Sentences with phrase «of waste discharge»

«In addition to being good for the environment, reducing our energy costs, water consumption and the amount of waste we discharge helps us offer a more competitive product,» Planter adds.
All of waste discharged into the canal over time has made the Gowanus Canal into one of the nation's most seriously contaminated bodies of water.

Not exact matches

As an example, Klein points to a 2003 incident in California when a Crystal cruise ship discharged 138,000 litres of waste water 14 km offshore into the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.
We believe we are truly giving back to the earth by turning waste into something productive, and we are also decreasing the amount of CO2 gases discharged in the air.»
Elimination of phosphorus discharge to the environment, enhancing regulatory compliance and the eradication of costs associated with phosphorus removal from waste streams.
A production line for the ultra-filtration of whey was also installed to separate proteins for refined whey products (whey protein additives for the food industry) and also a filter for reversed osmosis treatment of the permeate from ultra-filtration to concentrate the liquid for production of animal feed, which is sold as a by product (the cleaned water can then be disposed of in waste water systems and discharged to the environment).
Indian industry can adopt a more responsible attitude in general while discharging waste water into water bodies or sewers to reduce contamination of surface and ground water.
Results achieved over hundreds of plants globally have achieved removal of organic waste from discharge water of between 70 - 99 per cent, with many of the plants installed by Global Water Engineering also capturing the organic waste converted to methane and using it to power boilers and electricity generators.
• Completed mill - specific water risk assessments in eleven paper mills • 31.9 % reduction in relative amounts of COD in discharge water (compared to 2005) Waste • 13.3 % reduction in waste sent to landfill
The law requires any industry that discharges wastes into a public water supply to pay their pro rata share of treatment cost.
AKASTex LLC (who purchased Wazoodle in 2012) says ``... the manufacturing process has no discharges of VOC [Volatile Organic Chemicals] or solvent fumes which helps keep air clean, and generates no solid waste, thereby supporting our efforts towards a clean environment while supplying our customers a high - quality product.»
It issues licenses for discharging waste of potential pollutants.
Currently, liquid waste generated within the region are discharged into open water bodies due to the lack of a facility to treat it.
One of the defence lawyers for the accused ones, Lamtiig Apanga, told the court to discharge the accused since the prosecution has shown gross apathy in the trial — making his client waste more money on legal and other fees.
Court Threatened To Discharge The Accused Ones After 2 months of wasting the court's time this year, the trial judge, Her Honour, Ms. Afia Agbanu Kumador, threatened to discharge the 4Discharge The Accused Ones After 2 months of wasting the court's time this year, the trial judge, Her Honour, Ms. Afia Agbanu Kumador, threatened to discharge the 4discharge the 4 accused.
President Mahama said these when he commissioned the new Lavender Hill, an ultra modern facility which will end the historic practice of discharging faecal waste directly into the sea and the Korle lagoon.
Since 1902 faecal waste generated within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area has been directly discharged into the sea at portion of land famously called the Lavender Hill.
This was further worsened by the direct discharge of liquid waste from Accra's sewerage system into the Korle lagoon after the Mudor treatment plant broke down.
One also needs to consider the effects of the waste that will be discharged from the proposed plant.
The excretory system is the system of an organism's body that performs the function of excretion, the bodily process of discharging wastes.
The Clean Water Act regulatory framework for addressing sewage and industrial wastes is not well suited to the more difficult problem of stormwater discharges,» the report says.
There are fewer injection wells in the East, however, so much of the waste from drilling in the Marcellus Shale was initially discharged into surface waters.
This waste, which can be 30 to 70 percent of the incoming volume of fish, is often discarded or discharged into nearby waters.
The authors report that subsequently the agreement, which introduced bans on the sale of phosphate detergents, improvements in waste water collection and treatment systems, and reductions in industry discharges, did indeed help to improve water quality.
«In short, we need less production, less consumption, [and] a higher tax on imported resources and the discharging of wastes
«TARP consists of 110 miles of tunnels and reservoirs, which are actually old limestone quarries that capture and hold storm water and raw sewage until it can be treated at waste water treatment plants and discharged into the canals and rivers.»
By releasing toxins, it encourages the body's discharge of metabolic wastes so the body is able to run more effectively.
After the next 6 weeks, researchers compared the effects of whole grains and refined grains on resting metabolic rates and bodily waste discharge.
• Dry skin brushing increases circulation to skin, encouraging your body's discharge of metabolic wastes, which greatly aids the lymphatic drainage of the entire body.
