The last week of October was a tense time for the bureaucrats at Minprirody, Russia's Ministry for the Protection of the Environment and Natural Resources, and naturally for Minister Yuri Petrovich Trutnev. He went all the way to Cape Town, South Africa to participate in the work of the eighth session of the mixed intergovernmental committee for trade and economic cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of South Africa.

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From there, a mad dash to Namibia, to a meeting with Namibian President H. Pohamba and Prime Minister N. Angula, as well as with first president S. Nujoma and Minister of Mines and Energy E. Nghimtina.

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They say that you never really appreciate something until it’s gone. When it comes to garbage pickup, could anything be more true? Take labor strikes for example. It’s not unusual for a labor strike to last for months, sometimes longer. Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing, part of Hexagon AB, supposedly holds the American record, with a strike lasting over 10 years. Now think to yourself, what’s the longest you’ve ever heard of a garbage strike lasting? The City of Toronto recently settled an especially lengthy garbage strike. Garbage piled up on the streets all over town, forcing the city to turn parks and arenas into temporary mass dumps. Eventually summer camps, libraries, and even swimming pools were shut down, as citizens tried to deal with the stench and potential health threats. The situation finally became unbearable, and a settlement was worked

General Environmental Management Inc., a growing waste management solution provider based in California, has a lot of things going for it. The waste management market tends to be relatively stable in any economic environment, and they have the expertise and technology to deal with almost any type of waste handling issue, including hazardous materials processing. They also have a management team with skills well beyond just the waste management industry.

But one of GEM’s strongest assets is GEMWare, its industry-leading web-based information management system. GEMWare is designed to give companies the speed and flexibility necessary to enable generators of all sizes to control hazardous materials, waste management, and disposal activities, in the most efficient way possible. It streamlines and optimizes virtually every aspect of waste processing.

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Many forms of new clean and sustainable energy will be required to power tomorrow’s world. Some will rise from energy ideas currently being put forth while many will come from new and innovative ideas yet to be conceived. Regardless of where these new forms of energy come from, all need to be given a solid assessment for practicality and profitability. If they are not practical, they will fall by the way side. Each opportunity, however, needs to be given a solid shot at helping the world out of a dire clean energy mess. When an energy source that can meet these two criteria is found, huge profits will result.

Startech Environmental Corp., an alternative energy equipment and services provider, works to develop, implement and market proprietary, stationary hydrogen producing plasma engines and services. The engine is designed to convert waste products, of several types, to clean sustainable electricity. The process, available

Boston, Mass. based Converted Organics, Inc. is turning trash into cash at its new processing facility in Woodbridge, New Jersey. The company just announced the receipt of the first food-waste shipment for conversion to high-grade organic fertilizer.

Waste management firm Russell Reid of Keasbey, New Jersey delivered the 70-ton load on Tuesday (July 1st), marking the first batch of liquid food waste to enter Converted Organics’ high-temperature liquid composting system. The two companies have a standing agreement regarding the processing and conversion of waste obtained from Russell Reid’s food service customers.

“We have begun processing our first shipment of 15,000 gallons of liquid food waste (approximately 70 tons), and are very pleased that its conversion into high-quality organic fertilizer via our High Temperature Liquid Composting (HTLC) system is proceeding as efficiently and effectively as expected,” stated Edward Gildea, president of Converted Organics. “Our team of experts in Woodbridge expects similar