Notícias

Exportar residuos electrónicos es incompatible con la economía circular

Ethel Eljarrat, Instituto de Diagnóstico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua (IDAEA – CSIC)
La Unión Europea ha presentado su nuevo Plan de Acción para la Economía Circular. Uno de sus principales objetivos es que los productos fabricados duren más y sean fácilmente reutilizables a partir de su reparación o reciclado. Se busca así un modelo de producción sostenible donde los residuos pasen a ser nuevos recursos.

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El ICE rechaza proyecto de incineración de basura para generar energía

San José, 17 jul (BloqueVerde).- Mediante el oficio 0060-300-2020 de fecha 17-07-2020 la presidencia del Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), declaró que no van a facilitar ningún terreno para hacer la incineradora (o cualquier tipo de combustión química) de residuos que busque generar electricidad producto de la actividad.

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Coca-Cola European Partners Invests in Polyester Waste Recycling

Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) began funding Dutch startup CuRe Technology, which is developing a process for transforming difficult-to-recycle plastic polyester waste into high-quality recycled PET.

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Recycling rate for paper increased to 72

According to EPRC, the European paper recycling rate has increased from 71,7 in 2018 to 72 in 2019 due to a stable utilisation of Paper for Recycling (PfR) in the European paper industry.

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An easy novice’s quick guide to composting

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Brazilian waste management firm finds cost-cutting users in pandemic

SAO PAULO, July 16 (Reuters) – A month-old Brazilian company’s machines that use bacteria to break down organic waste has found users among domestic upscale supermarket Natural da Terra, units of Reckitt Benckiser and Siemens AG , and logistics firm Luft, its chief executive said on Thursday.

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Veto de Bolsonaro ao Marco do Saneamento inclui coleta e destinação do lixo nas licitações

O veto do artigo 20 do Marco Legal do Saneamento permite que os serviços de limpeza urbana, coleta e destinação de resíduos sólidos sejam objetos de livre concorrência e licitações, viabilizando mais investimentos. Um dos principais ganhos para a sociedade é a maior perspectiva de erradicação dos lixões

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