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Reciclagem de garrafas plásticas

Uma recente pesquisa da organização de reciclagem de garrafas plásticas do Reino Unido (RECOUP) mostra que autoridades britânicas locais coletaram 200 milhões de garrafas (mais de 10.000 t) durante 1998, um aumento de 42 % em relação a 1997. Existem 186 sistemas de coleta de garrafas plásticas no Reino Unido, …

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Oregon, US record recycling rate

The US State of Oregon´s 1997 recycling rate reached 35.7 per cent, according to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality´s annual survey. this is the highest rate recorded in the six years since the survey was introduced, as a requirement of 1991 legislation. Oregon set a state-wide recovery rate goal …

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US soft drink recycling rate rises

The US National Soft Drink Association have reported that the recycling rate for soft drink containers reached 58.7 per em cent in 1997. Americans recycled 51.9 billion soft drink containers in 1997, a new record (up by 3.5 billion containers since 1996). the 51.9 billion units recycled last year included …

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