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The city of Philadelphia‘‘s City Controller Jonathan Saidel has released a performance review, conducted by his office, of the City‘‘s Recycling Program. The purpose of the review was to determine if the programme was in compliance with the 1987 ordinance establishing it and whether it could be run in a …

There is great pressure from consumers and legislation (eg EC Landfill Directive) for food processors to reduce disposal of co-product wastes, which are biologically complex, environmentally unfriendly, and often microbiologically unstable. Within this framework, REPRO is a STREP project funded by the 6FP Food Quality and Safety priority of DG …

The nonprofit Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) has announced its collection data for the first six months of 2005, reporting the collection of more than 180 thousand pounds (82.5 tonnes) of rechargeable batteries in Canada, an increase of 8.5 percent from 2004. Call2Recycle(TM) is the nation‘‘s most comprehensive rechargeable battery …

The Green Purchasing Network (GPN) and other parties over the world launched the International Green Purchasing Network (IGPN) earlier this year, to be chaired by Ryoichi Yamamoto, professor of the University of Tokyo. The IGPN is aiming at promoting Green Purchasing activities and development of environmentally preferable products and services …

CRS has launched the Heathfield composting plant, its fifth facility in the UK. Officially opened by Councillor Des Shadrick, Chairman of Devon County Council, the site is the first to feature CRS‘‘ innovative tunnel technology. The facility is on Viridor Waste Management‘‘s site, it is Viridor who, working in partnership …

On the long space trip from Earth to Mars "the crew won‘‘t be able to get by with a bag lunch and Portapotty," says Arthur Teixeira, a professor of agricultural and biological engineering at the University of Florida. Space Daily reports that Teixeira presented a plan for how NASA could …

A Joint Ministerial Statement on three new policy documents was issued by Ben Bradshaw, the Parliamentary Under Secretary for Local Environment, and Yvette Cooper, the Minister for Housing and Planning, on Sustainable Waste Management. These documents are: · Planning Policy Statement 10 (PPS10): Planning for Sustainable Waste Management · Guidance …