Notícias

We generate 125,000 jumbo jets worth of e-waste every year. Here’s how we can tackle the problem

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/

A coalition of giant brands is about to change how we shop forever, with a new zero-waste platform

Loop will send you name-brand products, like Tide detergent, Crest mouthwash,Häagen Dazs ice cream. When you’re done, you ship the empty container back, where it gets cleaned and reused for the next customer.

Link:

https://www.fastcompany.com/90296956/a-coalition-of-giant-brands-is-about-to-change-how-we-shop-forever-with-a-new-zero-waste-platform

Incineración y dioxinas. Problema no resuelto

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

Drone footage shows 50,000-tons of trash in UK’s biggest recycling wasteland

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

El 65 de la ropa usada que se recoge en Madrid se recicla para su venta en tiendas y mercadillos

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

Inauguran máquina de reciclaje en Monterrey ¡que te da dinero!

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/

Generating energy from waste: how it works

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

Dam with mine waste collapses in Brazil 7 dead, 200 missing

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

Latest Tokyo attraction: the recycling cocktail bar

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/