Curiosidades

Os últimos levantamentos feitos por Frost & Sullivan, empresa internacional de consultoria de mercado, mostram o crescimento sustentado dos serviços de gestão de resíduos no mercado da Europa Ocidental. Marcando uma tendência ascendente do crescimento da receita fiscal, os maiores investimentos em novas tecnologias e a gradual mudança do despejo …

MAKING THE POLLUTER PAY – EC ADOPTS LIABILITY SCHEME The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive on environmental liability which aims both to prevent and restore environmental damage. The pollution of water, damage to biodiversity and land contamination which causes serious harm to human health would all …

SWISS BENCHMARK STUDY COMPARES FIVE EUROPEAN EPAS Switzerland enjoys an above-average quality of environment for an average level of environmental expenditure. This is achieved with a below-average number of personnel at the national environmental agency. These findings emerge in a benchmark study commissioned by SAEFL – Switzerland’s environment agency, which …

O Ministério do Comércio Internacional e da Indústria do Japão decidiu estabelecer um novo padrão para o “eco-cimento”, contendo cinzas provenientes da incineração dos resíduos sólidos urbanos (MSW). O novo padrão deverá vigorar no ano 2002. Eco-cimento é um produto reciclado que consiste em mais de 50% de MSW incinerado. …

O emprego na agricultura da matéria orgânica, proveniente do lixo urbano, constitui-se numa excelente alternativa para a reciclagem da fração orgânica. Esta é a conclusão de um estudo realizado pela Embrapa Informática Agropecuária, unidade da Embrapa – Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária, vinculada ao Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento, …

O emprego na agricultura da matéria orgânica proveniente do lixo urbano, constitui-se numa excelente alternativa para reciclagem desse material, pois de um lado melhora alguns atributos químico e físico e os processo biológicos do solo, e de outro, contribui para aliviar a carga poluidora e aumentar a vida útil dos …

Remarketing offers domestic appliance manufacturers a profitable avenue for the disposal of their used goods, says a new report. The impending EU Directive on electrical goods will require producers to recycle three quarters of their appliances. The latest study by an environmental research body (DARP Environmental, funded by Biffaward) shows …

The US administration have launched a campaign to boost recycling. The initiative, which also aims to slash the generation of toxic chemicals, was announced by the US EPA at the National Recycling Coalition’s 21st Annual Congress and Exposition in Austin, Texas. The EPA wants to boost nationwide recycling of items …

Plans to spur Germans to even greater recycling efforts suffered a blow Tuesday when a court ruled against a new regulation putting a deposit on drink cans and many previously deposit-free bottles. AP reports that the administrative court in Düsseldorf said the impact of the deposit for consumers and companies …

A legal ruling in England over the sharing of packaging waste recycling targets will mean that major pubs, clubs, restaurants and hotels will now be obliged to recycle their bottles. Under the Packaging Regulations, which are designed to encourage reduction and recycling of packaging waste throughout the supply chain, the …