BRICS nations come together for Urban Environmental Management

Sao Paulo [Brazil], Aug 16 (ANI): Acknowledging the importance of urban environmental management for improving quality of life in cities, the Environment Ministers of BRICS countries on Friday agreed to work together to resolve the multifaceted environmental issues faced by BRICS cities. Link: https://www.aninews.in/news/world/others/brics-nations-come-together-for-urban-environmental-management20190816193709/

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De qué manera la basura plástica acelera el cambio climático

Según la ONU, hay 300 millones de toneladas de residuos plásticos que se producen cada año. Además de la grave contaminación que implica su quema, la exposición solar de los que no son tratados, también genera gases de efecto invernadero Link: https://www.infobae.com/tendencias/2019/08/16/de-que-manera-la-basura-plastica-acelera-el-cambio-climatico/

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NYC program collects 100,000 e-scrap items

New York City’s curbside e-scrap program has collected more than 100,000 electronic items from residential homes since the start of the program less than three years ago, the city reported at a press conference hosted by the New York City Council Minority Leader Steven Matteo and the New York City …

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STRATEGIES FOR ENERGY RECOVERY AND GAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A SOLID STATE BATCH METHANIZATION SYSTEM FOR TREATING ORGANIC WASTE FROM THE CITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO – BRAZIL

This work aimed at studying strategies for energy recovery from a demo-scale solid state batch methanization (SSBM) system, denominated TMethar, implemented in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, besides evaluating the economic and environmental gains associated with different biogas uses.

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