Japan – NEC to use reinforced bioplastic for PC parts

Japan‘‘s NEC Corp. intend to use a new type of biodegradable plastic for their notebook personal computer parts. Japan for Sustainability report that this biodegradable plastic is made from polylactic acid with kenaf fiber as a reinforcing material. Conventional biodegradable plastics, or bioplastics, made from polylactic acid derived from corn …

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Incinerate the trash

In its dreams, Toronto imagined that it could dispose of its garbage problem with the wave of a magic wand. Under the city‘‘s waste plan, recycling, composting and other methods would divert 100 per cent of its garbage away from landfill by 2010, eliminating the need to truck it to …

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Nigeria – used oil management plan takes shape

Environmentalists and other stakeholders gathered in Lagos, recently, to present recommendations for a national plan for the environmentally sound management of used oils in the country as well as suggest ways for the development of used oils partnership in the African region. This Day in Lagos reports that they also …

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