Curiosidades

Os incineradores de lixo deveriam ser classificados na categoria de disposição de lixo, ao invés de reaproveitamento energético, disse um advogado-geral ao Tribunal de Justiça Europeu. Se o tribunal agir de acordo com essa opinião, as empresas de resíduos sólidos podem encontrar dificuldades para transportar lixo na Europa com fins …

China is to introduce preferential tax policies for electricity generated from municipal waste. Waste Management World reports that China is to introduce a policy by which 100 per cent of the VAT will be refunded to the generator for selling electricity generated from the municipal waste to the grid. At …

In Europe, manufacturers will have to pay for recycling electrical goods ranging from refrigerators to laptop computers under an agreement reached recently by negotiators from European Union (EU) governments and the EU’s parliament. AP news service reports that the European Commission, estimates that old appliances account for about six million …

Innovative trials to find the best way to collect waste for composting in the UK have been launched by Avon Friends of the Earth, Bath & North East Somerset Council and SITA Environmental Trust. The project involves more than 3,000 homes in Bath & North East Somerset and will be …

Uma bateria movida por restos de comida pode carregar uma outra bateria que complemente o fornecimento de energia doméstico, dizem pesquisadores britânicos. A New Scientist noticia que apesar de tais células microbiológicas de combustível (MFCs) terem sido desenvolvidas no passado, elas sempre se mostraram extremamente ineficientes e caras. Agora Chris …

Waste incinerators should be classified as waste disposal rather than energy recovery, an advocate general has told the European Court of Justice. If the court rules in favour of the opinion, waste companies could find it tougher to ship waste across Europe for the purpose of incineration. EDIE reports that …

A battery that runs on scraps of food could fuel a battery providing electricity to top up your home’s supply, say UK researchers. New Scientist reports that although such “microbial fuel cells” (MFCs) have been developed in the past, they have always proved extremely inefficient and expensive. Now Chris Melhuish …

Is this re-use, recycling or energy recovery (or all three)? The US newspaper Columbus Dispatch reports that a buyer has been found for the city’s waste incinerator that has been sitting idle for eight years. Michael Long, executive director of the Solid Waste Authority of Central Ohio, said on Monday …

A parte do lixo italiano que é atualmente incinerada é demasiadamente baixa e deve quadruplicar para que o país cumpra a legislação vigente, de acordo com peritos da indústria, autoridades locais e a reunião da agência ambiental em Milão recentemente. Sob o chamado decreto de Ronchi, de 1997, somente o …

Os impostos ecológicos necessitam de planos políticos bem elaborados, concluiu uma conferência que discute os sucessos e as falhas do imposto ambiental recente. Os ministros europeus convidam todos para repensar como os impostos podem ser estruturados para assegurar o máximo impacto ambiental com custos mínimos para aqueles de baixa renda. …