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Em Chicago, os moradores recebem dois latões de 340.65 litros para lixo e recicláveis, os quais são classificados por sacos de cores diferentes. Todos os papéis, plásticos, vidros e metais recicláveis são colocados em sacos azuis, sendo levados a centros de separação e enviados às estações de reciclagem. Os sacos …
Mais »Taxas em Tampa
Em Tampa, os moradores pagam US$21.25 por mês pelo serviço de resíduo sólido, o que inclui coleta de lixo duas vezes por semana, reciclagem de lixo de passeio, coleta de resíduos orgânicos de jardim e outros serviços. A taxa cobre os custos dos serviços, tornando o departamento auto-sustentável. O serviço …
Mais »Board wants incinerator re-classified – the importance of words
In the US state of Wisconsin, the Barron County Board of Supervisors wants the state Natural Resources Board to reconsider its classification of the county’s waste-to-energy incinerator at Almena. The reason is to save around US$7,000 pa in licensing fees. The Barron News Shield reports that when the county built …
Mais »Canadian Government applauds industry for producer responsibility scheme
The Government of Canada has congratulated EPS Canada and the Canadian electronics industry for its initiative to design, implement and finance a nation-wide programme to recover, re-use and recycle post-consumer electronics in an environmentally sound manner. Leading companies within the Canadian electronic industry sector have announced a nation-wide-recycling programme for …
Mais »Many US towns find “pay as you throw” the way to go
Wanda Alves routinely sorts her household trash, putting plastic, cardboard, paper, glass, and metal in recycling bins provided by the city of Brockton. Once a week, she crams everything else into one, 32-gallon bag – to avoid paying an extra US$1 for a second bag. The Boston Globe reports that …
Mais »Many US towns find “pay as you throw” the way to go
Wanda Alves routinely sorts her household trash, putting plastic, cardboard, paper, glass, and metal in recycling bins provided by the city of Brockton. Once a week, she crams everything else into one, 32-gallon bag – to avoid paying an extra US$1 for a second bag. The Boston Globe reports that …
Mais »Chalk and plastic make “the perfect yoghurt pot”
A Swedish firm has invented a new type of material that is half chalk, half plastic. The mixture makes lightweight, ecofriendly packaging with an extra twist – when burnt, it neutralises the acid fumes generated by waste incinerators. The company has the backing of Hans Rausing, the Swedish former carton …
Mais »Pay-as-you-throw: Honolulu is tempted
In Tampa, Florida, suggestions about reducing kerbside rubbish collections are considered fighting words. But in Austin, Texas, converting from twice-weekly collection to a pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) programme has succeeded in its goal of diverting waste from the landfill and encouraging more recycling. These two examples were cited in Hawaii’s Honolulu Advertiser, …
Mais »Alguem que fingiu ser gari
"Fingi ser gari por 8 anos e vivi como um ser invisível" PLÍNIO DELPHINO Psicólogo varreu as ruas da USP para concluir sua tese de mestrado da "invisibilidade pública". Ele comprovou que, em geral, as pessoas enxergam apenas a função social do outro. Quem não está bem posicionado sob esse …
Mais »Las lombrices de tierra no sólo son consideradas como animales limpios, sino también muy nutritivos.
CIUDAD DE MEXICO (Reuters) — Una decena de lombrices se retuerce sobre una bandeja de laboratorio mientras un grupo de científicos mexicanos calienta el horno donde los gusanos se convertirán en sabrosas galletas. Aunque poco agraciadas a la vista, las lombrices de tierra — cuyo nombre científico es lumbricus terrestris …
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