Solid waste wood is typically not considered to be an important recyclable commodity. However, for decades, wood residues from primary timber processing facilities have been made into usable products. Nearly all particleboard produced in the United States, for example, is made from such residues. Wooden pallets, once destined for landfills …
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Solid waste managers take in the world’s undesirables every day, but in doing so, a potential bomb – chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated wood – is waiting to drop on the industry. In approximately 15 years, the amount of CCA-treated wood headed for disposal is expected to peak. And like an …
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Especies animales que por condiciones ambientales incrementan su población ilegando a convertirse en plaga, vectores potenciales de enfermedades infecto-contagiosas o causantes de daños a las actividades o bienes humanos. Fuentes: REGLAMENTO GESTIÓN DE RESÍDUOS SÓLIDOS
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Means a geological fracture or zone of fractures in any material along which strata on one side have been displaced with respect to that on the other side. Source : British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Lands and Parks
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The radioactive dust particles that settle to earth after the denotation of a nuclear device. Source: Department of Toxic Substance Control – California – USA
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A cloth device that catches dust particles from industrial emissions. (source: World Bank)
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Notícia publicada no jornal O Globo, em 6 de abril de 1954
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Notícia publicada no jornal O Globo, em 6 de abril de 1954
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Catadores – Desafios para o poder público
Mesa com representantes do poder público (SP, SBC, Diadema e Santo André) e da ONG – Coopamare e Associação Raio de Luz, discutindo suas experiências e propondo alternativas para que os resíduos sejam fonte de trabalho e renda
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