Curiosidades

Oganic waste from some of Perth’s most affluent suburbs could be broken down and turned into electricity in a world-class facility by the end of 2004. WA-based company Organic Resource Technology has been collaborating with Murdoch University’s Environmental Biotechnology Co-operative Research Centre to develop a closed waste treatment system to …

A waste product from rice has been used by Japanese scientists to produce surfacing materials that make for quieter, more resilient roads, reports Science Daily (citing the Chemistry & Industry Magazine in Japan). Roads made using this method absorb noise better, drain faster and are less susceptible to extremes of …

Industrial companies face the daunting task of managing investigations and clean-ups at thousands of contaminated properties. In staying abreast of new technology and ever-evolving regulatory programs, companies must address many challenges involving regulations, technologies, and expenses. To successfully manage the costs and risks for each project, it is important to: …

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking action to reduce the open burning of household waste, often referred to as backyard burning. In addition to being a fire hazard, backyard burning is a source of dangerous pollutants, including dioxins, particulate matter, lead, mercury, and hexachlorobenzene. Since stringent controls have …

The Association of Municipal Recycling Coordinators (AMRC) reports that thefinal report of Quick-Service Restaurant Recycling and Composting Study is now available from Clean Nova Scotia. The study was conducted on behalf of Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour and RRFB (Resource Recovery Fund Board) Nova Scotia, and features a …

A catação na China tem aumentado muito ultimamente, especialmente de garrafas de PET, cujo mercado naquele país é grande. O grande volume deste material exige soluçoes criativas

Eight of Japan’s 12 automakers declared they have formed a joint organisation to recycle automobile shredder residue (ASR). The move is aimed at meeting a car-recycling law that will take effect in January 2005. The Japan Times reports that ASR is one of the products carmakers will be required to …

research team led by Tateo Usui, professor of chemical reaction engineering at Osaka University, announced on October 24, 2003, that it had developed simple dioxin-removal equipment in collaboration with Sumikin Kansai Industries Ltd. Japan for Sustainability reports that the team has succeeded in removing dioxins, contained in exhaust fumes generated …

Britain’s only working salt mine is to be partly turned into a giant toxic waste tip to avert a predicted crisis later this year when most existing overground sites will be forced to close. The Guardian reports that the 170 metres (550ft) deep mine, near Winsford in Cheshire, currently used …

Desde julho de 1997, a Alemanha dispõe de uma usina que processa 140 mil toneladas de lixo por ano e produz, concomitantemente, combustível a partir da biomassa. Trata-se da tecnologia de reprocessamento de combustível, que está em pleno funcionamento também na Itália (Veneza). Primeiro, o lixo é secado por processo …