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Canadian recycling of rechargeable batteries increased by nearly a third last year, the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp. has announced. The non-profit organization reported that 150,269 kilograms of rechargeable batteries were collected in 2004, a rise of 31 per cent from the previous year. "We are pleased to see that not …

The Australian Institute of Packaging has held a forum addressing government moves to introduce stricter accountability for recycling and the impact it will have on the industry. Speakers pointed out challenges such as recycling often proving to be more expensive and many programmes are over zealous. Held in conjunction with …

Japan faces an acute shortage of landfill sites. The Ministry of the Environment estimated at the end of fiscal 2001 that all of the nation‘‘s final disposal sites for non-industrial waste would be completely filled in 12.5 years. Encouraged partly by the enactment of the Food Recycling Law in 2001, …

The European Commission has made available a report from telecoms giant Nokia which reviewed life cycle assessment data on mobile phones. This is the first report in the EC IPP pilot project and serves as a guidance document on the environmental issues in the life cycle of a mobile phone, …

The intention of this paper is to give an overview of the possibilities and advantages of energy generation from Biomass – especially through digestion in Biogas plants. Certain aspects are not dealt with in detail, this is deliberate so as to ensure easy reading

The intention of this paper is to give an overview of the possibilities and advantages of energy generation from Biomass – especially through digestion in Biogas plants. Certain aspects are not dealt with in detail, this is deliberate so as to ensure easy reading

The intention of this paper is to give an overview of the possibilities and advantages of energy generation from Biomass – especially through digestion in Biogas plants. Certain aspects are not dealt with in detail, this is deliberate so as to ensure easy reading

The intention of this paper is to give an overview of the possibilities and advantages of energy generation from Biomass – especially through digestion in Biogas plants. Certain aspects are not dealt with in detail, this is deliberate so as to ensure easy reading

The intention of this paper is to give an overview of the possibilities and advantages of energy generation from Biomass – especially through digestion in Biogas plants. Certain aspects are not dealt with in detail, this is deliberate so as to ensure easy reading

The intention of this paper is to give an overview of the possibilities and advantages of energy generation from Biomass – especially through digestion in Biogas plants. Certain aspects are not dealt with in detail, this is deliberate so as to ensure easy reading