Curiosidades

The Local Government Association (LGA) has found that almost two-thirds of people would support a “pay-as-you-throw” system of collecting household waste. BBC Online reports that a poll of 1,028 people found 64% in favour of lower council tax and charges according to how much rubbish they put out, with recyclers …

Sesam Energetics 1, a Kampala-based private company in conjunction with Taylor Biomass Energy USA, wants to generate 33 megawatts (MW) from urban biodegradable waste, under the Taylor Biomass Energy project. But, reports AllAfrica.com (citing the Kampala New Vision), their effort to secure the standardised power purchase agreement (PPA) on pricing …

Clam and oyster shells from the Hampton Roads area of Southeast Virginia are finding their way back home to the Chesapeake Bay. The US EPA reports that, with the help of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) and local volunteers, discarded shells from area restaurants are being returned to the Bay …

As famílias de países ricos deitam fora cerca de 30 por cento dos alimentos que compram, segundo um estudo apresentado na World Water Week, a conferência mundial sobre a água, que termina esta sexta-feira em Estocolmo, na Suécia. Segundo o director do Comité Científico do Instituto Internacional da Água de …

O conceito é simples: as minhocas têm um apetite voraz por tudo o que é orgânico; logo, vamos dar-lhes todo o lixo que produzimos para que limpem, literalmente, embalagens de plástico, vidros, cerâmicas e outros objectos, permitindo a sua reciclagem e evitando a sua colocação em aterros. A empresa portuguesa …

Are biodegradable nappies really biodegradable? Is biodegradablity a good thing in a nappy? Faced with the stark choice between cloth nappies or commercial disposables, many mums have looked for a compromise. Biodegradable nappies seem to offer the convenience of a disposal with the social responsibility of a sustainable alternative. But …

The Electronics Stewardship Association of British Columbia (BC) has launched a province-wide electronics stewardship programme. Globe-Net reports that Encorp Pacific has been contracted to deliver the new industry-led programme, which is built upon enhanced provincial recycling regulations. Encorp will collect and recycle computers, monitors, desktop printers and TVs. ESABC represents …

Ontario has proposed amending an existing regulation that will make it mandatory for new, expanding and existing operating landfills larger than 1.5 million cubic metres to install a system to capture methane. Globe-net reports that the proposal received support from the Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA), landfill-gas capture firm Integrated …

China Daily reports that the world‘‘s biggest plastics recycling processing plant, capable of recycling 60,000 tons of waste annually, has begun operating in Beijing

The UK Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have published a good practice guidance document The safe recovery of petrol from end-of-life vehicles, in association with the end-of-life vehicle (ELV) industry. It provides advice on the safe removal, storage and disposal of petrol from vehicles that are being disposed of in …