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Remarketing offers domestic appliance manufacturers a profitable avenue for the disposal of their used goods, says a new report. The impending EU Directive on electrical goods will require producers to recycle three quarters of their appliances. The latest study by an environmental research body (DARP Environmental, funded by Biffaward) shows …

This document provides the final version of the Proceedings of the OECD Workshop on Waste Prevention: Toward Performance Indicators. It was declassified by the Delegates of the Working Group on Waste Prevention and Recycling and Delegates of the Working Group on Environmental Information and Outlooks in July 2002. Part 1 …

This document provides the final version of the Proceedings of the OECD Workshop on Waste Prevention: Toward Performance Indicators. It was declassified by the Delegates of the Working Group on Waste Prevention and Recycling and Delegates of the Working Group on Environmental Information and Outlooks in July 2002. Part 1 …

The US administration have launched a campaign to boost recycling. The initiative, which also aims to slash the generation of toxic chemicals, was announced by the US EPA at the National Recycling Coalition’s 21st Annual Congress and Exposition in Austin, Texas. The EPA wants to boost nationwide recycling of items …

Plans to spur Germans to even greater recycling efforts suffered a blow Tuesday when a court ruled against a new regulation putting a deposit on drink cans and many previously deposit-free bottles. AP reports that the administrative court in Düsseldorf said the impact of the deposit for consumers and companies …

A legal ruling in England over the sharing of packaging waste recycling targets will mean that major pubs, clubs, restaurants and hotels will now be obliged to recycle their bottles. Under the Packaging Regulations, which are designed to encourage reduction and recycling of packaging waste throughout the supply chain, the …

Este trabalho mostra que os problemas ambientais dos resíduos sólidos urbanos podem ser transformados em solução do déficit de energia com abatimento de gases do efeito estufa e geração de empregos. Para isto é necessário que seja usado o sistema de coleta seletiva, cuja viabilidade econômica foi comprovada através da …

This document provides the final version of the Proceedings of the OECD Workshop on Waste Prevention: Toward Performance Indicators. It was declassified by the Delegates of the Working Group on Waste Prevention and Recycling and Delegates of the Working Group on Environmental Information and Outlooks in July 2002. Part 1 …

O Ibama – Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis deverá autorizar o uso da falcoaria com o objetivo de afugentar as aves- principalmente urubus- que freqüentam áreas próximas aos aeroportos brasileiros. A presença dessas aves ameaça a aviação, põe em risco a vida dos passageiros e …