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The Waste Management Advisory Board for Northern Ireland (WMABNI) has criticised the Government‘‘s Environment Department for "poor" management and said it had failed to meet 83 out of 107 targets. It also called for an independent agency to enforce and regulate waste management. The Waste Management Advisory Board for Northern …

Kokuyo Engineering Co., a subsidiary of Kokuyo Co., Japan‘‘s largest manufacturer and marketer of office equipment and stationery, put Recycled Carpet Tiles onto the market on April 1, 2004. This carpet is claimed to be environment-friendly as it is made of recycled material from discarded carpet tiles. Carpet tiles discarded …

Japan is to construct a power plant in Tokyo Bay to recycle food waste as part of its methane fermentation power generation project, which is part of the "Super Eco-Town Project" promulgated by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Japan for Sustainability reports that the plant will come on stream in fiscal …

ReCellular Inc., a major wireless equipment reuse facilitator, and AHCIET, the Hispanic-American Association of Research Centers and Telecommunication Companies, has announced the signing of a new five-year agreement making ReCellular the exclusive provider of cell phone recycling and refurbishing services for AHCIET member companies. The agreement spreads the environmental and …

For decades, consumers have appreciated the important role plastics play in helping to keep food safe and healthful. Water and juice bottles, freezer bags and cold cut packages are just some of the examples on store shelves. In the home, PLASTIC wraps, food storage containers and sealable bags help keep …

O termo reciclagem de lâmpadas refere-se à recuperação de alguns de seus materiais constituintes e a sua introdução nas indústrias ou nas próprias fábricas de lâmpadas. Existem vários sistemas de reciclagem em operação em diversos países da Europa, EUA, Japão e Brasil. Um processo típico de reciclagem inclui desde um …

Cada um de nós descarta, em média, 10 pilhas por ano, o que significa uma geração de mais de um milhão de toneladas desse tipo de resíduo, só no Brasil. A Faculdade de Química da Universidade da República Oriental do Uruguai tem estudado o problema das pilhas domésticas usadas há …

When Alexander Parkes developed the first man-made PLASTIC in the 1860’s, he had no idea what an integral role the material would come to have in our everyday lives. Plastics today play an important part in cutting-edge technologies, such as the space program, consumer electronics and prosthetic limbs. They are …

Take a minute and imagine what your life would be like without plastics. Think about the benefits they provide for your computer, your TV and even your car. Plastics are becoming increasingly popular in almost every facet of our lives. They are in our hospitals, our sports, our work and …

Cooperativas. Uma nova porta se abre no mercado de trabalho para as comunidades carentes. Trata-se de uma alternativa ao desemprego que está ajudando a promover a justiça social no nosso país. Segundo dados da OCB, Organização das Cooperativas Brasileiras, há 7.355 associações espalhadas pelo país, criando mais de 182 mil …