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A reciclagem de garrafas PET (usadas principalmente por fabricantes de bebidas) está sendo aprimorada no exterior. Atualmente, países como Estados Unidos e França têm utilizado a chamada embalagem monocamada, que permite o contato direto do PET reciclado com alimentos e bebidas. Por meio de uma nova tecnologia de superlavagem (conhecida …

Man lives in rubbish dump for 10 years Staff at a rubbish dump in Berlin have discovered a man who has been living there for 10 years. The man, named only as Harald H, was 41 when he dug out his hideaway. It was 3ft high and contained a mattress, …

Uma lenda urbana atingiu o mercado de reciclagem no Brasil e já chegou à internet. Trata-se do boato de que os lacres das latas de alumínio teriam um alto valor comercial (até R$ 200 uma garrafa de plástico de dois litros cheia), fazendo muita gente juntar quilos de lacres com …

New Zealand’s major city mayors are looking at compulsory refundable deposit schemes for glass and plastic bottles in an effort to avoid building new rubbish dumps. The New Zealand Herald reports that mayors in Local Government New Zealand’s metro section, representing the country’s biggest cities, have set up a “zero …

Here is an example of stories heard often, but seldom substantiated – that the public work hard to sort recyclables, only to have them unsorted and landfilled. This from Missoulian.com in Montana, USA. Along the deep blue shores of Glacier Park’s signature lake, inside each and every room at the …

The first “green” main road in the Dudley borough (near Birmingham, UK) is being created through a pioneering scheme which will use material recycled from old road surfaces. The Dudley Express & Star reports that Dudley Council in partnership with Wrekin Construction is building an additional lane on the Dudley …

Good to see that some waste exchanges can work well – take a look at the website [www.wastematch.org] if you fancy setting up your own operation. NYNewsday.com reports that Mike Steffens needed 1,200 plastic tubs and knew they could be hard to get. But just by doing some research on …

A billion-dollar tyre recycling plant is going to be established in Brunei over a period of five years through the joint efforts of Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and ACI Corporation Ltd. The Borneo Bulletin reports that the project is at an estimated cost of US$1.82 billion and once completed, …

Cozinha. Lugar historicamente importante em uma residência. Local de união entre membros da família, entre patrões e empregados, entre amigos e parentes. Na realidade, cada vez mais, a cozinha é relevante espaço de uma casa ou apartamento. Nas casas, tem ganhado maior amplitude. Em apartamentos e lofts modernos, tem sido …