Curiosidades

A análise de ciclo de vida é uma técnica para avaliação dos aspectos ambientais e dos impactos potenciais associados a um produto, compreendendo etapas que vão desde a retirada da natureza das matérias-primas elementares que entram no sistema produtivo, à disposição do produto final. Essa técnica também é conhecido como …

*Material **Tempo de Degradação *Aço **Mais de 100 anos *Alumínio **200 a 500 anos *Cerâmica **indeterminado *Chicletes **5 anos *Cordas de nylon **30 anos *Embalagens Longa Vida **Até 100 anos (alumínio) *Embalagens PET **Mais de 100 anos *Esponjas **indeterminado *Filtros de cigarros **5 anos *Isopor **indeterminado *Louças **indeterminado *Luvas de …

The main goal of any recycling program is to maximize public participation, increase amounts of post-consumer materials recycled and minimize contamination. Collecting ‘all plastic bottles’ is an excellent way to achieve higher recovery rates for plastic bottles, especially PET and HDPE, and reduce unwanted contaminants in your program at the …

If your current PC is too slow or running out of storage space, it’s probably more cost-effective to replace it than to upgrade it. But have you ever stopped to consider what happens to your old computer once you abandon it for a newer model? The workplace mantra of “reduce, …

In 2004, over 90 percent of electrical and electronic waste was collected and processed in an environmentally responsible manner. Norwegians are the best in the world when it comes to the collection of WEEE. Reports from the return systems for WEEE show that a total of 102,000 tons of WEEE …

Tsunami survivors in Sri Lanka may soon be living in homes built from the rubble of their previous houses under a radical new recycling scheme run by Lanka Environmental Recyclers Institute and Christian relief and development agency World Vision. Green Building Press reports that the environmentally friendly concept, in which …

London Remade is working to secure funding to attract a US-based company to locate a disposable nappy recycling plant in the capital. Letsrecycle.com reports that while the nation debates the benefits of re-usable or disposable nappies, the London market development organisation has been working with UK representatives of Knowaste, which …

Starting July 1, the government of the city of Cebu will fully implement Republic Act 9003, otherwise known as the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act, and its parallel local ordinances. According to a report in the Freeman, this is in compliance with the memorandum of agreement forged between the city …

The United States EPA, Washington, has sought the input of companies throughout the recycling supply chain to help it determine how best to encourage Americans to recycle more paper. Recycling Today reports that rhe federal agency hosted a meeting in early June of more than 40 people drawn from the …

A project exploring the viability of different Front of Store Recycling (FOSR) and reverse vending technologies in England is being funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) to assess the recycling potential of the retail forecourt. By working in partnership with a number of supermarket chains, local authorities, …