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The UK Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) and the University of Sheffield, in collaboration with some 25 industrial partners, have funded the University’s Centre for Cement and Concrete to carry out two major investigations – with a total value of around £1.2m – into the potential for using waste …

Atualmente, no Brasil, é comum a disposição irregular de entulho e, por este motivo, esses resíduos são considerados como sendo um problema de limpeza pública, acarretando uma série de inconvenientes para toda a sociedade, tais como: altos custos para o sistema de limpeza urbana, saúde pública (ex.: dengue), enchentes, assoreamento …

Apresentação da ANVISA a respeito da elaboração de um Regulamento Técnico Nacional para o Gerenciamento dos Resíduos de Serviços de Saúde. Esta palestra foi apresentada em uma Jornada Técnica realizada na COMLURB, do Rio de Janeiro, em outubro de 2002

Palestra sobre as diversas formas de transporte, tratamento e destinação final de resíduos de serviços de saúde apresentada em uma Jornada Técnica realizada pela COMLURB, Rio de Janeiro, em outubro de 2.000

A German court has backed a government plan to introduce deposit charges on non-refillable cans and bottles next year, overturning an earlier ruling to block the measures in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The German government aims to introduce a deposit of 25 cents for small containers and 50 …

Environmentally friendly solutions and economic benefits are not incompatible. This is what the RESPECT-project, supported by the EU LIFE-Environment aid programme has proved. The main goal of the project was to demonstrate that the re-usage of car parts on a large scale is economically, ecologically and technically possible. Nearly 80 …

At a recent seminar in Copenhagen, European environmental experts discussed how to de-couple economic growth from exploitation of resources and damaging impacts on the environment. De-coupling has come into focus in international environmental work in recent years, as there is a large political wish for ensuring economic growth without damaging …

Apresentação de palestra por Carla Assad sobre a gestão dos RSS no Brasil e em especial, no Rio de Janeiro, realizada pela COMLURB-Cia. Municipal de Limpeza Urbana

know this is not mainstream solid waste, but it is relevant to environmental economic instruments, waste & resources, sustainable tourism, food miles etc etc… Airline passengers should pay a green tax of at least £70 per return ticket to reduce the amount of global warming caused by flights, the UK …

Delicate negotiations between government, industry and environmental interests in electronics recycling soon may lead to an agreement on a nationwide recovery system for obsolete computers, monitors and televisions. Resource Recycling reports that a group of about a dozen officials hopes to deliver a recommendation in February to a larger alliance …