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Burnaby garbage incinerator operator sued over pollution concerns

Burnaby garbage incinerator operator sued over pollution concerns

The Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District is suing Maxxam Analytics International Corp. and Covanta Burnaby Renewable Energy ULC for Supposedly failing to properly Examine fly ash samples in the district’s waste-to-energy facility in Burnaby. Non-hazardous fly ash is accepted and disposed of in the Cache Creek landfill, the claim states. Samples analyzed by Maxxam in the summer and autumn in 2012, however, came back indicating high levels of cadmium that exceeded acceptable levels permitted for disposal in the landfill….

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hot medical waste disposing machine, Operation Condition: 8-16 hr/ day

hot medical waste disposing machine, Operation Condition: 8-16 hr/ day

hot medical waste disposing machine, Operation Condition: 8-16 hr/ day  Control: Built-in data recording Operating temperature: Incinerator  /Primary Combustion Chamber Primary Chamber: 900 – 1200 0C Type: horizontal/vertical Temperature:  1200- 1300 oC Residence time of gases : >2 seconds Ash Residue: <5% of original waste size Ash Handling System: Both Automatic and manual removal of Ash. Must ensure removal/treatment of hazardous remnants of ash Flue gas treatment   system : Capable of treating the flow of flue  gas as the incinerator is operating at its maximum capacity Auxiliary device: Water level gauge, pressure sensor, PH sensor..etc  Auxiliary device: Fuel cut-off device Waste  feeding mechanism: Automatic pneumatic/hydraulic waste loading system or conveyor belt , capacity 650-800 L at a time                                                                                                                                       Chimney (Stack): Type: Vertical type height:>7 meter’ Material: Fireproof cast, stainless steel OUTPUT:  GAS- SMOKELESS,ODORLESS  ASH -Max <5% of original waste size Reduction of Pollutant gas SO2, HCL, HF and line particulate Emission standard: WHO/ European Test report for emission testing provided? Heat exchange mode: Automatic Type: Constant loading, Top LoadingCapacity/Burn rate per hour: 250 -300 kg/hr Substance:External- 3 layers Internal Liner:  a fire proof material of pre-fired refractory bricks Using Aluminium Liner resistant to corrosive Gas or Waste and Also to thermal shockSecondary Combustion Chamber:

Texas Ebola waste Won’t Be disposed in Louisiana

Texas Ebola waste Won’t Be disposed in Louisiana

On Friday Attorney General Buddy Caldwell declared the State of Louisiana reached an arrangement with Texas incinerator Veolia Environmental Services and Louisiana toxic waste landfill Chemical Waste Management to ensure that incinerator ash associated with the recent Dallas Ebola virus occurrence won’t be transported or disposed of in Louisiana,. On Oct. 13 the Louisiana Attorney General’s office got a restraining order in the 19th Judicial District Court to temporarily stop the transfer of incinerated Ebola ash into Louisiana. The temporary…

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