Designer clothes made from recycled textiles have gone on sale in TOPSHOP‘‘s flagship store on Oxford Street in London. The new clothing range, ‘‘Emmeline 4 RE‘‘ by talented young designer Emmeline Child, has been sourced from textiles from The Salvation Army‘‘s Recycling Trading Company and Kettering Textiles in Northamptonshire. In …
Mais »UK – report highlights opportunity for biodiesel in London
A report, commissioned by Enhance, on London‘‘s market potential for biodiesel made from used cooking oils (UCO), has been released. The escalating prices of non-renewable fuels, the increasing demand for fuel in general and the effect these fuels have on the climate will coerce the need for biodiesel in London. …
Mais »Dá nova redação ao caput do art. 31 do Decreto no 4.340, de 22 de agosto de 2002, que regulamenta artigos da Lei no 9.985, de 18 de julho de 2000, que dispõe sobre o Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conservação da Natureza – SNUC – 5.566, DE 26 DE OUTUBRO DE 2005
Institui o Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conservação da Natureza – SNUC – e dá outras providências – 9.985, DE 18 DE JULHO DE 2000
Regulamenta artigos da Lei no 9.985, de 18 de julho de 2000, que dispõe sobre o Sistema Nacional de Unidades de Conservação da Natureza – SNUC, e dá outras providências – 4.340, DE 22 DE AGOSTO DE 2002
USO DE WETLAND SUB-SUPERFICIAL NO TRATAMENTO DE EFLUENTE DE ESTAÇÃO DE TRATAMENTO DE CHORUME POR LODOS ATIVADOS
O presente trabalho analisa o uso de wetland sub-superficial no tratamento do chorume efluente do processo de tratamento por lodos ativados no Aterro Metropolitano de Gramacho. O aterro de Gramacho recebe aproximadamente 8000 toneladas de resíduos urbanos por dia, de toda a região metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro. São apresentados …
Mais »UK – £1.5M study into composting practices reports findings
New approach to collecting organic waste could revolutionise kerbside collections The UK‘‘s biggest ever study into composting practices has reported its findings. The Integrated Composting programme (ICP) is a series of seven projects, analysing different aspects of the composting chain including: methods of collecting organic waste, setting up different types …
Mais »France – tackles waste problems
France has launched a program to make its citizens more aware of the mountains of household waste they produce each year and to catch up with neighboring countries in terms of recycling habits. Japan Today (an unusual source for information on France) reports that each French person now throws out, …
Mais »Ireland – Competition Authority proposes reform of household waste collection services
The Competition Authority has published the results of its investigation into allegations of breaches of competition law in household waste collection services. While The Competition Authority did not find any breach of competition law, the Authority does believe that the market for household waste collection is not working well for …
Mais »Japan – revision to packaging recycling system being considered
Japan‘‘s Ministry of the Environment released an interim report on how to revise the Package Recycling System at a June 13 meeting of the Waste Management and Recycling Committee of the Central Environment Council. Japan for Sustainability reports that after collecting opinions from the public on the revision for one …
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