This paper first reviews the chemical,physical and biological processes,and the environmental performance of MSW compacted …
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USA – Americans waste 14% of food they purchase
This piece from The Arizona Republic elaborates a reference we made a few months ago …
Mais »UK – farmers urged to manage waste better
Farmers are urged to stop burning and burying their rubbish in preparation for new waste …
Mais »Israel – waste generation in 2004: 1.6 kg per capita per day
According to the Israeli Environment Ministry‘‘s Solid Waste Division, each person in Israel generated 1.6 …
Mais »UK – recyclers‘ rubbish dumped abroad
Recycling Householders are urged to recycle to stop waste going to landfill sites Councils are …
Mais »Scotland – continental drift to recycling green glass
Never mind the 10 million green bottles standing on a wall, Scots recycle twice that …
Mais »Denmark – study reports on potential flows of household paper and cardboard
The Danish EPA have published a study (in Danish with an English summary) which reports …
Mais »India – 5,000 tonnes of plastic waste generated daily
India is said to generates 5,000 tonnes of plastic waste each day, while a uniform …
Mais »Japan – eco-friendly button cell battery to be released
Japanese SII Micro Parts Ltd. (SMP) has developed a mercury/lead-free silver oxide battery and will …
Mais »USA – young entrepreneur turns worm waste into profit
An interesting tale from newsday.com, showing a neat vermicomposting scheme. A 23-year-old Princeton dropout set …
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