As the pores of our skin open and discharge waste products, the skin sheds any old skin cells, leaving it glowing and immaculately clean, with improved tone, elasticity, texture and color.
Flooding of this area might slow down or thwart the treatment process and can cause waste discharge to back up into your home.
According to the architect, some of the key features include a desalinating function that makes sea water potable without releasing brine discharge, plus a built - in garbage system that collects floating trash and disposes waste responsibly onshore.
According to Wal Mart Mexico's press release, besides a goal of 100 % renewable energy by 2025, the group is also aiming at zero waste and zero water discharge by that same date, as well as a more short term increase of 25 % of «eco-friendly» items in their catalog by 2012.
Organic, fair trade and manufacturing practices (like avoiding discharge of hazardous waste) are also key.
So whether we are talking about the extraction of natural resources from the environment, or the discharge of waste into the environment, they both follow from the same underlying cause; these activities are all directed by the underlying landscape of incentives.
Its independently - verified Sustainability Report provides a range of information that spans from major stakeholder engagement activities to safety and environmental performance, such as emissions, waste and water discharged.
(human excrement + nuclear waste = hydrogen) The USA discharges Trillions of tons of sewage annually, sufficient quantity to sustain electrical generation requirements of the USA.
The coal industry and the state of West Virginia challenged the veto, asserting that EPA could only block a permit before issuance — even though the law specifically gives the EPA the authority to veto a mining waste discharge «whenever» it would have adverse environmental impact.
I agree that the procrastination of the US federal government in getting on with the business of using the $ 25 + billion in the spent fuel fund to set a proper long term waste management facility falls well short of discharging their responsibility.
The withdrawal of the clean power plan is the latest in a series of moves by Trump and Pruitt to dismantle Obama's legacy on fighting climate change, including the delay or roll back of rules limiting levels of toxic pollution in chimney emissions and waste water discharges from coal - burning power plants.
This is borne out by the Eco-Label criteria which found that the four environmental problems to which paints contribute the most are: • petroleum consumption for the production of titanium dioxide, resins and solvents • global warming through emissions of CO2 and VOCs resulting respectively from titanium dioxide production and from solvent paint application • atmospheric acidification due to CO2 and sulphur from titanium dioxide processing • discharges of waste into water due to titanium dioxide processing.
The news has just come out that last week he signed a decree that removed waste discharges from a list of things that are banned by environmental laws.
Selected as the Dallas Environmental Lawyer of the Year this year by The Best Lawyers in America, Deatherage's practice includes permitting, compliance, administrative law and judicial litigation on a variety of environmental issues including, air emissions, wastewater discharges, hazardous waste, hazardous substances and toxic substances.
He has obtained absolute discharges for, amongst other offences, dangerous driving and wasting police time including a case of a serving police officer abusing his position and false reports of rape.
On the criminal side, we have defended its clients in a broad range of criminal investigations, grand jury proceedings, and prosecutions involving oil and other spills and the storage, transportation, disposal, and discharge of numerous hazardous chemicals and wastes.
• Worker safety standards enforced under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Mine Safety and Health Act • Clean Water Act permitting of wastewater and stormwater discharges • Clean Air Act emissions regulation • Hazardous waste management and underground storage tank requirements under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) • Spill and chemical reporting and release prevention under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Emergency Planning and Community Right - to - Know Act, Oil Pollution Act, and Clean Water Act • Regulation of chemical manufacturing and distribution under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) • Environmental disclosures under Regulation S - K of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and corporate reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters to the public and interested investors
The Environmental Services Technician I performs a variety of general daily cleaning tasks to maintain patient care areas which includes isolation rooms, discharges, offices, corridors, bathrooms, public areas, collecting regular trash, regulated medical waste, soiled linens, vacuuming and other assigned areas of the facility (discharges not to exceed more than 75 % of daily shift time).
Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems (WYDES) to the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and Sundry Notices to the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Oil and Gas Commission and Bureau of Indian Affairs for road applications of wastes / emulsions evaporation volumes for permitted evaporation systems and reclamation of drill pads and pipelines.
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