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WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) has announced the launch of an innovative project to demonstrate whether recycled medium density fibreboard (MDF) can be used in place of virgin wood flour in the manufacture of wood plastic composites (WPCs). The project, being conducted by Scottish based firm Impact Laboratories, will …

In Kitakyushu City in southern Japan, a pilot plant to produce ethanol from food waste was established as a part of the city‘‘s Eco-Town project. Japan for Sustainability reports that the city started the collection of food waste from some hospitals, elementary schools, retailers and households in the city on …

Wales will be sinking in its own rubbish within the next decade if new technologies are not developed and implemented, according to consultants Consultants Hyder reports that in less than seven years parts of Wales will have no landfill space left if the amount of waste generated by households, industry …

If a generation that prides itself on being green is to be defined by its aggressive pursuit of energy efficiency and alternative sources of electricity and fuel, then maybe it‘‘s time we ditched the label "waste" and "garbage", according to the Toronto Star. Is a used diaper, for example, just …

A base da proposta parte do princípio de que os importadores são poucas empresas, de grande capacidade econômica, capazes de sustentar a formação de um cadastro de comercialização autorizada e gerenciar um sistema de recebimento de lâmpadas usadas na aquisição de lâmpadas novas. Este sistema poderá evoluir no futuro para …

Former Premier of NSW Bob Carr has argued that Governments serious about providing adequate solutions to climate change should see that recycled or recovered waste should be included in carbon emission trading schemes. Mr Carr, chair of the advisory board to the Australian Climate Institute, said a new report produced …

Councils in England are to be given the power to introduce pilot schemes to charge households according to the amount of rubbish they throw away. BBC reports that this news comes as MPs warn the UK could face fines of up to £180m a year from the European Commission if …

New York Daily News reports that while still voluntary this year, next year the use of biodegradable paper composting bags will be mandatory under city law, with violators facing fines. According to the Department of Sanitation, leaves should be placed in large heavy-duty paper lawn and leaf bags or in …

A new Government backed campaign that reveals we are throwing away a staggering third of the food we buy in the UK – most of which could have been eaten – was launched on November 1. The astonishing statistic follows pioneering research undertaken earlier this year by WRAP (Waste & …

Techtree reports that IBM has developed a new process for repurposing scrap silicon wafers from its chip manufacturing operations for use in energy-producing solar panels. Typically, Microsoft discards 3 million wafers every year, each of which contains some portion of IBM‘‘s chip designs. The new process uses a specialized pattern …