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China is to introduce preferential tax policies for electricity generated from municipal waste. Waste Management World reports that China is to introduce a policy by which 100 per cent of the VAT will be refunded to the generator for selling electricity generated from the municipal waste to the grid. At …

Innovative trials to find the best way to collect waste for composting in the UK have been launched by Avon Friends of the Earth, Bath & North East Somerset Council and SITA Environmental Trust. The project involves more than 3,000 homes in Bath & North East Somerset and will be …

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Is this re-use, recycling or energy recovery (or all three)? The US newspaper Columbus Dispatch reports that a buyer has been found for the city’s waste incinerator that has been sitting idle for eight years. Michael Long, executive director of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, said on Monday …

A battery that runs on scraps of food could fuel a battery providing electricity to top up your home’s supply, say UK researchers. New Scientist reports that although such “microbial fuel cells” (MFCs) have been developed in the past, they have always proved extremely inefficient and expensive. Now Chris Melhuish …

Waste incinerators should be classified as waste disposal rather than energy recovery, an advocate general has told the European Court of Justice. If the court rules in favour of the opinion, waste companies could find it tougher to ship waste across Europe for the purpose of incineration. EDIE reports that …

O meio-ambiente diariamente é agredido pela disposição inadequada de resíduos sólidos (lixo), numa conduta que se repete há décadas sem que medidas eficazes sejam tomadas para impedir esta irresponsável e gravosa conduta. Esta destinação inadequada, além de agredir o meio ambiente, está inviabilizando a vida digna das pessoas, comprometendo, inclusive, …

Recentemente, os meios de comunicação têm noticiado que a indústria brasileira de cerveja está prestes a implantar um novo processo de fabricação do produto, capaz de permitir seu acondicionamento em embalagens plásticas do tipo PET (polietileno tereftalato), semelhantes às utilizadas para os refrigerantes. Essa mudança, entretanto, não pode ocorrer sem …