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The Progressive Bag Alliance (PBA), the California Retailers Association (CRA) and the California Grocers Association (CGA), announced the implementation of the nation‘‘s first statewide plastic bag recycling programme to provide California residents opportunities to easily and conveniently return plastic carryout bags for recycling to the stores which provide them. On …

Japanese Mitsubishi Materials Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., and Furuya Metal Co., have signed a contract to jointly develop a technology to recover platinum group metals (PGMs) from waste catalysts and other scrap. Japa for Sustainability reports that the companies aim to establish a competitive PGM recycling business as early as possible, …

During the takeover mania of 1980s, oil tycoon T Boone Pickens had famously said that it was much easier to find oil on Wall Street than in Texas. The Times of India reports that nearly a quarter century since, a host of companies are taking a similar approach by ferreting …

Plans to set up a statutory London Waste and Recycling Board have been announced by the Government. The Board will help deliver increased sustainable waste management in London. It will manage the London Waste and Recycling Fund, and may also provide advice on strategic London waste issues to London Boroughs …

GLOBE-Net reports that the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) has released its first Sustainability Report, outlining the games‘‘ environmental, social and economic impacts as well as related sustainability strategies. The report provides great detail on VANOC‘‘s efforts, and will add significantly to the debate on how the games are being …

Teenagers agree climate change is greatest global challenge but still expect better lifestyle than their parents. According to a new international study from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), two thirds of teenagers today see the recycling industry as the most likely to enjoy the greatest growth in the …

Papel O consumo anual (por habitante) de papel no Brasil manteve-se estável em 1998, situando-se em 38,4 quilos, ainda distante dos níveis observados em países mais desenvolvidos, como os Estados Unidos (336,5 kg por habitante). No entanto, estima-se que 35% do papel produzido no país nos últimos dez anos são …

Recycling rates have risen, and the UK is on schedule to meet EU targets, but the key to dealing with our escalating waste problem lies in changing our buying habits and our attitudes to consumption, according to the authors of a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) publication. The …

As lâmpadas incandescentes convencionais são produzidas de vidro e metal. Elas não contém materiais prejudiciais ao meio ambiente. Na verdade, não há problema em se jogar as lâmpadas no lixo de casa. Porém, elas não devem ser jogadas em lixos para reciclagem de vidros, pois o tipo de vidro usado …

Um processo de descontaminação e reciclagem de lâmpadas desenvolvido em parceira entre o Cefet-Pr (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Paraná) e a empresa Mega Reciclagem, de Curitiba, já garantiu o destino ambientalmente correto para mais de um milhão de lâmpadas fluorescentes e incandescentes. A técnica evita que elementos nocivos …