Notícias

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/

China launches pilot ‘waste-free city‘ plan to boost recycling

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

At least half of Philly’s recycling goes straight to an incinerator

Hunt Griffith walked along Sansom Street in West Philadelphia recently, just after city Streets Department workers had scooped up blue recycling buckets, dumped them into a truck, and roared away.

Link:

http://www.philly.com/science/climate/recycling-costs-philadelphia-incinerator-waste-to-energy-plant-20190125.html

Basf será la primera empresa en fabricar productos con plásticos reciclados químicamente

Junto con 10 clientes de diversos sectores, está desarrollando productos incluyendo empaques para lácteos, estantes para heladeras y paneles de aislamiento térmico.

Link:

https://www.agronegocios.co/aprenda/basf-sera-la-primera-empresa-en-fabricar-productos-con-plasticos-reciclados-quimicamente-2817301

Há uma nova ‘Aliança Global para o Fim dos Resíduos Plásticos’

30 empresas da cadeia de valor de plásticos e bens de consumo lançaram a nova ‘Aliança para o Fim do Resíduo Plástico’ (AEPW – Alliance to End Plastic Waste). O objetivo da organização, é criar soluções para minimizar e gerir os resíduos plásticos, promovendo soluções para plásticos usados e uma economia circular.

Link:

https://www.distribuicaohoje.com/producao/ha-uma-nova-alianca-global-para-o-fim-dos-residuos-plasticos/

10 things can totally put in the compost pile — and 3 you can‘t

It‘s New Year‘s resolution time, and if you‘ve got "declutter the house" at the top of the list, you‘re probably pulling out the garbage bags and getting ready to go to work. But hold on! Instead of adding to the landfill, you can compost plenty of items around the house instead.

Link:

https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/dont-toss-it-10-surprising-things-you-can-compost-and-3-you-really-shouldnt