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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 …

Washington University engineers using imaging technology have found that vigorous mixing helps microorganisms turn farm waste into alternative energy. AP reports that hog and cow manure is a persistent pollutant from industrial-sized barns and feed lots, but can become a useful source of fuels like methane when broken down by …

The Manual’s objective is to be a useful tool in integrated administration training for all those who work with solid waste and to be sufficiently flexible so that from all the information provided on different forms of “know how” that which is most useful for application to the particular conditions …

The Manual’s objective is to be a useful tool in integrated administration training for all those who work with solid waste and to be sufficiently flexible so that from all the information provided on different forms of “know how” that which is most useful for application to the particular conditions …

The Manual’s objective is to be a useful tool in integrated administration training for all those who work with solid waste and to be sufficiently flexible so that from all the information provided on different forms of “know how” that which is most useful for application to the particular conditions …

The Manual’s objective is to be a useful tool in integrated administration training for all those who work with solid waste and to be sufficiently flexible so that from all the information provided on different forms of “know how” that which is most useful for application to the particular conditions …