Acervo

Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires

The community that garbage built occupies an abandoned quarry on the edge of this teeming capital, a hidden neighbourhood few outsiders ever see, by turns appalling and wondrous. Sewage-mired alleyways clogged with drifts of old pantyhose, squashed rats and the rotting table scraps from millions of households thread their way …

The Toronto Star reports on the potential use of a local economic instrument to halt the export of waste for disposal. US federal law and international treaties may keep Michigan from banning trash from Canada and other states, but a burial fee on all trash might achieve the same goal, …

Sacramento, USA – An Oakland lawmaker wants to give parents an extra incentive to get their youngsters potty trained: a quarter-cent tax on disposable diapers to promote recycling. Associated Press reports that Democratic Sen. Don Perata said “In California, we face staggering population growth that will only add to our …

Here is an interesting item from the Indian Financial Express, raising the question of environmental benefits vs risks to public health or vested interests. India’s domestic glass manufacturers and the liquor industry are divided over the recycling of liquor bottles by distilleries. Led by Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry …

The European Commission is currently drafting a new proposal on eco-design of end use equipment. EurActive reports that many stakeholders are doubting the usefulness of this proposal. In November 2002, DG Entreprise launched a consultation on a framework directive on the eco-design of end use equipment (i.e equipment that is …

The WEEE Directive, and its sister Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), has been placed on the Public Register of Council Documents of the European Union. EU Member States are now obliged to implement the regulations by 13th August 2004. UK has until September 2005 to introduce take-back …