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Grande gerador de resíduos, Brasil encontra problemas por falta de matéria-prima reciclável Brasil gera milhares de toneladas de lixo por dia. Estima-se que mais de 35% do que é coletado poderia ser destinado às usinas de reciclagem. Outros 35% poderiam ser transformados em adubo orgânico. Poderiam, mas a verdade é …

Clam and oyster shells from the Hampton Roads area of Southeast Virginia are finding their way back home to the Chesapeake Bay. The US EPA reports that, with the help of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and local volunteers, discarded shells from area restaurants are being returned to the Bay …

The China Post reports that the Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration will require over 500 fast food chain stores and instant noodle manufacturers in September to report the amount of cooking oil waste left over from their operations as well as the method of their disposal in the government‘‘s effort to …

Sesam Energetics 1, a Kampala-based private company in conjunction with Taylor Biomass Energy USA, wants to generate 33 megawatts (MW) from urban biodegradable waste, under the Taylor Biomass Energy project. But, reports AllAfrica.com (citing the Kampala New Vision), their effort to secure the standardised power purchase agreement (PPA) on pricing …

Not many years ago, people in Taiwan hardly thought twice about their garbage, reports China Post. From the smallest village to the capital Taipei, huge piles of garbage could be seen on streets and sidewalks, complete with flies, mosquitoes, rats and stray animals picking at leaking plastic bags. Since then, …

ZDNet reports that Fujitsu has taken the use of biodegradable plastic beyond picnic ware and household items, and designed a notebook with a biodegradable chassis. The Fujitsu LifeBook sports a chassis made from a plastic made from cornstarch, rather than petroleum. When it is disposed of, the chassis will decompose …

The Local Government Association (LGA) has found that almost two-thirds of people would support a "pay-as-you-throw" system of collecting household waste. BBC Online reports that a poll of 1,028 people found 64% in favour of lower council tax and charges according to how much rubbish they put out, with recyclers …

The US EPA reports that a terrace house located in Philadelphia‘‘s Strawberry Mansion neighborhood was chosen for experimental deconstruction. Long perceived as having little value, old and condemned properties are proving to be a treasure trove of architectural elements and reusable building materials. In a bid to promote deconstruction as …

O conceito é simples: as minhocas têm um apetite voraz por tudo o que é orgânico; logo, vamos dar-lhes todo o lixo que produzimos para que limpem, literalmente, embalagens de plástico, vidros, cerâmicas e outros objectos, permitindo a sua reciclagem e evitando a sua colocação em aterros. A empresa portuguesa …

As famílias de países ricos deitam fora cerca de 30 por cento dos alimentos que compram, segundo um estudo apresentado na World Water Week, a conferência mundial sobre a água, que termina esta sexta-feira em Estocolmo, na Suécia. Segundo o director do Comité Científico do Instituto Internacional da Água de …