Curiosidades

“Eu utilizo esse combustível no meu caminhão e em outro veículo menor, porque me sai mais barato que comprar diesel” Pressionado pelo aumento nos preços do combustível em Honduras, um cidadão desse país começou a fabricar biodiesel a partir do óleo usado na fritura das batatas dos restaurantes McDonald‘‘s e …

The Daily Star in Lebanon reports that rural and small communities can now manage their solid waste management problems by using an environmentally friendly composting system with proven viable results. Improper disposal of domestic solid wastes, especially in rural areas, is one of the leading causes of environmental degradation in …

As the new recycling bins start to rumble into dense downtown streets, the city has authorized a trial project to allow households to make alternate use of the same bin for garbage and recycling. The Toronto Star reports that the city‘‘s plan is to deliver a new blue bin, with …

Household rubbish from millions of British homes is to be used as a cheap and “green” fuel to power family cars, the world‘‘s biggest car-maker has announced, according to the Daily Mail General Motors, which owns Britain‘‘s Vauxhall as well as Sweden‘‘s Saab, is backing a new system to create …

Intellect‘‘s Consumer Electronics Council has joined the British Retail Consortium, retailers and the Government to work on the details of an initiative to phase out energy-intensive consumer electronics products that cost consumers and the environment dearly, Minister for Climate Change Joan Ruddock said. The manufacturers‘‘ organisation, Intellect, has joined the …

As baterias dos telefones celulares tem vida útil pré-determinada. Após um determinado número de recargas, o desempenho começa a degradar. De repente, parece que elas não “seguram” mais a energia: mesmo cheias, mal aguentam meia-hora. Sinal de que é hora de trocar a bateria por uma nova. Mas o que …

ReCellular processed a record 6 million used cell phones in 2007, solidifying the company‘‘s position as the world‘‘s foremost collector, refurbisher, and recycler of wireless phones. PRWeb reported that in 2007, ReCellular: § employed 240 people at facilities in Michigan, Texas, Hong Kong, and Brazil § collected 6 million used …

Da maneira que a Agência de Proteção Ambiental (EPA) dos Estados Unidos considera a questão, um celular descartado é como um voto: sozinho, não pode fazer muito de bom, ou ruim, mas o efeito cumulativo pode ser imenso. Assim, na terça-feira, em parceria com um grupo de varejistas, produtores e …

Scotland‘‘s Government is being warned that Scotland could fail to meet a vital target to stem the growth in waste – but that burning large amounts in big incinerators is not the solution. Instead, the Scottish government is being urged by its environmental advisers to reduce the mountains of rubbish …

The New York Times reports that the City Council has passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to collect and recycle plastic bags they give to shoppers. New York is by far the largest American city to enact so broad a measure to limit the environmental impact of …