Curiosidades

Rogue operators who illegally dump waste in Northern Ireland could go to jail for five years under tough new laws being introduced. The legislation will also increase the maximum fine and force offenders to pay the clean up and enforcement costs. Ulster TV reports that it has emerged that government …

A ban on plastic bags was placed firmly on the table by the Welsh Assembly Government yesterday. The Western Mail reports that the Welsh Government puts green issue at forefront of its new powers. The move, possibly by next March, could be the first under high-profile new law making powers. …

Mayor Greg Nickels of Seattle has rolled out an ambitious plan to further reduce the amount of garbage being sent to landfills, increase recycling and to rebuild the city‘‘s two aging transfer stations. He is also eyeing up the prospects for banning plastic bags and styrofoam. Under the agreement – …

A Brazilian petrochemical company declares it has made a plastic commonly used in flexible packaging that is based on ethanol derived from sugar cane. RedHerring reports that São Paulo, Brazil-based Braskem, a large maker of conventional plastics, said the ethanol-based, high density polyethylene plastic is made up entirely of materials …

Gov. John Lynch of the US state of New Hampshire has signed a law banning the burning of toxic construction and demolition debris. Fosters Online reports that Vermont has a similar ban while Maine allows the debris to be burned with some restrictions. New Hampshire‘‘s ban takes effect Jan. 1. …

O sistema de coleta seletiva de lâmpadas fluorescentes criado pela Prefeitura do campus de Ribeirão (PCARP), pioneiro na Universidade, completa três anos. A preocupação com o destino deste tipo de lâmpada surgiu pois, apesar de mais econômica em termos energéticos, contém mercúrio metálico, que é nocivo ao ser humano e …

O termo reciclagem de lâmpadas refere-se à recuperação de alguns de seus materiais constituintes e a sua introdução nas indústrias ou nas próprias fábricas de lâmpadas. Existem vários sistemas de reciclagem em operação em diversos países da Europa, EUA, Japão e Brasil. Um processo típico de reciclagem inclui desde um …

Processo de Reciclagem de Lâmpadas O termo reciclagem de lâmpadas refere-se à sua valorização como resíduo, isto é, recuperação dos materiais seus constituintes e a sua introdução na indústria ou nas próprias fábricas de lâmpadas. O processo de reciclagem utilizado envolve basicamente duas fases: a) Fase de trituração As lâmpadas …

The Mayor of Seattle recently published the results of a study to show how Seattle can get its recycling strategy back on track. Three major goals of the study were to: provide an objective, third-party evaluation of Seattle‘‘s work to date identify potential strategies that could push Seattle beyond its …

Soil emits large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But adding burnt agricultural waste may help to lock in the carbon. ABC reports that burning agricultural waste without oxygen could provide a way to lock up massive amounts of greenhouse gas, stimulate plant growth and produce renewable energy all …