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China Daily reports that the world‘‘s biggest plastics recycling processing plant, capable of recycling 60,000 tons of waste annually, has begun operating in Beijing

The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have published a good practice guidance document The safe recovery of petrol from end-of-life vehicles, in association with the end-of-life vehicle (ELV) industry. It provides advice on the safe removal, storage and disposal of petrol from vehicles that are being disposed of in …

Here is an article from The Economist (June 7, 2007) on how to get people recycling more-even if they do not particularly want to. Plastics here, newspapers there, bottles in that pile, tin cans over there. Across the rich world tonight a small army of worthy householders will pick through …

The House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee has appointed a sub-committee, chaired by Lord O‘‘Neill of Clackmannan, to look at sustainable approaches to waste reduction. The inquiry will focus on the first level of the waste hierarchy, waste reduction, and will look into ways in which products and …

The Electronics Stewardship Association of British Columbia (BC) has launched a province-wide electronics stewardship programme. Globe-Net reports that Encorp Pacific has been contracted to deliver the new industry-led programme, which is built upon enhanced provincial recycling regulations. Encorp will collect and recycle computers, monitors, desktop printers and TVs. ESABC represents …

Ontario has proposed amending an existing regulation that will make it mandatory for new, expanding and existing operating landfills larger than 1.5 million cubic metres to install a system to capture methane. Globe-net reports that the proposal received support from the Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA), landfill-gas capture firm Integrated …

Are biodegradable nappies really biodegradable? Is biodegradablity a good thing in a nappy? Faced with the stark choice between cloth nappies or commercial disposables, many mums have looked for a compromise. Biodegradable nappies seem to offer the convenience of a disposal with the social responsibility of a sustainable alternative. But …

Papel ou plástico? Pense duas vezes antes de escolher qualquer um deles no caso de compras pequenas. Reutilize os sacos posteriormente; os de papel são recicláveis. E de acordo com a entidade ecológica Save A Tree, é preciso uma árvore de 15 a 20 anos de idade para se fazer …

Mesmo que não façamos muitas frituras, quando o fazemos, jogamos óleo na pia ou por outro ralo, certo? Este é um dos maiores erros que podemos cometer. Porque fazemos isto? Perguntam vocês. Porque infelizmente ninguém nos diz como fazer, ou não nos informamos. Sendo assim, o melhor que tem a …

Sabem aquelas inocentes sacolas plásticas que os supermercados usam para empacotar produtos? Não são nada inocentes! Aqui na Austrália há uma campanha bastante forte para que os consumidores parem de utilizá-las e usem sacolas não-descartáveis ao invés. O motivo é o impacto ambiental das tais sacolas. Estima-se que quase 7 …