Curiosidades

Here is an example of stories heard often, but seldom substantiated – that the public work hard to sort recyclables, only to have them unsorted and landfilled. This from Missoulian.com in Montana, USA. Along the deep blue shores of Glacier Park’s signature lake, inside each and every room at the …

A billion-dollar tyre recycling plant is going to be established in Brunei over a period of five years through the joint efforts of Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and ACI Corporation Ltd. The Borneo Bulletin reports that the project is at an estimated cost of US$1.82 billion and once completed, …

Cozinha. Lugar historicamente importante em uma residência. Local de união entre membros da família, entre patrões e empregados, entre amigos e parentes. Na realidade, cada vez mais, a cozinha é relevante espaço de uma casa ou apartamento. Nas casas, tem ganhado maior amplitude. Em apartamentos e lofts modernos, tem sido …

El consumo responsable es uno de los aspectos trascendentes que contribuyen en gran medida al paradigma del Desarrollo Sustentable, impulsado por numerosos organismos internacionales, notablemente el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA). Para que exista una tendencia global hacia el modelo propuesto de Desarrollo Sustentable, es …

Tudo começa num bosque escuro, tenebroso, enfrento dragões e serpentes, luto contra selvagens, salto por cima de precipícios e nado contra a correnteza de rios violentos. Finalmente, depois de incontáveis aventuras, chego a uma caverna, driblo aranhas gigantescas e alcanço o tão sonhado e suado tesouro. Lá está ele, aquele …

Não são apenas as embalagens de alumínio que convivem com lendas à sua volta. As latinhas de alumínio também possuem seus mitos. Os mais freqüentes dizem respeito ao anel da latinha, ou o lacre. Há boatos de que uma determinada quantidade de anéis de alumínio pode ser trocada por diversos …

Here is a small item which shows how one perfectly sensible legal instrument can obstruct an equally sensible environment issue (use of resources) and a social equity issue (access to mobility). A New Zealand law that requires second-hand bicycles to be sold with their instruction manuals may be changed. The …

Customers visiting fast-food chains might find themselves facing a second lineup the next time they visit their favorite restaurant — the queue to recycle the different kinds of garbage left over from the meal The Taipei Times reports that the Tiawanese Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has just launched a six-month …

The European Commission has proposed a revision of the 10-year-old Waste Shipment Regulation. This Regulation sets environmental criteria for waste shipments within, into and outside the European Union. It covers shipments of practically all types of waste by all types of means, including vehicles, trains, ships and planes. The proposal …

EcoRecycle Victoria´s Business Plan 2003-04 to 2005-2006 presents a new approach to avoiding and reducing waste while continuing to promote the recovery of resources from the Victorian community. Chief Executive Officer, Ian Coles said that over the past three years EcoRecycle has been pleased to help advance the Victorian Government´s …