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Cinco municípios na Finlândia estão a ponto de iniciar um projeto climático único até mesmo de uma perspectiva internacional. O objetivo é reduzir emissões de gases do efeito estufa para o que é exigido pelas metas da União Européia ainda mais rápido do que fora combinado. O Instituto Finlandês do …

A Environmental Agency (Agência Ambiental) emitiu declarações sobre uma variedade de tópicos relacionados ao gerenciamento de biolixo. Estas declarações apresentam o ponto de vista da Agência sobre algumas das questões mais urgentes em relação ao crescente tópico do biolixo. De acordo com a Agência Ambiental, enfrentar os desafios de lidar …

Shoppers in the Australian state of Victoria will pay up to 25c for plastic bags while in South Australia they will be banned from using them, as the two states go it alone after the nation‘‘s environment ministers failed to agree on a national approach. At the 16th meeting of …

The European Bioplastics industry representation welcomes the regulation concerning bioplastic drink bottles established in the 5th Amendment of the German Packaging Directive. Environmental Expert reports that the amendment was passed on 4 April 2008. The regulation for bioplastic bottles will come into effect on 1 January 2009. These bottles ‘‘ …

Recycling has been around for ages, but it wasn‘‘t until the 1970s that drop-off recycling centres emerged, and the late 1980s that doorstep collection began. Enviromental Expert reports that while the existing recycling process is crucial to dealing with the growing amount of waste we produce, researchers are looking for …

Power consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in Dubai‘‘s hotels are outpacing those of their counterparts in other countries, according to a study. Gulf News reports that the study, undertaken by Dubai-based facilities management firm Farnek Avireal, highlighted the growing problem of energy wastage in the UAE and across the region. …

A recent study from Recyc-Quebec, entitled Evaluation of the Impact of Bidegradable Bags on the Recycling of Traditional Plastic Bags, shows that there are incompatibility problems with three of the four biodegradable bags reviewed in the study in terms of their recyclability with traditional plastic bags. The study was funded …

A Powys, Wales project generating environmentally-friendly electricity from left-over food is to expand, doubling the amount of homes it serves. BBC reports that the scheme, which began in Newtown last year, will take in the nearby towns of Welshpool and Montgomery and the village of Guilsfield. Operator Cwm Harry Land …

Evian has established three new environmental initiatives covering wetlands and water management, recycled plastic and encouraging consumers to recycle. Greenbiz reports that the bottled water producer has created the Evian Water Protection Institute to work with the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands on three water and wetlands management projects. The projects …

The European Parliament‘‘s Environment Committee has recommended a report that the European Union should cut waste and Members States and have mandatory recycling, although those who can‘‘t comply with current targets will be given five more years to do so. New Europe reports that the committee voted to reinstate most …