The challenges posed by biodegradable packaging to Ontario‘‘s blue box and organics systems have been highlighted at a number of events recently. The Association of Municipal Recycling Coordinators (AMRC) reports that in October, the AMRC Materials Quality Workshop heard how products-particularly bottles-made from corn-based materials like polylactic acid (PLA) are …
Mais »USA – cell phone recycling is an easy call
America‘‘s leading cell phone makers, service providers, and retailers have teamed up with the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) to answer America‘‘s call for easy cell phone recycling. The EPA reports that, as part of its Plug-In to eCycling programme, partners supporting the cell phone recycling campaign include AT&T …
Mais »USA – New York city council passes bill for recycling plastic bags
The New York Times reports that the City Council has passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to collect and recycle plastic bags they give to shoppers. New York is by far the largest American city to enact so broad a measure to limit the environmental impact of …
Mais »Italy – report from Naples on the waste mountain
The city of Naples, Italy‘‘s third biggest, the capital of the south, is caught in a trap of its own devising. And if you drive to the suburb of Pianura where police have been fighting with residents this week, you can get a good idea of the cruelty and fatality …
Mais »ReCellular collects 6 million used mobiles in 2007
ReCellular processed a record 6 million used cell phones in 2007, solidifying the company‘‘s position as the world‘‘s foremost collector, refurbisher, and recycler of wireless phones. PRWeb reported that in 2007, ReCellular: § employed 240 people at facilities in Michigan, Texas, Hong Kong, and Brazil § collected 6 million used …
Mais »Japan – abandoned bicycles reused for free rental as ‘eco-bicycles‘
Bike Off Co., a Japanese motorcycle dealer, opened a website called “Ecochari.com” on October 1, 2007, to start its free bicycle rental service for college students, making use of illegally parked or abandoned bicycles that are removed from various places. Japan for Sustainability reports that the costs for removing and …
Mais »Should We Throw Hazardous Waste Into Volcanoes?
An answer to the Explainer’s 2007 Question of the Year Link to full article
Mais »Should We Throw Hazardous Waste Into Volcanoes?
An answer to the Explainer’s 2007 Question of the Year Link: http://www.slate.com/id/2181280
Mais »COLETA SELETIVA DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS URBANOS – UMA BUSCA PARA PRESERVAÇÃO DO MEIO AMBIENTE VIA EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL
Enfocando a educação ambiental, foram desenvolvidas ações de conscientização e treinamento na Associação Comunitária Reciclando para a Vida (ACREVI) localizada em Mossoró-RN. O objetivo destas ações é tentar diminuir os impactos ambientais provenientes do descarte incorreto dos resíduos sólidos. Neste sentido, foram realizados seminários, palestras, peças teatrais visando à conscientização …
Mais »COLETA SELETIVA DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS URBANOS – UMA BUSCA PARA PRESERVAÇÃO DO MEIO AMBIENTE VIA EDUCAÇÃO AMBIENTAL
Enfocando a educação ambiental, foram desenvolvidas ações de conscientização e treinamento na Associação Comunitária Reciclando para a Vida (ACREVI) localizada em Mossoró-RN. O objetivo destas ações é tentar diminuir os impactos ambientais provenientes do descarte incorreto dos resíduos sólidos. Neste sentido, foram realizados seminários, palestras, peças teatrais visando à conscientização …
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