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Chinese lawmakers call for urgent action against influx of foreign garbage The BBC Monitoring Service reports on an item from Xinhua (the New China News Agency) which may be of interest. While China is playing a greater role in the world’s manufacturing sector, some senior lawmakers and officials here have …

Bicycling recycling in China Ryoukan, a non-governmental organization in Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, Japan has just launched a free bicycle rental service at the start of the month for people needing a bike for a short time. Asia Intelligence Wire reports that the bicycles used in the service–called Charippa–are recycled ones …

Analysis of the EU Eco-Industries, their Employment and Export Potential The environment directorate-general has published a report by ECOTEC Research & Consulting Limited which has collated available environmental expenditure data on the market for goods and services produced by eco-industries in both the EU-15 and the Candidate Countries, as the …

The California Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Resources Board (ARB) has accepted a proposal to ban the outdoor burning of household garbage at home by January 1, 2004. Burning of vegetation will still be allowed under this ban. The US EPA has determined that burning waste products at home is one …

The Japanese newspaper Daily Yomiuri reports that, a year after the enactment of a recycling law governing the disposal of four electrical home appliances, efforts needed to ensure the programme’s success have become clear. The law, under which television sets, air conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines must be recycled, came …

Rio de Janeiro

Bateria de cádmio na Alemanha – nova pesquisa favorece a proibição As baterias recarregáveis níquel-cádmio contabilizam 400 toneladas do metal pesado altamente tóxico, cádmio, descarregado no meio-ambiente na Alemanha todo ano. A causa mais significativa é que os atuais sistemas de coleta de baterias usadas são aparentemente inadequados. Apenas 30 …

Projeto de lei na China para controlar poluição A China está planejando regulamentos ambientais que deverão incluir tópicos relacionados ao lixo. A Xinhua news agency relata que a China fará uma legislação para encorajar uma produção limpa e controlar a poluição causada por sua rápida expansão econômica. A lei de …

Indicadores de sustentabilidade publicados na Escócia Vinte e quatro indicadores de desenvolvimento sustentável foram publicados pelo governo escocês, como parte de uma nova política estrutural de sustentabilidade. O documento recomenda um foco especial na energia, no uso de recurso e no transporte. Os indicadores, alguns com alvos específicos de tempo, …