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Garbage and its impact on climate change
Climate change is a hot topic these days with the federal government. Canada‘‘s target is to reduce the Greenhouse Gas emissions by 6% below the 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012. The parties involved in the Kyoto Protocol met on February 16th 2005 to put the Kyoto Protocol into force. …
Mais »USA – EPA declares one million pounds of household hazardous waste collected
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that an estimated one million pounds of household hazardous waste (HHW) has been collected in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. HHW typically consists of cleaning products found in most homes as well as lawn and garden products, pesticides …
Mais »China – waste management in China: issues and recommendations
No country has ever experienced as large or as fast an increase in solid waste quantities that China is now facing. China recently surpassed the United States as the world‘‘s largest municipal solid waste (MSW) generator. A study from the World Bank puts this major global power‘‘s waste management system …
Mais »Botswana – national waste management strategy put in place
On November 1, 2005 in the African state of Botswana, the Waste Management Act and with the National Waste Management Strategy have been put in place for the promotion of human health, and environmental protection such as water, soil, air and biodiversity. They are also meant for the protection of …
Mais »UK – Boots and Coca-Cola Enterprises join trial to close the plastic packaging recycling loop
A trial aimed at boosting the use of recycled PET (rPET) in the UK packaging industry has taken an exciting step forward with products from Boots and Cola-Cola Enterprises Ltd (CCE) now hitting shelves throughout the UK. Funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme), the rPET project has …
Mais »Sweden – research indicates potential for ecofriendly plastics to protect food
Xylan is one of the most common carbohydrates in nature present in both hardwood and annual plants such as barley, rye, wheat and maize. Chalmers University of Technology reports that soon xylan will be able to replace aluminium and polymers in packing. Despite the fact that xylan exists in these …
Mais »UK – results of health impacts from Sheffield landfill released
Waste management gets up the noses of local people: "There may be a genuine causal link between the landfill site and people complaining of symptoms of nasal irritation". North Sheffield Primary Care Trust (PCT) has released the second report of its Health Impact Assessment of the Parkwood Landfill site, which …
Mais »UK – Government consults on draft guidance document – safe management of healthcare waste
The Department of Health‘‘s new consultation document "Safe Management of Healthcare Waste" has been produced as a best practice guide to the management of healthcare waste taking into consideration the requirements of Waste, Health & Safety and Carriage (Transport) Regulation. The guidance builds on existing guidance and is intended to …
Mais »Europe – stakeholders disappointed that Commission backs down on biowaste legislation
Despite numerous calls from EU Member States, the European Parliament and a broad range of stakeholders, the European Commission has recently confirmed its decision to abandon the idea of an independent directive on biowaste. A group of interested parties had been lobbying for such a directive, maintaining that it would …
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