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In another attempt to deal with environmentally hazardous plastic wastes, the Delhi Government has shown its keenness on using waste materials like plastic bags in making roads. The Pioneer reports that the authorities have decided to go ahead with the construction of plastic roads in the Capital. Delhi will be …

The Carl Bro Group, an international consulting company based in Copenhagen, is assisting I/S Vestforbrænding in the development of a new waste management concept. The keywords are dynamism, clarity and digitisation, and the project allows a high degree of citizen participation. 28 municipalities I/S Vestforbrænding, the largest incineration plant in …

West London Composting (WLC) new plant, claimed to be the UK‘‘s first composting centre modelled on advanced European facilities, has now opened. The company has been established to partner with local authorities in a bid to help the Government increase the amount of household waste recycled from 15 per cent …

O Brasil joga 5,8 bilhões de reais por ano no lixo. A constatação feita pelo economista Sabetai Calderon é estarrecedora já que corresponde a 17 vezes o orçamento destinado ao Ministério do Meio Ambiente. Para o engenheiro químico e administrador, Gerhard Erich Boehme, consultor da Boehme Brasil Consulting, este é …

A Irish Government commissioned study has presented a number of options to tackle litter, including the possibility of a 10% levy on chewing gum. The Study proposes that the money raised by any levy would go towards the cost of cleaning up chewing gum litter on street pavements and other …

In the Bavarian district of Deggendorf, the Donau-Wald waste management administration union (ZAW) have introduced an ‘‘electronic sheriff‘‘ to reduce the amount of contaminants that find their way into the organic waste bin. Passauer Neue Presse reports that using a detector that is attached to the refuse collection vehicle, it …

Proposals that will change the way landfill operators fund the management and maintenance of landfill sites after they have closed have been announced by the Environment Agency. The proposals, which will ensure that landfill operators make cash available for the aftercare of their site from the first day of its …

Students have been told to get SMART, which stands for "Students Must Always Recycle Trash". Channel News Asia reports that this is part of a new programme to boost recycling in some schools from 50 to 75 percent. Advertisement The idea is to minimise waste and promote recycling, and there …

Na natureza não há lixo e sua capacidade de integrar todos os materiais necessários em ciclos é um dos segredos da manutenção da vida em nosso planeta. A folha que cai de uma árvore devolve água à atmosfera, é decomposta e alimenta seres que vivem no solo, fornecendo materiais que …