Europe – bio-plastic bag boom ‘imminent‘

‘‘Eco-plastic bags‘‘ are about to get greener with a new process that replaces petrol derivatives with sunflower oil. Edie information service reports the new material will make its entry just as vegetable-derived plastic market is set to rocket, with both France and Italy soon to ban single-use non-biodegradable bags. "Supply …

Mais »

USA – waste definitions revisited

On March 15, 2007, the US EPA issued a new proposal restructuring the 2003 Definition of Solid Waste proposal. The new proposal streamlines regulation of hazardous secondary materials to encourage beneficial recycling and help conserve resources. By removing unnecessary controls, recycling these materials will not only be safe, but also …

Mais »

Scotland – new plan targets business waste

new plan launched by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and Scottish Executive aims to reduce the amount of business waste produced in Scotland by at least two hundred thousand tonnes a year. The Business Waste Framework, aims to provide an overall approach to save businesses in Scotland over £7.5m …

Mais »

Europe – recycling waste refrigeration equipment containing hydrocarbons: best practice defined

Of all the various ways of treating waste refrigeration equipment containing hydrocarbons (HCs), the most environmentally benign approach is to process these appliances together with CFC-containing appliances in a single specialist recycling plant. This was the irrefutable conclusion from a life cycle assessment study carried out by the Darmstadt-based Öko-Institut, …

Mais »

Japan – Kobe City, Co-op cooperate to reduce plastic bag use

The Consumer Co-operative Kobe (Co-op Kobe) and Kobe City in Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, concluded an agreement on December 27, 2006, to cooperate with each other to reduce plastic bag use. Japan for Sustainability reports that this is part of efforts to reduce and recycle waste in the city in partnership …

Mais »

Europe – bio-plastic bag boom ‘imminent‘

‘‘Eco-plastic bags‘‘ are about to get greener with a new process that replaces petrol derivatives with sunflower oil. Edie information service reports the new material will make its entry just as vegetable-derived plastic market is set to rocket, with both France and Italy soon to ban single-use non-biodegradable bags. “Supply …

Mais »