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Small scale composters exempt from charges….. New amendments to the licensing regulations for waste management will help protect the environment and human health, as well as save industry money, according to the Government. These regulations primarily amend the list of exemptions to waste management licensing to prevent abuses that have …

A atividade hospitalar, por si só, gera uma quantidade considerável de resíduos. Em muitos hospitais de grande porte o lixo acumulado no dia-a-dia é maior do que o coletado em cidades inteiras. Essa “montanha” de resíduos hospitalares é comumente chamada de “lixo hospitalar” e se constitui em um sério problema …

I want to see phase out of polystyrene fast food packaging – Minister "While positive progress has been made on litter management – and in changing people‘‘s attitudes to litter – in Ireland in recent years, there is still significant scope for improvement", so said Mr. Dick Roche, T.D., Ireland‘‘sMinister …

The following is an extract from the full text of the Report on the Work of the Government delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the Third Session of the 10th National People‘‘s Congress on March 5, 2005. ………..We will encourage development of energy-efficient, environment-friendly automobiles, and housing and public buildings …

A local rubber manufacturer plans to set up a plant in Shanghai this year to recycle used tyres, which pose a potential threat to the environment if not properly treated. Shanghai Daily reports that while environment experts say the plant will reduce pollution, the firm is worried it won‘‘t have …

Britain‘‘s first household battery recycling plant has opened in the English Midlands, operating company G&P Batteries said. The plant, which cost £250,000 (US$481,000), will recycle alkaline and zinc carbon batteries, commonly used in household products such as portable radios and childrens‘‘ toys. G&P said the UK generates 30,000 tonnes of …

Toyota emerges as industry leader U.S. automakers received nearly failing grades in the use of recyclable, safe plastics in vehicles, according to a report released by the Michigan, US-based Ecology Center, in collaboration with Clean Production Action. The six top-selling automakers in the U.S. were graded on their commitment to …

Swiss cars could soon be running on a fuel based on agricultural waste, thanks to a project promoting essEnce5 – a mixture of bio-ethanol and petrol. The government – which favours the use of cleaner fuels – has decided not to tax the bio-ethanol produced in the project, called etha+. …

A parrot and a palm pilot With a sprinkling of holy water, a priest blessed thousands of palm seedlings in a ceremony in Bogota‘‘s main park, sealing an unusual Palm Sunday pact between the Roman Catholic Church and environmentalists to save a critically endangered parrot. Thousands of miles away, 22 …

Tsuneishi Corporation, a shipbuilder headquartered in Numakuma-cho, Hiroshima, and Sojitz Corporation, a major Japanese trading company, announced late last year that they have jointly launched an auto recycling business. Japan for Sustainability reports that besides end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) from conventional sources, the companies will accept automobiles that have been illegally …