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A análise de ciclo de vida é uma técnica para avaliação dos aspectos ambientais e dos impactos potenciais associados a um produto, compreendendo etapas que vão desde a retirada da natureza das matérias-primas elementares que entram no sistema produtivo, à disposição do produto final. Essa técnica também é conhecido como …

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The main goal of any recycling program is to maximize public participation, increase amounts of post-consumer materials recycled and minimize contamination. Collecting ‘all plastic bottles’ is an excellent way to achieve higher recovery rates for plastic bottles, especially PET and HDPE, and reduce unwanted contaminants in your program at the …

If your current PC is too slow or running out of storage space, it’s probably more cost-effective to replace it than to upgrade it. But have you ever stopped to consider what happens to your old computer once you abandon it for a newer model? The workplace mantra of “reduce, …

A project exploring the viability of different Front of Store Recycling (FOSR) and reverse vending technologies in England is being funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) to assess the recycling potential of the retail forecourt. By working in partnership with a number of supermarket chains, local authorities, …

Starting July 1, the government of the city of Cebu will fully implement Republic Act 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, and its parallel local ordinances. According to a report in the Freeman, this is in compliance with the memorandum of agreement forged between the city …

Tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka may soon be living in homes built from the rubble of their previous houses under a radical new recycling scheme run by Lanka Environmental Recyclers Institute and Christian relief and development agency World Vision. Green Building Press reports that the environmentally friendly concept, in which …