Curiosidades

The Mayor of Seattle recently published the results of a study to show how Seattle can get its recycling strategy back on track. Three major goals of the study were to: provide an objective, third-party evaluation of Seattle‘‘s work to date identify potential strategies that could push Seattle beyond its …

O Programa Eco Cidadão realiza hoje, dia 20 de junho, mais uma ação de educação ambiental. Das 14h às 16h, um grupo de alunos da Escola Municipal de Pescadores estará no calçadão da área central de Macaé, distribuindo cartilhas sobre os oito objetivos do milênio. No contato com a população, …

Estes artigos podem adquiridos por aqueles que querem um enterro personalizado e estão expostos no Museu de Cultura Sepulcral, na cidade de Kassel, na Alemanha

Major retailers have begun to make efforts to reduce the use of plastic shopping bags, through such measures as charging for the bags, discounting the price of the purchase if customers do not use a bag or by distributing free, reusable shopping bags. But, reports the Daily Yomiuri, retailers still …

Plastic bottle recycling continues to go from strength to strength with 92% of UK local authorities now offering recycling collection facilities for plastic bottles, according to new research funded by WRAP and undertaken by Recoup (RECycling of Used Plastics). The findings of the UK Plastic Bottle Recycling Survey 2007 indicate …

From 1 July 2007 customers will no longer be able to pick up free plastic bags for their shopping at Delhaize supermarkets in Belgium. Expatica reports that the supermarket chain is opting instead to offer reusable alternatives based on renewable resources. Delhaize has announced this in the context of world …

Three Canadian firms are helping the federal government be more environmentally friendly after qualifying to provide the government with remanufactured office furniture. With a combined value of US$600,000, the Regional Master Standing Offers awarded to the three firms will help the government play a role in keeping office furniture out …

The price of televisions and computers could soon jump as state and federal governments consider up-front recycling fees on expensive electrical equipment to reduce landfill. The Age newspaper reports that Victorian Environment Minister John Thwaites has backed the plan and said the up-front fee recycling approach could be applied to …

Seventeen local authorities across England will trial new food waste collection services to help determine the best way of diverting this waste from landfill. WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) is keen to establish the most convenient way for people to take part in this new service. The trials are …

Physicists have developed a way to turn heat into sound and then electricity, suggesting a new way to effectively recycle waste energy. “We are converting waste heat to electricity in an efficient, simple way by using sound, ” said the scientist who led the effort, Orest Symko of the University …