US: The city of Fort Myers in Florida is planning to send 30,000t of ‘toxic’ sludge for disposal at LafargeHolcim’s Theodore cement plant in Alabama. The waste will be transported by truck to LafargeHolcim quarry north of Crystal River for pre-treatment and then onto the Theodore plant, according to the Citrus Country Chronicle newspaper. The company hopes to start the removal process in October 2018 and complete it by the end of the year. Permit application for the removal process are still on-going. The ‘toxic’ sludge came from the city’s water plant. It was dumped in fields in Fort Myers from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Anhui Conch Xing'an cement plant commissions municipal solid waste project
China: Anhui Conch’s Xing'an cement plant in Guangxi region has commissioned a municipal sold waste (MSW) project. The project was started in late 2017 and it has had investment of US$19m. It is intended to process 100,000t/yr of MSW and 49,500t/yr of sewage.
Mark Terrell appointed director of Andusia
UK: Andusia Recovered Fuels has appointed Mark Terrell as its director. He joined Andusia in October 2017 as general manager with responsibility for the day to day running of the business and leading the management team. He has worked previously for Thames Water, Veolia, Lafarge, the Environment Agency, Suez UK (formerly Sita) and most recently Ricardo.
Metso to move waste recycling business in Denmark
Denmark: Metso plans to relocate its waste recycling business to a newly built factory and office. Part of the relocation costs will be funded by selling the current property and estate in Horsens and the company has already received an offer from a local developer for its current site. The transaction is subject to final approval of the area's development plan by the Horsens city council. The new facility is estimated to be ready in 2020.
Metso's recycling business provides equipment and services for mechanical treatment of metal scrap and solid waste. The waste recycling business has about 100 employees in addition to an extensive distributor and agent network. In total, over 800 Metso waste shredders are currently in operation globally, most of them in China, the UK, Germany, France and Italy.