Curiosidades

The Australian Government appears determined to force the pace on plastic bags At a meeting of industry and environment groups at Parliament House, the Minister for the Environment and Heritage Senator Ian Campbell welcomed a set of draft principles to phase out plastic bag use by the end of 2008. …

Danish EPA Environmental Project no. 979, 2005 (17-03-05) This is an English summary of a publication in Danish. It is an interesting reflection as there are clearly pros & cons. For example England and Wales have chosen different approaches to limiting the landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste (ie the English …

Small scale composters exempt from charges….. New amendments to the licensing regulations for waste management will help protect the environment and human health, as well as save industry money, according to the Government. These regulations primarily amend the list of exemptions to waste management licensing to prevent abuses that have …

A atividade hospitalar, por si só, gera uma quantidade considerável de resíduos. Em muitos hospitais de grande porte o lixo acumulado no dia-a-dia é maior do que o coletado em cidades inteiras. Essa “montanha” de resíduos hospitalares é comumente chamada de “lixo hospitalar” e se constitui em um sério problema …

I want to see phase out of polystyrene fast food packaging – Minister "While positive progress has been made on litter management – and in changing people‘‘s attitudes to litter – in Ireland in recent years, there is still significant scope for improvement", so said Mr. Dick Roche, T.D., Ireland‘‘sMinister …

The following is an extract from the full text of the Report on the Work of the Government delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the Third Session of the 10th National People‘‘s Congress on March 5, 2005. ………..We will encourage development of energy-efficient, environment-friendly automobiles, and housing and public buildings …

A local rubber manufacturer plans to set up a plant in Shanghai this year to recycle used tyres, which pose a potential threat to the environment if not properly treated. Shanghai Daily reports that while environment experts say the plant will reduce pollution, the firm is worried it won‘‘t have …

Britain‘‘s first household battery recycling plant has opened in the English Midlands, operating company G&P Batteries said. The plant, which cost £250,000 (US$481,000), will recycle alkaline and zinc carbon batteries, commonly used in household products such as portable radios and childrens‘‘ toys. G&P said the UK generates 30,000 tonnes of …

London‘‘s Ecological Footprint is more than twice the size of Great Britain, which is a huge drain on the natural environment. If everyone lived as Londoner‘‘s do, it would require more than three planet Earths to support them. This disturbing statistic is highlighted in London Remade‘‘s new report Making London …

New waste policy and the landfill directive report Uncertainty and lack of information are putting targets for reducing landfill in doubt, say the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee in a report out on March 17. The all party group of MPs received evidence that nearly 700,000 tonnes of hazardous …