Curiosidades

It may be a tiny dot on the planet, but the village of Chew Magna has set out to save the world, reports GraduateEngineer.com. The community of 1,100 in the Chew Valley, south of Bristol, hopes to become the first in Britain to cause no damage to the planet. Engineering …

Discutir energia é sempre bom e necessário, mesmo num Brasil rico em recursos naturais, com fonte predominantemente hídrica, que não é barata. Pelo menos é o que estamos vivenciando agora, com clamores da população e dos empresários. Sofrimentos a parte, são várias as alternativas de energias, mas nenhuma conseguiu ser …

Eles tiram 460 toneladas de lixo por dia das ruas da cidade. Na maioria das ruas, passam duas ou três vezes por semana. Quatrocentos e sessenta mil quilos de lixo por dia. Agora pense nos saquinhos que você ou alguém de sua casa coloca na lixeira da calçada ou na …

Dono de um valioso patrimônio ambiental, há anos o Estado do Rio vê sua riqueza ameaçada pela ausência de políticas de coleta seletiva de lixo e reciclagem. De acordo com a Comissão de Meio Ambiente da Assembléia Legislativa do Rio, dos 92 municípios fluminenses, 67 ainda convivem com o risco …

With an overall goal to eliminate the amount of waste tyres disposed of in California, The California Integrated Waste Management Board is sponsoring the "Tire-Derived sustainable building product design competition," presented by the California Exposition and State Fair. The competition provides companies and individuals with an opportunity to create and …

Over seven million additional tons of steel recycled in 2004 versus 2003 The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) announced today that the recycling rate for the world‘‘s and America‘‘s most recycled material – steel – remained at 70.7 percent in 2004. However, total tons of steel recycled increased by over 7.2 …

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Renewable Power Association (RPA) has issued a joint report showing the huge potential for greater generation of energy from waste. The report, prepared by Oakdene Hollins – entitled Quantification of the Potential Energy from Residuals in the UK – concludes that there …

In Italy, plastics are used intensively for a diverse range of applications, including, for example, doors and windows. European Environmental Press reports that this industry currently uses about 20 million tonnes of PVC every year. Off-cuts from manufacture and installation represent 6% of the total, equivalent to about 1,200 tonnes …

In Italy, plastics are used intensively for a diverse range of applications, including, for example, doors and windows. European Environmental Press reports that this industry currently uses about 20 million tonnes of PVC every year. Off-cuts from manufacture and installation represent 6% of the total, equivalent to about 1,200 tonnes …

Tottori Ecotown 2020, an incorporated nonprofit organization in Tottori Prefecture, conducted a two-month pilot project (Dec. 2004 – Jan. 2005) which provided transportation services using eco-friendly shared bus-taxis powered by cooking-oil waste collected from households. Japan for Sustainability reports that the bus, called Inaba EcoLimo Waiwai Go-Go, made two round …