Notícias

Roupas de poliéster e produtos de higiene estão invadindo os oceanos de microplástico

Os oceanos estão tomados por microplásticos oriundos de diversas fontes como roupas de poliéster, produtos de higiene, redes de pesca, garrafas e sacolas de plástico. Esse problema atinge toda a cadeia alimentar marinha e, consequentemente, chegou nos tubarões.

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MMA abre consulta pública sobre plano para resíduos sólidos

O ministro do Meio Ambiente, Ricardo Salles, assina nesta sexta-feira (31) portaria que institui a consulta pública destinada a colher sugestões para a finalização do Plano Nacional de Resíduos Sólidos (Planares). A consulta pública ficará aberta até 30 de setembro.

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RETHINKING WASTE (RW) is a virtual expo and forum

RETHINKING WASTE (RW) is a virtual expo and forum presented by ISWA and Waste Management World and powered by WEKA Industrie Medien.

The virtual expo and forum is open for all those interested,working, in waste management. It is organised over the course of two days to ensure registrants from all over the world will have the opportunity to attend the live events, but have also enabled sessions to be recorded and available for replay.

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ESWET: Time to Ensure Sustainable Waste Shipments in Europe

ESWET has welcomed the EU Commission’s initiative to carry out a revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation as a right step in the path of the European Green Deal. Proper waste management is a key aspect of the green transition.

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Joined Up Thinking – Waste to Energy in Singapore

In all industries there are deals, and there are DEALS. In the waste industry, deals that top US1 billion are big news. That’s the kind of deal that a Keppel-led consortium struck when it received the Letter of Acceptance from Singapore’s National Environment Agency for the development of a waste to energy facility.

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