Doing the dishes spoils more than your hands

People who despise dishwashing chores and long for a dishwasher can take a guilt-free trip to their nearest electrical store. A new study shows that handwashing dishes wastes up to ten times more water and energy than an economy dishwasher. Edie News Service reports that 75 volunteers from seven European …

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NIMBY a problem, but legislation provides momentum in European waste-to-energy plant market

The waste-to-energy industry is finding itself confronted with growing opposition from environmental pressure groups and objections raised by Nimbys – those campaigners who proclaim Not In My Back Yard against the siting and development of major waste facilities, especially thermal treatment plants. Consultants Frost & Sullivan report that in addition …

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Marketing “cool” life-styles – key to selling clean and green products

Psychologists and human behaviourists are being enlisted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in a pioneering new initiative to save the planet. Experts in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) believe that the traditional messages from governments and green groups, urging the public to adopt environmentally-friendly life-styles and purchasing …

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EU landfill rules published

Criteria on the quality of waste destined to be disposed of in different types of landfill have been published after more than three years of negotiations. The rules aim to serve as a crucial reference point for member states to implement the 1999 landfill directive. Under the rules strict EU-wide …

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Doing the dishes spoils more than your hands

People who despise dishwashing chores and long for a dishwasher can take a guilt-free trip to their nearest electrical store. A new study shows that handwashing dishes wastes up to ten times more water and energy than an economy dishwasher. Edie News Service reports that 75 volunteers from seven European …

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Marketing “cool” life-styles – key to selling clean and green products

Psychologists and human behaviourists are being enlisted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in a pioneering new initiative to save the planet. Experts in the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) believe that the traditional messages from governments and green groups, urging the public to adopt environmentally-friendly life-styles and purchasing …

Mais »

EU landfill rules published

Criteria on the quality of waste destined to be disposed of in different types of landfill have been published after more than three years of negotiations. The rules aim to serve as a crucial reference point for member states to implement the 1999 landfill directive. Under the rules strict EU-wide …

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