Marr crane at Walsall waste incinerator

Australian tower crane specialist Marr Contracting has been awarded the contract to for specialist heavy lifting services on the construction of the Walsall Energy Recovery Facility.

Palm Beach County, Florida, approves $1.5B plan for second incinerator

The facility will replace an aging refuse-derived fuel plant operated by Reworld. Pinellas County also approved an operations contract with FCC.

Recycl8 joins Low Carbon Concrete Collective

Scotland’s Low Carbon Concrete Collective has welcomed into its fold Recycl8, a company that specialises in repurposing incinerator bottom ash as a cement substitute.

Pioneering pour exploits incinerator ash to the max

A UK first is being claimed in the world of concrete, with a pour using incinerator bottom ash both in the cement and in the aggregate.

Soaring costs at London incinerator job force M&E rethink

Acciona rejigs M&E procurement plan to entice more firms

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