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The first “green” main road in the Dudley borough (near Birmingham, UK) is being created through a pioneering scheme which will use material recycled from old road surfaces. The Dudley Express & Star reports that Dudley Council in partnership with Wrekin Construction is building an additional lane on the Dudley …
Mais »New York, USA – website lays waste to garbage
Good to see that some waste exchanges can work well – take a look at the website [www.wastematch.org] if you fancy setting up your own operation. NYNewsday.com reports that Mike Steffens needed 1,200 plastic tubs and knew they could be hard to get. But just by doing some research on …
Mais »US$1 bn tyre recycling plant for Brunei
A billion-dollar tyre recycling plant is going to be established in Brunei over a period of five years through the joint efforts of Brunei Economic Development Board (BEDB) and ACI Corporation Ltd. The Borneo Bulletin reports that the project is at an estimated cost of US$1.82 billion and once completed, …
Mais »European Commission proposes simplified control procedures for shipments of waste
The European Commission has proposed a revision of the 10-year-old Waste Shipment Regulation. This Regulation sets environmental criteria for waste shipments within, into and outside the European Union. It covers shipments of practically all types of waste by all types of means, including vehicles, trains, ships and planes. The proposal …
Mais »Taiwan – Restaurants enter second phase of recycling regime
Customers visiting fast-food chains might find themselves facing a second lineup the next time they visit their favorite restaurant — the queue to recycle the different kinds of garbage left over from the meal The Taipei Times reports that the Tiawanese Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has just launched a six-month …
Mais »Waste of bicycles may prompt law review
Here is a small item which shows how one perfectly sensible legal instrument can obstruct an equally sensible environment issue (use of resources) and a social equity issue (access to mobility). A New Zealand law that requires second-hand bicycles to be sold with their instruction manuals may be changed. The …
Mais »New York City to resume recycling of plastics & glass
NYC will resume glass and plastic recycling, a decision lauded by environmentalists who said City Hall had sent the wrong message to New Yorkers and the nation when it suspended the programme a year ago. The UK Guardian reports that the city had suspended glass and plastic recycling last year …
Mais »Nissan to recycle Automotive Shredder Residue
Nissan Motor Company in Japan will begin recycling used automotive shredder residue (ASR) this fall at its Oppama Plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nissan will rebuild part of its waste incinerator for the purpose, marking the first time any car maker has used existing incineration facilities at its own plant …
Mais »Breakthrough for a cleaner paper industry
A new approach that makes paper from straw, which is said to be both cheaper and greener, is one step closer to reality thanks to an investment award of £90,500 from NESTA (the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) to Surrey, UK-based environmental company, BioRegional MiniMills. There are …
Mais »INTER-AMERICAN CLEANLINESS AND CITIZENSHIP DAY (DIADESOL)
ORGANIZATION AND ACTION GUIDELINES INTER-AMERICAN CLEANLINESS AND CITIZENSHIP DAY (DIADESOL) INITIATIVE 2003 CONTENTS 1. JUSTIFICATION AND BACKGROUND 2. VISION 3. MISSION 4. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES 5. BASIC STRATEGY 6. GUIDELINES FOR DIADESOL’s ORGANIZATION 6.1 Coordination 6.2 Operationalization of DIADESOL 7. EVALUATION 8. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR LAUNCHING DIADESOL 1. JUSTIFICATION AND BACKGROUND Each …
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