Curiosidades

Transformar resíduos de madeira – pó de serra – em blocos de concreto e material de enchimento das pré-lajes para construção civil foi o objetivo do engenheiro Flávio Pedrosa Dantas Filho ao iniciar sua pesquisa de mestrado na Faculdade de Engenharia Civil. De acordo com o engenheiro, os resíduos são …

Para muitas pessoas, a idéia de construir de forma integrada ao meio ambiente pode remeter a casebres rústicos no meio do mato, com total renúncia aos confortos da vida moderna. Nada que se aproxime de inovações tecnológicas em reciclagem de materiais, reutilização de água, sistemas combinados de eficiência energética e …

PEAT International, Inc. (“PEAT”), a global player in plasma-based waste remediation solutions, announced it has successfully commissioned and received government acceptance of a Plasma Thermal Destruction and Recovery (“PTDR”) waste facility located at the National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan City, Taiwan. The three-metric-ton-per-day (125 KG/hr or 275 lb/hr) …

Japanese IBM Japan, Ltd. and Okamura Corp have started a joint plastic recycling programme in which Okamura uses recycled plastics from discarded IBM personal computers (PCs) to make office supplies. Japan for Sustainability reports that IBM Japan has had the Eco-Office Promotion programme since 2001, in which the company uses …

Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett confirmed that England has successfully met and exceeded its target to recycle and compost 17 per cent of household waste during 2003/4. The Government‘‘s Municipal Waste Management Statistics show that householders in England are now recycling and composting nearly 18% (17.7%) of their household waste, up …

In a bid to develop a sustainable method for treating wastewater produced by the composting process, West London Composting (WLC), the UK‘‘s largest in-vessel recycling centre, has been selected by AERC (Applied Environmental Research Centre) as a preferred site for carrying out ongoing research. WLC‘‘s site was chosen for this …

Local food is usually more “green” than organic food, according to a report published in the journal Food Policy. The BBC reports that the authors say people can help protect the environment by buying food produced within a 20km (12 miles) radius. They claim British consumers are not fully aware …

The Environment Agency has reminded all industrial operators who want to continue to burn waste after the end of March 2005 that they must apply for a new permit before the end of March 2005. Any industrial operator who wants to continue burning waste after 31 March 2005 must make …

The NZ Packaging Accord will provide the solution to finding new options for recycling glass, Environment Minister Marian Hobbs said. “The Ministry for the Environment is working with industry groups, including glass manufacturers and importers, to determine ways that used glass can be better managed and reused,” Marian Hobbs said. …

This year‘‘s Clean Up Australia Day has highlighted the need for industry to focus on producing goods that can easily be recycled, Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell said today. Senator Campbell is joining volunteers in stripping d plastic debris from South Cottesloe Foreshore for Clean Up …