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A biomass team in the Berlin district of Pankow is developing plans to heat two greenhouses with biogas plants fired by local green waste. Although planning permission has not yet been granted, the demonstration project has received lottery funding due to its potential contribution to Local Agenda 21 in the …

A project to encourage more sustainable waste management practices in the UK furniture manufacturing industry is underway, thanks to a £93,254 grant from Biffaward, a multi-million pound environment fund managed by RSNC, which utilises landfill tax credits donated by Biffa Waste Services. BFM Ltd aim to look at more sustainable …

This is an interesting feature from the Nashua Telegraph (New Hampshire USA), which is also running a local poll on the same issue. Nashua’s Solid Waste Department, in the midst of a major overhaul of city trash collection, is on the brink of squandering a great opportunity. The department is …

Green groups have launched a campaign to make industry take back products such as computers and televisions at the end of their life cycle, warning they will push for regulations if recycling schemes are not forthcoming this year. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that computers contain a number of hazardous …

Too much waste incineration could deter efforts to reduce waste, warns an official from Sweden’s Environmental Protection Agency. EDIE news service reports that the battle continues over whether municipal waste should be recycled or incinerated, with a director at Sweden’s EPA responding to a letter from waste experts warning that …

A new geographical information system (GIS) that is soon to be launched will allow firms in the construction and demolition industries to reduce their transport of bulky waste by locating the nearest most suitable waste management site. Edie reports that the system will be web-based, and will be launched in …

Em Atlanta, EUA, a Interface Inc., fabricante de tapetes, criou um sistema pioneiro de "leasing" de produtos. Instala e mantém tapetes por um valor, ao invés de vendê-los. Esta é a conclusão lógica do conceito da responsabilidade do produtor, no qual os clientes pagam pelo serviço desejado (neste caso, a instalação …

Enfoque em Reciclagem modifica o design dos Pcs*1 Esta é uma lição que a indústria de computadores está aprendendo da forma mais difícil, enquanto tenta desenvolver planos executáveis para a reciclagem de milhões de Pcs, monitores e impressoras que foram montados nos últimos anos. A CNETNews.com informa que empresas como …

A gigante da telefonia móvel T-mobile está doando telefones celulares para dar o pontapé inicial ao plano de reutilização de celulares, que tem sua base em Southwark (Londres). Ela também anunciou seu compromisso em ajudar a campanha a recolher mais telefones celulares através de propaganda em jornal, e através de …