Curiosidades

Australians may be using more toilet paper made from recycled material than a decade ago, but are still one of the biggest producers of waste in the world. The Age reports that a survey on the nation‘‘s recycling rates by environmental group Planet Ark, reveals Australians are recycling more than …

Studies prove positive: 20 million tons less carbon dioxide and 250,000 more jobs. Germany‘‘s eco-tax introduced in 1999 has had a positive effect on climate protection and employment in Germany, as demonstrated in three current studies by the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW) and ECOLOGIC – the Institute for …

A multi-million pound farm plastic recycling facility is set to give a network of collection schemes taking waste plastic from farms an outlet for its waste. Letsrecycle.com report that the FarmPlas network is a nationwide scheme supporting farmers wishing to recycle plastic from their farms. The individual schemes, based all …

Recycled plastic products for construction are usually made from post-consumer and post-industrial plastic waste from one of three main plastic materials: – Polyethylene; sourced from plastic bottles, bags and wrapping film. – Polystyrene; from sources such as CD cases, vending cups and food packaging. – PVC; from windows and industrial …

The Central Pollution Control Board has written to all State Pollution Control Boards to make the segregation of mercury-contaminated bio-waste a condition for granting authorisation to the healthcare centres. The Hindu newspaper reports that new healthcare establishments will have to ensure the mercury-laden waste is properly segregated, treated and disposed …

A recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) judgement has apparently rekindled the confusion regarding the definition of the recovery of waste, according to the Chartered Institute of Wastes Management (CIWM). This decision relates to the status of slurry as a waste in Spain. In coming to its conclusions regarding Spain‘‘s …

Recycled plastic can be formed into planks, poles, sheets, sections that have a wood-like appearance, but with the added advantages of being durable, weatherproof, tough and maintenance free. Particularly suitable for structures and products that are exposed to wet or harsh (you had exposed twice) conditions, it is ideal for …

Australia‘‘s marijuana smokers have created an unexpected problem for the country‘‘s recycling efforts: home-made bongs thrown into domestic recycling bins are contaminating material that could otherwise be reused. The Australian reports that just one bong, or water pipe, could stop hundreds or even thousands of PET plastic bottles from being …

WasteServ has started implementing an EU funded project worth EUR200,000 to train 20 job-seekers in raising awareness about waste minimisation and recycling. The trained job-seekers are now assisting in motivating householders to cooperate in waste management issues such as waste minimisation, the proper use of bring-in sites and civic amenity …

Call for Expressions of Interest As a result of the new Agricultural Waste Regulations to be introduced in early 2006, 137,000 farms in England will have to find alternative means of disposing of non-natural waste. There is currently no integrated system in place to assist farmers once the new legislation …