innovative products on show, from every corner

of the waste and recycling industry. And thats

before even contemplating the conference

program.

It may happen but once every two years,

but as they say, good things come to those

who wait.

This article is on-line.

Please visit www.waste-management-world.com

Hakos new entry level Multicar municipal vehicle

alongside the Citymaster 1600 which can be driven

by any driver with a standard B license in Europe


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Green jobs are on the

increase as the race

to create a circular

economy speeds up.

This brings countless

economic opportunities,

but it also poses new

risks for recycling andwaste management

workers, as technology

and market forces bring

heavy machinery and

people into close contact.

But innovative design

is helping to improve

occupational health and

safety in the sector.By Tim Burnhope

If you could classify different eras by colour,

then the 21st century would surely be

green. An ever increasing awareness of the

fragility of the climate is driving a desire

to minimise the impact our activities have on

the environment. From members of the public,

through to local and national governments, and

businesses of all shapes and sizes, everyone has

a role to play.

Recycling once a little-known and highly

misunderstood concept is now very mucha part of everyday life. We are encouraged to

recycle at home and at work, and segregated

bins in public spaces and buildings allow us to

carry on doing this when shopping, socialising

or travelling. As communications campaigns

to promote the benefits of recycling continue

apace; and organisations strive to improve their

green credentials by operating and procuring

products in a more environmentally responsible

way, there is a definite feeling that recycling is

here to stay, and can only become even more

prevalent as the years pass.

This has given birth to a whole new sectorof industry, tasked with collecting, sorting,

processing and transforming what was once

seen as mere waste into valuable resources.

National targets set by governments are also

helping to dictate the pace of growth. In its

report: Green Jobs and Occupational Safety

and Health: Foresight on new and emerging

risks associated with new technologies by 2020,

The European Agency for Safety and Health at

Work (EU-OSHA) says: Green jobs should indeed

not only benefit the environment, but also

workers. This is the key to the smart, sustainable

and inclusive growth of the green economy,meeting the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy

(European Commission, 2010).

Across the pond, the U.S. Department

of Labors Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), offers some interesting

statistics. It states that, in 2008, the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

estimated that of the 250 million tonnes of

waste generated in the U.S., approximately one

third, or 83 million tonnes, was recycled or

composted. It goes on to say that, since 1985,

the percentage of waste recycled in the U.S. has

doubled, and the trend is likely to continue.However, OSHA also cautions that as the

recycling industry continues to grow, so do the

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number of available jobs, each with its own

safety and health risks.

This is highlighted by a particular case

publicised by OSHA. In April this year OSHA

announced it had cited a recycling facility in

Lubbock, Texas, for multiple, serious safety and

health violations. These included exposing

workers to unguarded machinery, and electrical,

noise, chemical and fall hazards.

BEST PRACTICE CROSSES

CONTINENTS

OSHA makes an insightful remark when it says:

While recycling is good for the environment, it

can be dangerous for workers. It goes on to say

that there are some hazards that are common

across various types of recycling, such as traffic

safety, moving machine parts, unexpected

machine start-up, lifting injuries, and slips, trips

and falls.

A single death or injury is one too many and

national organisations, like OSHA, are working

with businesses and industry to ensure the risks

are reduced by putting into place the necessary

safeguards, sharing best practice, and enforcing

regulations.

One of the best examples of this is the UKs

Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH). WISH

is a multi-party forum made up of organisations

Designed for easy operationand a high degree of reliability!

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- Loading capacity of up to 36 cubic metres

- Packing is clean and tidy thanks to the automatic pendulum function

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representing the waste and recycling industry.

Its purpose is to provide information, identify

solutions and stimulate action across the

industry to ensure the health, safety and well-

being of those working in the industry and

those affected by its activities. It works by

consensus and partnership, promoting good

practice, sharing ideas and solutions.

WISH has worked with the Health and

Safety Executive (HSE) to produce a checklist of

standards for supervisory staff and employees,

called Waste Industry Safety and Health

Reducing the Risks. It covers all the relevant

areas within recycling/waste management sites,

asking important questions regarding each area,

including:

Does your site have:

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lights, steering, vision aids and tyres?

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maintained skips and containers, lifting

appliances, hooks and chains, etc.?

In its introduction to Safe Transport in Waste

Management and Recycling Facilities the HSE

states that workplace transport accidents are

one of the most common causes of fatalities

in the waste management industry. It says thatbeing struck by moving vehicles in the waste

management industry accounts for around

140 reportable incidents to HSE every year.

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incidents are relatively small, the consequences

are frequently severe.

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Vehicle manufacturers are playing a vital role in

helping to increase safety for workers through

the design and development of new machinery.

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and helping to minimise damage to machines,

even when working in harsh environments.

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are generally safer than pneumatic versions

because, having no air in them, they can never

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pneumatic tyre can pose a serious risk to the

stability of a machine. Centralised slew turrets

maximise 360 degree stability, also enhancing

driver safety.

Stability monitoring systems are nowmandatory on telescopic machines, while new

technology enables machines to sense if they

are nearing the edge of a safe working envelope

and stop. The operator must then bring the

machine back from the brink before work can

resume.

Visibility is an essential element on any

recycling/waste site, and laminated glass

can now be used to create cab clear roofs,

broadening sight lines. However, laminated

glass still has the ability to break although it

generally stays in place rather than shattering

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be used to create cabs, with the added bonus

that windscreen guards are no longer needed.

The absence of windscreen guards not only

provides uninterrupted vision for the operator

while working, it also makes cleaning that much

easier and safer as this can be done from the

floor, using a long-handled brush or telescopic

pole.

