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A new website on waste management issues in Malta was launched yesterday to increase education among school children and to communicate new principles of waste management, WasteServ’s Strategy Head Chris Ciantar announced. The new website, www.progettskart.com, has two aims. One is to facilitate communication with those involved in waste management, …
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Millions of tons of obsolete electronic goods or “e-waste” are piling up worldwide leaking hazardous chemicals into the environment. The question of what to do with them was one subject discussed in Geneva this week at the World Summit on the Information Society. Swissinfo reports that the fear is that …
Mais »UK – Scientists turn waste paper into building materials
Scientists have found a productive way to dispose of waste caused in the recycling of paper by using it to make building materials. “Ten tonnes of waste paper, when recycled, may create two tonnes of fibrous clay/limestone residue bound up with two tonnes of water. An Australian online news agency …
Mais »Valor Agrícola e Comercial do Composto Orgânico de Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos da Usina de Irajá, Município do Rio de Janeiro
Os objetivos deste estudo foram o de determinar os valores de mercado e agrícola associados ao fertilizante orgânico (FERTILURB) da COMLURB. Entre outras análises químicas, foi feito o balanço de nutrientes (N,P, K e matéria orgânica) no produto. Os resultados revelaram que os teores de nutrientes (NPK), variaram entre 1,67 …
Mais »Metais Pesados no Composto de Lixo Urbano da Usina Irajá, Município do Rio de Janeiro
O trabalho discute os teores de metais pesados no FERTILURB. Foram realizadas as seguintes atividades: revisão da literatura; atividades de campo; e, análises químicas de metais pesados no fertilizante orgânico. Constatou-se que o FERTILURB, está em conformidade, os níveis de tolerância da EPA (NORA,1993), para a França (FRANÇA, 1981) e …
Mais »First environment policy review by the European Commission
The European Commission adopted on December 3 its first review of environment policy, the aim of which is to assess the progress and/or problems encountered since 2001 and to highlight current priority issues in the EU and national environmental policies. EIS reports that the Review emphasises the need to speed …
Mais »UK – composting doubles in two years
The amount of material being composted in the UK increased 100% between 1999/00 and 2001/02 according to The Composting Association’s latest survey of the composting industry. The State of Composting in the UK 2001/2 indicated that 1.66 million tonnes (Mt) of material was processed at 218 composting facilities. The State …
Mais »UK – local authorities to receive funds to engage the public on recycling and minimisation
Local authorities in the UK have access to new funding to help them communicate their recycling and waste minimisation messages. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is launching its new Local Communications Fund on December 8th to provide direct support for local communications initiatives throughout England. Under DEFRA’s Waste …
Mais »On-farming burning condemned by UK waste management trade association – could double dioxins emissions
Expressing concern that on-farm burning of agricultural waste could more than double the UK’s emissions of dioxins, the UK Environmental Services Association ESA has written to the Minister of State (Elliot Morley MP) at DEFRA calling for a ban on open air burning of waste on farms. “In response to …
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