Curiosidades

The fourth issue of International WasteNews 2005 from Waste Centre Denmark reports that, in mid-July new, more stringent rules for the reception of waste for landfill entered into force in Sweden. This has meant that for example in Linköping there are problems in landfilling fly ash from incineration, since the …

Bread makers, coffee machines and electric knives. They sound like a nice idea but according to a new poll, British adults waste a staggering £9.4bn on household gadgets which they never use. Western Mail reports that the research carried out by esure.com found 23.4m adults in the UK buy gadgets …

Depois de higienizadas e costuradas, embalagens de leite longa vida são transformadas em subcoberturas: solução econômica e ecológica Que tal transformar caixinhas de leite longa vida, ainda pouco valiosas para a reciclagem, em matéria-prima para subcoberturas de telhados? Pois essa idéia foi apresentada há poucos dias em um programa de …

The Scottish Executive has issued an extended impact assessment on proposals to introduce a levy on plastic bags. The study predicts this will stimulate a move away from plastic bags, which would have some environmental benefits depending on what material is used as a substitute. Mike Pringle MSP has tabled …

A Draft law "On Natural Resources Tax" from the The Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Latvia defines subjects of tax, taxable objects, and tax rates, proceedings of tax estimations and payments, immunity from taxes and split of income from nature resources tax payments among state and local authorities …

The city of Kansas City, Mo., and the Aluminum Can Council (ACC), a coalition formed by the Aluminum Association and Can Manufacturer‘‘s Institute, have partnered to conduct a survey among residents of the city‘‘s "urban core." Recycling Today reports that the survey intended to gather input about issues related to …

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Health has issued guidelines on hospital waste management through a Joint Administrative Order outlining the framework by which-hospitals and clinics can safely dispose of their wastes. Freeman reports that among the salient responsibilities given to the DENR and DOH …

Supply Chain Review reports that in an Australian first, Axiom Energy will produce low sulphur diesel from waste plastics that until now could not be recycled and would otherwise end up as landfill. Axiom Energy also plans to be the largest producer of biodiesel on the Australian Eastern seaboard. Biodiesel …

Recycling Recycling, including composting, diverted 72 million tons of material away from disposal in 2003 (up from 15 million tons in 1980, when the recycle rate was just 10 %), and 90 % of MSW was being recycled. Typical materials that are recycled include batteries, recycled at a rate of …

Recycling Recycling, including composting, diverted 72 million tons of material away from disposal in 2003 (up from 15 million tons in 1980, when the recycle rate was just 10 %), and 90 % of MSW was being recycled. Typical materials that are recycled include batteries, recycled at a rate of …