Curiosidades

Dow Jones reports that the world‘‘s energy industry has never been keener to tap the commercial potential of natural gas. But some nations are wasting more gas than ever before as producers burn it off straight into the atmosphere. A World Bank-financed study released this month found the industry burned …

Buildings such as hospitals and theatres will be powered by rubbish from McDonald‘‘s restaurants in a new pilot scheme. The Press Association reports that eleven fast-food restaurants in Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley, South Yorkshire, will take part in the initiative, which will turn waste into electricity and heating for 130 …

Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are stepping up efforts to recycle plastic containers amid a growing backlash against the sale of bottled water in the US and the UK. MSBN reports that authorities including San Francisco‘‘s city government and the UK‘‘s Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, have recently raised …

The recycling system for disused vehicles is not working properly in Finland. Many of the cars that are scrapped have not had hazardous materials properly dealt with before being recycled. Helsingin Sanomat reports that the normal handling involves removal of the car battery, as well as oil and fuel, after …

The McGill Daily reports that with the environment in disarray, the Quebec government is exploring the merits of a provincial tax that will undoubtedly reduce our waste, yet hit consumers where it hurts most: their wallets. Targeting the extravagant use of plastic bags and hoping to motivate the public to …

The results of a comparative evaluation of the track record of more than 300 waste processes from more than 25 countries has been announced by consultants Juniper. They found widely varying performance in key parameters, that affect the ‘deliverability’ and ‘bankability’ of AD, plasma, MBT, gasification and incineration processes. The …

TI Verde: como reduzir gasto de energia e resíduos em PCs? Fonte: Computer World Brasil – Em 2006 foram vendidos cerca de 6 milhões de desktops no Brasil, segundo a empresa de consultoria International Data Corporation (IDC). O país ocupa, hoje, a terceira posição no mundo em unidades vendidas. Grandes …

Se você é da turma que adora um brinquedo eletrônico, está na hora de conhecer um pessoal que prefere mesmo a embalagem. Manuela Serra, Laura Paranhos, Maria Luiza, Gabriela Corrêa, Natalie Silveira e Dina Steagall, de 9 anos, são freqüentadoras assíduas da recicloteca que transforma lixo em brinquedo da Escola …

While many countries have banned the lowly plastic shopping bag for its unenvironmentally-friendly longevity, plastic bags remain stubbornly common in otherwise green-conscious Sweden. SR International reports that the trouble is, through a modest charge paid by shoppers for each plastic bag, the polythene menace has become a money-earner for major …

AllAfrica.com, citing the Kampala Monitor, reports that faced with a ban on the production of thin but convenient polythene bags, consumers and manufacturers have adopted new innovative ways to overcome the hurdle. The latter have increased the thickness of the bags, while maintaining the original design and specifications as the …