Notícias

We’re burying ourselves under a mountain of electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) and it’s putting the environment and the wellbeing of people under growing pressure.

Link:

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/we-generate-125-000-jumbo-jets-worth-of-e-waste-every-year-here-s-how-we-can-tackle-this-toxic-deluge/

What a LOAD of rubbish! Drone footage shows 50,000-tons of trash in UK’s biggest recycling wasteland that was ABANDONED when firm went bust five years ago… but council says ‘it‘s NOT a health risk‘

Link:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6631909/Recycling-tip-North-Killingholme-UKs-biggest.html

La cuantificación de las emisiones reales de dioxinas es un tema controvertido. Se han publicado en diversos medios de comunicación noticias referentes a denuncias de infradeclaración o manipulación de las cifras de emisiones de dioxinas, no solo a nivel estatal sino también en otros países con mayor tradición incineradora.

Link:

https://www.naiz.eus/fr/iritzia/articulos/incineracion-y-dioxinas-problema-no-resuelto

El hábito de reciclar la ropa usada es una realidad cada vez más presente entre los madrileños, que anualmente se desprenden de más de dos toneladas de camisas, pantalones y todo tipo de prendas de vestir

Link:

https://www.publico.es/sociedad/reciclaje-65-ropa-usada-recoge-madrid-recicla-venta-tiendas-mercadillos.html

En la estación Lincoln de la Ecovía, en Monterrey, Nuevo León, se inauguró una máquina de reciclaje que recibe cualquier tipo de plástico y que a cambio le da dinero a la persona. Esto forma parte del programa Recicla y Gana.

Link:

https://www.unotv.com/noticias/estados/nuevo-leon/detalle/maquina-reciclaje-monterrey-dinero-estacion-lincoln-ecovia-plastico-556173/

With world resources finite, and increasing public awareness of the harmful effects of our ‘throwaway culture’, a move towards what’s known as a circular economy seems a sensible option. In short, this means making products last longer, and recovering materialsother benefits from them when they can’t be fixed.

Link:

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/blog/generating-energy-waste-how-it-works

SAO PAULO — A dam that held back mining waste collapsed Friday in Brazil, inundating a nearby community in reddish-brown sludge, killing at least seven people and leaving scores of others missing.

Link:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/vale-dam-collapses-in-southeastern-brazil/2019/01/25/bc20907a-20c1-11e9-a759-2b8541bbbe20_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.e7419fb7987f

Imagine enjoying a nice beersipping a delicious cocktail while watching municipal waste being sorted and processed. It certainly does not sound the most appealing setting for an evening out but an initiative launched by the recycling sector in Japan may change all that.

Link:

https://recyclinginternational.com/business/latest-tokyo-attraction-the-recycling-cocktail-bar/

London cafes bring people together while tackling the UK’s food waste problem

Link:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/26/real-junk-food-project-turns-supermarket-waste-into-tasty-meals

SHANGHAI: China has launched a pilot programme to "waste-free cities" designed to use resources more efficiently and eliminate the growing health and environmental risks caused by trash, the environment ministry said.

Link:

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-launches-pilot–waste-free-city–plan-to-boost-recycling-11160388