A governmental committee has been established to discuss a mandatory system for collecting and recycling used car batteries, and its first meeting was held on May 11, 2005. Japan for Sustainability (JfS) reports that the committee consists of the members of the Central Environment Council, an advisory panel to the …
Mais »China – Shanghai government blocks construction of electronics recycling plant
Interfax-China reports that district level officials in Shanghai have blocked Loyalty Enterprises Group from building an electronics recycling plant for more than a year due to fears the facility will damage the local environment, a Loyalty Enterprises official said Friday. Loyalty Enterprises said last year it would establish an electronics …
Mais »Europe – Waste Framework Directive
The newspaper European Voice covered the important, topical issue of the revision to the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD), dedicating several pages to the consequences of the proposed changes. Here are some relevant extracts. Europe‘‘s war on waste The European Commission is preparing to overhaul the waste framework directive as …
Mais »UK – research highlights rapid growth in wood recycling
Research from WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) shows that wood recycling in the UK has increased by a massive 85 per cent since 1996, with more than 1,200,000 tonnes of wood waste being recycled in 2004 alone. The research also shows that the end uses are evolving as …
Mais »Taiwan – EPA to enforce waste oil recycling
The Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration has decided enforce recycling of waste cooking oils from next year, and will stipulate fines of between NT$1,200 (£20) and NT$5,000 (£84) for persons found mixing waste cooking oils with garbage. Taiwan News reports that, according to the EPA, the move is aimed at launching …
Mais »Japan – mandatory car battery collection, recycling being considered
A governmental committee has been established to discuss a mandatory system for collecting and recycling used car batteries, and its first meeting was held on May 11, 2005. Japan for Sustainability (JfS) reports that the committee consists of the members of the Central Environment Council, an advisory panel to the …
Mais »China – Shanghai government blocks construction of electronics recycling plant
Interfax-China reports that district level officials in Shanghai have blocked Loyalty Enterprises Group from building an electronics recycling plant for more than a year due to fears the facility will damage the local environment, a Loyalty Enterprises official said Friday. Loyalty Enterprises said last year it would establish an electronics …
Mais »Europe – Waste Framework Directive
The newspaper European Voice covered the important, topical issue of the revision to the EU Waste Framework Directive (WFD), dedicating several pages to the consequences of the proposed changes. Here are some relevant extracts. Europe‘‘s war on waste The European Commission is preparing to overhaul the waste framework directive as …
Mais »A senhora da reciclagem
Mesmo em meio à exótica fauna humana da feira de artesanato realizada no Largo da Ordem, Centro de Curitiba, não passa despercebida a figura de Efigênia Ramos Rolim Clique para ler a notícia na fonte original!
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