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Durante os últimos anos, as cidades européias têm questionado suas tradicionais práticas de pré-seleção e coleta de resíduos e a procurado por novos projetos que minimizem os problemas ambientais gerados pela disposição de resíduos. Este estudo apresenta uma metodologia integral para quatro práticas de pré-seleção que estão começando a ser …

A new report, which uses the computing power of the Integrated Waste Management (IWM) Computer Model, clearly shows that if packaging materials and printed materials generated from Ontario’s households had recycling targets of 60 per cent put on “each material”, then Blue Box costs would increase significantly and there would …

Litter is any product or material that is lying around on our highways, parks, beaches or streets that doesn‘‘t belong there. A recent litter audit from a large, Canadian city found that litter can be any of a wide range of items, such as: Miscellaneous paper or cardboard; Printed paper …

Back in the early 1980s, a number of North American entrepreneurs began marketing the first generation of biodegradable plastic products. At the time, applications for biodegradable plastics focused on single-use disposable products, such as garbage bags, snack food wrappers and disposable plates. These applications were targeted to address litter concerns …

During a period of two weeks the light fraction from car scrapping, amounting to 100 tonnes per day, has been co-incinerated on a test basis. Waste Centre Denmark reports that during the test, emissions of Hg, dioxins, PCB and benzo-pyrene were measured. Furthermore, every day a slag sample was taken …

In Sweden, large amounts of household waste have been land-filled and are now waiting for final covering. At the same time, more and more organic waste is incinerated, resulting in growing amounts of fly ash. International Wastenews, Waste Centre Denmark no. 1, 2005 reports that tests have been made with …

Here is an interesting piece from the Malaysian Star Online. Wouldn‘‘t it be great if we could return our waste to the land, rather than turning more space into wasteland? Landfills and incinerators could be phased out, and none too soon. Rapid land development is making space scarce. If you …

Here is news of a thought-provoking report from Denmark‘‘s Environmental Assessment Institute (EAI) – an independent institution under the Danish Ministry of the Environment. There is an increasing need to couple environmental and economic considerations within waste management. Consumers and companies alike generate ever more waste. The waste-policy challenges of …

A new series of indicators which show the progress the country is making towards achieving economic growth while reducing damage to the environment is published by the UK Government‘‘s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). The new Sustainable Consumption and Production Indicators, published for the first time today, …

Under the so-called Kringbouw project in the Netherlands, which aims to close the material loop in the construction sector, researchers at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have studied advantages and disadvantages of different separation techniques: wind screens, ballistic separators, inclined screens and colour separation. International Wastenews, Waste …