UK – demonstrating the growing potential of recycled glass

Grant funding totalling £1.2 million has been awarded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme) and the Scottish Executive for large-scale operational trials aimed at demonstrating the commercial, technical and operational potential of recycled glass as a raw material. Building on R&D work commissioned by WRAP into the use …

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UK – a new era in managing hazardous waste

On 16 July, new Hazardous Waste Regulations came into force in England and Wales that have a far-reaching effect on waste producers. The new regulations require all producers of hazardous waste to have registered with the Environment Agency (EA) by 16 July, although some exceptions apply for a small number …

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Europe – PET bottle recycling continues its upward trend

Petcore publishes PET collection figures for 2004 Petcore has announced that European post-consumer PET collection rates reached 665,000 tonnes in 2004, representing an 8.5% increase over the previous year. Germany, France and Italy were once again delivering the largest volumes with a combined share of 60%. Significant growth was recorded …

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Viabilidade de solução intermunicipal para destinação final de resíduos sólidos

Este trabalho pretende contribuir para a discussão sobre soluções intermunicipais considerando um caso concreto, de três cidades ao norte de Belo Horizonte, cujas situações socio-econômica, ambiental, política e geográfica foram estudadas visando a sugerir possibilidades de realizações conjuntas na área de resíduos sólidos. O trabalho identifica elementos físicos, institucionais e …

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