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Did you know? •Plastic shopping bags are a valuable resource that should never be thrown away. •Plastic shopping bags are lightweight, waterproof, hygienic and inexpensive. They are one of the best options to carry your groceries, but only if you reuse and recycle them. •Weighing only 6-7 grams, a plastic …

Rising oil prices and increased concern over shortages in the Middle East have more and more people looking to alternative energy sources, such as wind power. And plastics play an important role in the design behind this technology. Many of the blades used on wind turbines are made of fibreglass-reinforced …

All human activities have an environmental impact. In particular, the way we choose to manage our residential solid wastes has a direct impact on the generation of methane, carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases (GHG) linked to global warming and climate change. This report provides decisionmakers with a quantitative, comparative …

Rising oil prices and increased concern over shortages in the Middle East have more and more people looking to alternative energy sources, such as wind power. And plastics play an important role in the design behind this technology. Many of the blades used on wind turbines are made of fibreglass-reinforced …

over 50 years. The process involves the conversion of materials having Carbon and Hydrogen in their chemical structure into clean synthesis gas, “syngas”, a mixture of Hydrogen (H2) and Carbon Monoxide (CO). “Syngas” can be used as a source of energy for combustion processes used to generate electricity (gas turbine …

The City of Edmonton has a population of around 800,000. It currently converts over 60 per cent of its municipal solid waste into saleable products. Approximately 45,000 tonnes of materials are recycled, 70,000 tonnes are sold as compost and 95,000 tonnes are landfilled. The lack of available landfill space, and …