Curiosidades

Radiografias velhas. A grande maioria das pessoas tem pelo menos uma dessas chapas de acetato em casa. Porém, poucos sabem que elas fazem parte de um mercado bastante competitivo. Para se ter uma idéia do volume que esse tipo de ‘‘resíduo‘‘ dos serviços de saúde representa na sociedade, basta dizer …

Quando se pensa na agressão ao ambiente provocada pelos carros, a poluição do ar é o primeiro problema que vem à cabeça. Mas a sucata e os restos de materiais, como plástico, ferro fundido e borracha, são igualmente nocivos. Segundo organizações ambientais, um veículo “aposentado” equivale a uma tonelada de …

A nationally co-ordinated approach to disposing of endof- live vehicles (ELVs) is proposed by the Motor Trade Association. Zero Waste NZ Trust eports that recent figures show New Zealand‘‘s car fleet, now at 2.5 million, is getting older because of older Japanese imports. A Massey University study found that about …

A draft bill that would instruct the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set up a national electronic waste recycling program was introduced into the House of Representatives last week – with the possibility of a recycling levy on PC makers. Pinsent Masons reports that the National Computer Recycling Act, …

A good practice guide to recycling window waste aimed at window replacement, conservatory and building maintenance and renovation companies has been launched by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme). The publication, Recycling Your Window Waste: A good practice guide, is designed to provide window fabricators, installation professionals, site managers …

Buying building and construction materials made from recycled products is proving a popular choice, according to a recent survey of London businesses. London Remade, the organisation behind the Mayor of London‘‘s Green Procurement Code found that out of the recorded £21,232,000 spent on recycled products, 45% was on building and …

Nova Scotians are being asked for their feedback on proposed regulations to ban computers, televisions and other electronic products from landfills. Nova Scotia Environment and Labour launched a 30-day public consultation on the draft regulations. “Reducing electronic waste is part of our solid waste management strategy to keep Nova Scotia …

On 25 November 2004, Poland‘‘s Act on the End-of-Life Vehicles was passed by the Parliament. The Act transposed all the requirements as included in the European Parliament and Council Directive 2000/53/EC of 18 September 2000 on the End-of-Life Vehicles (Official Journal of the European Communities L 269 of 21 November …

Energy recovery increases and the amount of waste entering landfills diminishes. A handy overview from Statistics Norway. About 70 per cent of the energy in waste incinerated is recovered by Norway‘‘s incineration plants, corresponding to 560 000 tonnes of waste. While the amount of waste entering incineration has doubled in …

Taking the lid off a trash can on one of his routes, garbage hauler Frank Treto quickly spotted enough junk mail and cardboard to warrant whipping out a bright yellow warning tag. He‘‘s left hundreds of notices reminding residents of the city‘‘s new mandatory recycling law since it took effect …