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7 Top Articles of 2020
ByMildred Williams CEnv 07/01/202114/02/2021

These top articles from Viable AlternativEnergy focus on sustainable, environmental and socially conscious projects, products and ideas. Please join us, as we recap our 7 top articles from 2020. 1. Cubo Modular Bamboo Housing This top article was a favourite with our readers from the Philippines. Cubo, created by Earl Patrick Forlales is a modern,…

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Energy | Farming | Recovery | Reduce waste | Sustainable | Zero Waste

Biogas, Untapped Transportation Fuel from Waste?
ByMildred Williams CEnv 14/12/202014/02/2021

In 2018, “What a Waste 2.0” the Urban Development Series produced by the World Bank gave a snapshot of global solid waste management until 2050. Organic waste comprised 56% of the total waste composition for low income countries, from an annual total waste volume of 93MT per year (million tonnes) or 5% of global waste…

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Construction | Electric | Energy | Recovery | Reduce waste | Social Awareness | Sustainable

CopenHill – The Sustainable Model For Future Waste Projects?
ByMildred Williams CEnv 12/11/202006/03/2021

Sustainable Waste Management Amager Bakke, also known as CopenHill, brings a sustainable waste management solution to the doorstep of city living. CopenHill is the cleanest waste-to-energy power plant in the world, on the industrial waterfront of Amager, Copenhagen, Denmark. Amager is Denmark’s most densely populated island. The Amager Bakke waste-to-energy plant covers 41,000m² and rises to…

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Plastics | Reduce waste | Sustainable | Zero Waste

BioCellection – Chemical Recycling
ByMildred Williams CEnv 16/01/202016/02/2021

BioCellection is an advanced recycling technology company based in California. Globally, only 9% of plastics are recycled. The remaining 91% goes to landfills, incinerators, or ends up in the ocean because of poor waste management practices. There is a huge gap in the market for a company that could close the “plastic life cycle” by…

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Ecology | Energy | Prevention | Re-use | Recovery | Recycle | Reduce waste | Social Awareness | Zero Waste

Viable AlternativEnergy – Recap top 7 Articles of 2019
ByMildred Williams CEnv 03/01/202005/07/2026

Viable AlternativEnergy posts focus on environmental and socially conscious projects, products and ideas. Please join us, as we recap our 7 top posts from 2019. 1. Kamikatsu – Japan’s Zero Waste Town The first municipality in Japan to promote a zero-waste policy. Residents sort waste into 45 categories. Kamikatsu municipality managed to recycle 81% of…

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Construction | Energy | Recovery | Reduce waste

Africa’s First Waste to Energy – Reppie, Ethiopia
ByMildred Williams CEnv 31/10/201901/07/2026

The Reppie Waste to Energy plant in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is the first Waste to Energy plant in Africa, completed in February 2018. Reppie Waste-to-Energy Facility. Image: Stuartkribki | CC BY-SA 4.0. | Wikimedia. Reppie is locally known as Koshe (Amharic for dirty). The Koshe dump site in the southeastern part of Addis Ababa and is…

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