Tag: pyrolysis
McKee signs Quonset sludge moratorium, creates study commission
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee signed legislation on Tuesday placing a one-year moratorium on the proposed sludge pyrolysis facility at Quonset Business Park while...
Question about Quonset sludge facility not a simple yes or no
Rhode Island has less than three years to decide what to do with the hundreds of tons of sludge created each week at its...
Clock ticking on R.I. sludge disposal
Faced with a contentious election-year issue, state lawmakers not surprisingly chose the expedient study commission, this one for wasterwater treatment sludge disposal.
It’s disappointing because...
McGaw pushes for legislation prohibiting plastic-waste processing plants
PROVIDENCE – Rep. Michelle E. McGaw, D-Portsmouth, is calling on the General Assembly to advance her legislation aimed at prohibiting high-heat plastic-waste processing facilities in...
AG seeks ‘pause’ on proposed medical waste facility review
PROVIDENCE – Attorney General Peter F. Neronha wants a state agency to pause its review of a proposed medical waste facility in West Warwick,...
Do promised benefits from a proposed medical-waste treatment plant in West...
MedRecycler-RI wants to build a medical-waste treatment plant in West Warwick. Up to 70 tons of blood, needles and other medical human and animal...












