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Há uma grande parte no centro do Oceano Pacífico que ninguém nunca visita ou poucos já passaram. Os velejadores evitam esta parte como a uma praga porque ali falta vento. Pescadores deixam-na de lado porque a sua carência de nutrientes a transforma num oceano deserto

A nationally co-ordinated approach to disposing of endof- live vehicles (ELVs) is proposed by the Motor Trade Association. Zero Waste NZ Trust eports that recent figures show New Zealand‘‘s car fleet, now at 2.5 million, is getting older because of older Japanese imports. A Massey University study found that about …

Há uma grande parte no centro do Oceano Pacífico que ninguém nunca visita ou poucos já passaram. Os velejadores evitam esta parte como a uma praga porque ali falta vento. Pescadores deixam-na de lado porque a sua carência de nutrientes a transforma num oceano deserto

Energy recovery increases and the amount of waste entering landfills diminishes. A handy overview from Statistics Norway. About 70 per cent of the energy in waste incinerated is recovered by Norway‘‘s incineration plants, corresponding to 560 000 tonnes of waste. While the amount of waste entering incineration has doubled in …

Nova Scotians are being asked for their feedback on proposed regulations to ban computers, televisions and other electronic products from landfills. Nova Scotia Environment and Labour launched a 30-day public consultation on the draft regulations. "Reducing electronic waste is part of our solid waste management strategy to keep Nova Scotia …

Albertans who buy televisions and computers will have to pay more when the province begins collecting an electronics recycling fee starting Tuesday. CBC reports that the new levy will add up to C$45 to the cost of new televisions and up to C$12 for computer components. Consumer electronics contain pollutants …

Local authorities across England have been set limits on the amount of biodegradable municipal waste they can dispose of in landfill sites. Environment Minister Elliot Morley has confirmed the final allocation of landfill allowances for England‘‘s 121 waste disposal authorities. Allocations have been set in advance of the launch of …

One third of garages, tyre dealers, and tyre repairers have had old tyres illegally fly-tipped at their site according to a new survey published by the Environment Agency. The survey, which questioned 225 randomly selected garages and tyre firms about their knowledge and experience of tyre disposal, found that a …

EurActiv provides a handy an overview of the main EU policy debates that will dominate the agenda in 2005. Lisbon strategy: The mid-term review to be presented at the Spring summit will use the input from the Kok report to try and refocus the ambitious, but so far relatively unsuccesful …

The European Commission has proposed a comprehensive strategy against mercury pollution. High doses of mercury and its compounds can be fatal, but even relatively low amounts can seriously harm the nervous system. There is evidence that mercury pollution, in particular where it exceeds the international accepted safety levels, for example …