Curiosidades

Atualmente os plásticos fazem parte do nosso cotidiano mais do que possamos imaginar. Inclusive, há quem diga que estamos na Era dos Plásticos. Para se ter uma idéia, os plásticos estão presentes nas fibras têxteis sintéticas, nas embalagens me geral, na construção civil, nos utensílios domésticos, nos aparelhos eletrônicos, nos …

É fato que o modelo de terceirização utilizado na área de limpeza urbana no Brasil está em fase de esgotamento estrutural. Para se chegar a essa constatação, basta avaliarmos o cenário atual, ou seja, a maior parte dos municípios brasileiros apresenta receitas insuficientes e restrições orçamentárias que impedem a contratação …

As pessoas com mais de 50 anos freqüentemente lamentam sobre o fato de que, em sua infância, os rios eram mais limpos e tinham peixes. Essa afirmativa seria mero saudosismo na base do "antigamente, a vida era melhor" ou seria uma constatação da realidade? A resposta é: isso é verdade. …

20 de março – Início do Outono 21 de março – Dia Internacional da Floresta 22 de março – Dia Internacional da Água 15 de abril – Dia Mundial da Conservação do Solo 19 de abril – Dia do Índio 22 de abril – Dia da Terra 10 de maio …

Over the last decade, the performance and availability of biodegradable polymers (BDPs) has developed strongly, driven by increasing interest in sustainable development, desire to reduce dependence upon finite resources and changing policies and attitudes in waste management. Most of the biodegradable polymers on the market or in development are based …

New regulations, increased competition and the rising cost of waste disposal are forcing companies to cut the amount of waste they throw away every year according to a report published by the Environment Agency. The report, which looks at the impact of the introduction of the Integrated Pollution, Prevention and …

Japanese Japan‘‘s Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry have released a report on the status of the Law for the Recycling of Specified Kinds of Home Appliances for fiscal year 2003. Japan for Sustainability reports that since its introduction in April 2001, the law …

To popularize Cartocan, a paper beverage can, an association was established in April 2004 by thirty Japanese companies, including beverage manufacturer Pokka Corporation and Toppan Printing Company. JfS reports that Japanese timber, including wood chips and wood from thinning plantation forests, accounts for more than 30 per cent of the …

Corus Steel Packaging Recycling, the UK‘‘s centre of technical and communications expertise on the collection and recycling of steel packaging, has published its latest annual PRN report. The report, entitled Success in Recycling includes examples of local authorities, waste management companies and community recycling organisations that Corus supported during the …

Germany has made further progress towards transposing the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and the Restriction on Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) with the publication of a draft law on 13 July. The new regime will be based on existing collection infrastructure, giving producers partial responsibility for collecting and …