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India is said to generates 5,000 tonnes of plastic waste each day, while a uniform law for the use of bio-degradable plastics is not yet under consideration of the government. NewKerala.com reports that information provided by the Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment shows about 60 per cent of …
Mais »Denmark – study reports on potential flows of household paper and cardboard
The Danish EPA have published a study (in Danish with an English summary) which reports on potential flows paper and cardboard from Danish households Methodology The study is based on data from a number of registers published by the trade associations. In addition, key players from daily newspapers and magazines. …
Mais »Scotland – continental drift to recycling green glass
Never mind the 10 million green bottles standing on a wall, Scots recycle twice that amount of green glass alone each year, according to new figures cited by The Scotsman. The latest figures for glass recycling show Scotland‘s drinking habits are becoming increasingly continental – at least among those who …
Mais »UK – recyclers‘ rubbish dumped abroad
Recycling Householders are urged to recycle to stop waste going to landfill sites Councils are investigating what happens to their recycled rubbish after the BBC revealed 500 tonnes had been shipped unsorted to Indonesia. Customs at Jakarta impounded containers holding mixed up paper, cardboard, plastics and cans from UK households. …
Mais »Israel – waste generation in 2004: 1.6 kg per capita per day
According to the Israeli Environment Ministry‘‘s Solid Waste Division, each person in Israel generated 1.6 kilograms of waste per day in 2004 or some 584 kilograms per year. The total quantity of waste generated in Israel each year is some 5.8 million tons (including municipal and industrial waste). The goal …
Mais »Denominação dos lixões, pássaros de aterros, trabalhadores de limpeza e catadores nos diversos países da América Latina
Denominaciones que reciben los lugares de disposición no controlada, los pájaros presentes en los rellenos de Latino América, los trabajadores de limpieza y los trabajadores informales
England – householders must take responsibility for waste or risk fines
New changes to waste regulations in England will help reduce the thousands of tonnes of household waste being fly-tipped each year, according to the Government‘‘s Department of Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). Last year, there were 500,000 fly-tips of household rubbish; much of which was dumped by operators posing …
Mais »Germany – steady rise in waste imports
Federal Environmental Agency publishes statistics for 2004 The volume of imported waste requiring a license has once again seen a sharp increase to a level of 6.5 million tons (Mt) in 2004. As compared to the previous year, imports rose by 1.6 Mt; that is, by roughly 33 per cent. …
Mais »Morocco – first factory to recycle plastic waste in Morocco
The Morocco Times reports that the first factory for recycling plastic waste has at last seen the light of day in Morocco. Fay?al Alami and Ali Moulay Kettani have signed a partnership agreement with the group Jet International (Julian Environmental Technologies), one of the two inventors of a process related …
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