Curiosidades

O Centro Nacional de Super Computação de Barcelona concluiu estudo que mostra os benefícios ambientais do PVC na construção civil. Os especialistas em materiais e meio ambiente analisaram os impactos ambientais de diversos produtos utilizados no setor, fabricados com materiais concorrentes do PVC, tais como janelas (alumínio), tubos para água …

A reciclagem de PVC tem se desenvolvido de forma promissora na Europa. Dois exemplos mostram que esta é uma oportunidade real de negócio, são eles o Recovinyl e o Vinyl 2010 do qual o Progress Report dessa iniciativa voluntária (www.vinyl2010.org) mostrou que a quantidade de resíduos de PVC reciclados mais …

As associações européias EuPC (European Plastics Converters – www.eupc.org) e PlasticsEurope (www.plasticseurope.org) afirmaram que a biodegradação não ocorre nas condições em que os resíduos comuns são descartados rotineiramente. As associações européias destacam que inovações e desenvolvimentos tecnológicos são sempre bem vindos. Entretanto, destacam que o respaldo técnico-científico é fundamental para …

Fujifilm, maker of everything from medical imaging devices to snap-shot cameras, will begin using methane gas from a South Carolina landfill to power its nearby manufacturing centre. Zdnet the Tokyo-based company said Wednesday that by 2008 it plans to power between 32-44 per cent of its Greenwood, S.C., facility with …

On July 1, new regulations forming part of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive came into force throughout the UK. According to these regulations householders can return end of life electronic and electrical equipment (EEE) purchased after 13th August 2005 to the distributor they bought it from and …

The UK Government‘‘s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (DBEER) reports that new legal obligations on the electrical industry will start to see more waste products recycled in Britain and not consigned to the scrap heap. Last year two million tonnes of electrical waste was generated in the UK …

The range of powers available for controlling the export of waste from the UK has been widened by new regulations laid in Parliament this week. The Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007 set out offences and penalties, and designate the responsible enforcement authorities. They extend the range of people against …

An army of ‘‘solar powered trash mashers‘‘ – dustbins that compress rubbish – have been installed all over Torbay in Devon. The ‘‘Big belly bins‘‘ use solar energy to activate a crusher that can reduce the volume of rubbish deposited inside it by up to five times. This cuts down …

Plastics New Zealand encourages consumers to "Make a Difference" by thinking before they take a single trip checkout bag. The joint Foodstuffs and Progressive Enterprises campaign launched today, 26 June 2007, asks consumers to reduce, reuse and recycle. As signatories to the 2004 Packaging Accord, Plastics New Zealand supports the …

Toronto city council has approved a new pay-as-you-throw garbage collection system that will charge Torontonians based on the amount of trash they produce. Residents will be required to purchase one of four bins ranging in cost from C$209 to C$360 annually once the system takes effect in the late summer …