"It provides the potential for phasing out old, polluting waste-transfer facilities that are concentrated now in low-income communities," he said.
According to the left-leaning newspaper Libération, Ms Lastera was asked to step down a week after a suspect told investigators that Mr Barnier had asked local environmental authorities to ease off on polluting waste incinerators in the run-up to the 1995 local elections.
Such concerns should not arise when a highly polluting waste as vinasse is utilized and the process integrated within ethanol manufacture.
Spentwash is usually considered a highly polluting waste, as it is produced in a very large amount during a short season.
Vinasse, a highly polluting waste of the ethanol industry was utilized for the production of polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) by the extremely halophilic archaeon, Haloferax mediterranei in shake-flasks.
The approach is limited because it only works in liquid reactions that start with polar chemicals and end with a nonpolar product, he says, but it's another tool that chemists could use to cut down on polluting waste.
This paper investigates the novelty of using waste cooking oil (WCO), which is frequently found as a polluting waste material in landfills and rivers from the food industry, to rejuvenate the bituminous binder.
Thus, pre-treatment for removal of polyphenolic compounds was necessary and the process proved to be effective as 25-50% of an acutely polluting waste like vinasse could be utilized.
However, these methods consume massive amounts of fresh water and generate a great amount of polluting waste water, along with significant loss of fine lignocellulose particles and fermentative sugars [ 19].
