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"An early and welcome Christmas present for our environment", is how Mr. Dick Roche, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government described the announcement by the two producer compliance schemes – WEEE Ireland and ERP – that 5,000 tonnes of old electrical and electronic equipment has been collected …
Mais »UK – US Army salutes recycled glass initiative
The US Army has completed a major manoeuvre by switching to environmentally friendly grit blast media, made from recycled glass, at its Field Support Battalion base near Southampton. Glass grit, sourced from reprocessor Krysteline, is being used to refurbish military equipment – including land vehicles, generators and watercraft – at …
Mais »USA – young entrepreneur turns worm waste into profit
An interesting tale from newsday.com, showing a neat vermicomposting scheme. A 23-year-old Princeton dropout set out to be a smart entrepreneur, not an environmental hero. His growing business is built on organic fertilizer made from worm faeces, then bottled in recycled plastic bottles. TerraCycle markets plant fertilizer created by "vermicomposting" …
Mais »Japan – eco-friendly button cell battery to be released
Japanese SII Micro Parts Ltd. (SMP) has developed a mercury/lead-free silver oxide battery and will put it on the market in the spring of 2006. SMP is a subsidiary of Seiko Instruments Inc. (SII), a Japanese electronic components manufacturer. Japan for Sustainability reports that silver oxide batteries are small button-type …
Mais »India – 5,000 tonnes of plastic waste generated daily
India is said to generates 5,000 tonnes of plastic waste each day, while a uniform law for the use of bio-degradable plastics is not yet under consideration of the government. NewKerala.com reports that information provided by the Indian Centre for Plastics in the Environment shows about 60 per cent of …
Mais »Denmark – study reports on potential flows of household paper and cardboard
The Danish EPA have published a study (in Danish with an English summary) which reports on potential flows paper and cardboard from Danish households Methodology The study is based on data from a number of registers published by the trade associations. In addition, key players from daily newspapers and magazines. …
Mais »Scotland – continental drift to recycling green glass
Never mind the 10 million green bottles standing on a wall, Scots recycle twice that amount of green glass alone each year, according to new figures cited by The Scotsman. The latest figures for glass recycling show Scotland‘s drinking habits are becoming increasingly continental – at least among those who …
Mais »UK – recyclers‘ rubbish dumped abroad
Recycling Householders are urged to recycle to stop waste going to landfill sites Councils are investigating what happens to their recycled rubbish after the BBC revealed 500 tonnes had been shipped unsorted to Indonesia. Customs at Jakarta impounded containers holding mixed up paper, cardboard, plastics and cans from UK households. …
Mais »Israel – waste generation in 2004: 1.6 kg per capita per day
According to the Israeli Environment Ministry‘‘s Solid Waste Division, each person in Israel generated 1.6 kilograms of waste per day in 2004 or some 584 kilograms per year. The total quantity of waste generated in Israel each year is some 5.8 million tons (including municipal and industrial waste). The goal …
Mais »UK – farmers urged to manage waste better
Farmers are urged to stop burning and burying their rubbish in preparation for new waste regulations, as part of new guidance issued by the Environment Agency. Rebecca Favager, Waste Policy Advisor at Environment Agency Wales said: "We want to help farmers get to grips with how to deal with waste …
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