Curiosidades

New Zealand’s major city mayors are looking at compulsory refundable deposit schemes for glass and plastic bottles in an effort to avoid building new rubbish dumps. The New Zealand Herald reports that mayors in Local Government New Zealand’s metro section, representing the country’s biggest cities, have set up a “zero …

Cozinha. Lugar historicamente importante em uma residência. Local de união entre membros da família, entre patrões e empregados, entre amigos e parentes. Na realidade, cada vez mais, a cozinha é relevante espaço de uma casa ou apartamento. Nas casas, tem ganhado maior amplitude. Em apartamentos e lofts modernos, tem sido …

El consumo responsable es uno de los aspectos trascendentes que contribuyen en gran medida al paradigma del Desarrollo Sustentable, impulsado por numerosos organismos internacionales, notablemente el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA). Para que exista una tendencia global hacia el modelo propuesto de Desarrollo Sustentable, es …

Não são apenas as embalagens de alumínio que convivem com lendas à sua volta. As latinhas de alumínio também possuem seus mitos. Os mais freqüentes dizem respeito ao anel da latinha, ou o lacre. Há boatos de que uma determinada quantidade de anéis de alumínio pode ser trocada por diversos …

Tudo começa num bosque escuro, tenebroso, enfrento dragões e serpentes, luto contra selvagens, salto por cima de precipícios e nado contra a correnteza de rios violentos. Finalmente, depois de incontáveis aventuras, chego a uma caverna, driblo aranhas gigantescas e alcanço o tão sonhado e suado tesouro. Lá está ele, aquele …

The European Commission has proposed a revision of the 10-year-old Waste Shipment Regulation. This Regulation sets environmental criteria for waste shipments within, into and outside the European Union. It covers shipments of practically all types of waste by all types of means, including vehicles, trains, ships and planes. The proposal …

Customers visiting fast-food chains might find themselves facing a second lineup the next time they visit their favorite restaurant — the queue to recycle the different kinds of garbage left over from the meal The Taipei Times reports that the Tiawanese Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has just launched a six-month …

Here is a small item which shows how one perfectly sensible legal instrument can obstruct an equally sensible environment issue (use of resources) and a social equity issue (access to mobility). A New Zealand law that requires second-hand bicycles to be sold with their instruction manuals may be changed. The …

EcoRecycle Victoria´s Business Plan 2003-04 to 2005-2006 presents a new approach to avoiding and reducing waste while continuing to promote the recovery of resources from the Victorian community. Chief Executive Officer, Ian Coles said that over the past three years EcoRecycle has been pleased to help advance the Victorian Government´s …

NYC will resume glass and plastic recycling, a decision lauded by environmentalists who said City Hall had sent the wrong message to New Yorkers and the nation when it suspended the programme a year ago. The UK Guardian reports that the city had suspended glass and plastic recycling last year …