KEEPING PEOPLE AND PLANT

APPART

Segregating people and vehicles is essential, butit is always advisable to have added protection

in the shape of proximity alarms. These make

a warning sound if a person strays too near a

vehicle, and some versions can automatically

apply the brakes, so that the machine stops

instantly. Signage to stop speeding is another

must, but to be absolutely sure the higher gears

can be disabled in some machines to take away

the option of going too fast.

Enhancing ease of use and operator

comfort is another important aspect of safety

and health. Measures to keep dirt and dust

out of cabs, with the added option of climatecontrol, increases the well-being of the machine

operator. Filtration systems can now remove the

Pressurised cabs can help prevent unfiltered air containing potentially

harmful pollutants being inhaled

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smallest particles and bio-aerosols from the air

coming into the cab. Pressurising the cab is also

a viable option for increasing operator comfort,

preventing unfiltered air from entering.

Unique keys can now be used to identify which

operator is using a shared machine at any one

time. This is essential for sites that operate

24 hours a day, and can also be useful when

shift systems are implemented. Each operator

receives personalised key for one particular

machine. This helps to monitor patterns of

behaviour and identify specific training needs.

Telematics are the crowning glory, allowing

machines to be monitored remotely for faults,

fluid and fuel levels, productivity and security.

CONCLUSIONS

Without close attention to health and safety

issues, the recycling and waste management

industry cannot hope to fulfil its potential as a

key driver for progress in the circular economy.

Machinery manufacturers have a key role to play

not only in developing models that increase

productivity and return on investment, but also

in improving the lives of the people who do this

essential work.

Innovative design and cutting edge

technology are the futuristic elements that

are helping to deliver that most basic and

fundamental right of all workers a safe

environment in which to work.

Tim Burnhope is chief innovation

and growth officer for equipment

manufacturer JCB

This article is on-line.

Please visit www.waste-management-world.com

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PRODUCT NEWS

COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT


EFFICIENTLY MANAGE YOUR FLEET WITH IWS

FROM P&L SOFTWAREP&L Softwares Integrated Waste

System (IWS) has been developed

specifically for waste manage-

ment businesses, and benefits

from 28 years of evolution and

innovation since the companys

launch. The modular software can

be optimised for each organisa-

tion to streamline operations from

end-to-end, leaving management

and employees free to focus on

supporting customers.

IWS will streamline your office,

managing your customer database,

pricing structures, contracts,

invoicing and payments, not to

mention specialized actions such as

handling hazardous waste. It is also

maintained regulation compliant,

so you can rely on it to produce the

paperwork to keep you on the r ight

side of complex waste legislation.

When you integrate IWS into

your fleet with IWS-mobile, you

uncover a host of other ways to

integrate and simplify your busi-

ness. The sturdy devices put IWS in

the hands of your drivers, and allow

you to keep track of every transac-

tion that happens out on the road.

Save fuel costs by avoiding non

HGV riendly routes, keep track of

vehicles at all times, add data direct

into the system, collect customer

signatures, and ensure operatives

carry out every task, every trip by

following checklists and routines.

Users of IWS-mobile have found

the investment rewarded with

savings and efficiencies throughout

their operations.

www.plsoft.co.uk

HAKO CITYMASTER 1600: PROFESSIONAL

SWEEPER AND READY FOR

MULTIFUNCTIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Modern and environmentally-

friendly technologies, multi-func-

tionality and

comprehensive one-stop

service solutions thats Hako.

Whether sweepers for the thorough

cleaning of outdoor areas, multi-

functional implement carriers with

articulated steering for all-year-

round employment or compact

implement carriers & transporters

equipped with three attachment

compartments and up to 100

possible attachments Hakos

municipal technology offers indi-

vidual solutions for economic and

reliable city cleaning, real estate,

park and sports ground mainte-

nance as well as for winter service

tasks.

The Citymaster 1600 made its

debut at the IFAT 2014. This new

3.5 t-class machine is a convincing

all-in-one multifunctional imple-

ment carrier & professional

sweeper, closing the gap between

the Citymaster 1250 and the

Citymaster 2000/Multicar TREMO in

the 3.5 t class.

With its permissible total weight

of 3.5 t, the Citymaster 1600 can

be employed in the city on foot-

paths without any restrictions and

additionally and fully loaded

- in all paved or hard-surfaced

areas, covering the entire range

of services usually attributed to a

larger sweeper. Another helpful

feature is that the Citymaster can

be driven by anyone holding a

Class-B driving licence.

www.hako.com

THE NTM

FRONT LOADER

The NTM front end loader is

designed for easy operation as well

as a high degree of reliability. Great

for alleyways and limited access

areas, the vehicle comes equipped

with automated forks on the front,

which the driver easily controls by

joystick with the help of advanced

PLC-technology, the waste

container is lifted over the truck,

flipped upside down and the mate-

rial is emptied into the vehicles

hopper. With a loading capacity of

up to 36 m3the FL-P has a patented

cab shield making it easy to get all

the waste in the hopper without

spillage.

With the pendulum principle

for compaction there are moving

parts, favourable life cycle costs

and a good compaction ratio and

emptying via tipping means an

ejection plate isnt needed, keeping

cleaning and maintenance down

to an absolute minimum.

NTMs FL-P features

PLC-controlled hydraulics, an

emergency stop facility, vehicle

work lights and two cameras with

in-cab monitor as standard with

the option of a third camera for

added visibility for loading and

discharging.

www.ntm.fi

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