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Wales has seen positive increases in recycling and a reduction in waste sent to landfill according to figures just released. MRW reports that the Local Government Data Unit’s local authority performance 2006-07 bulletin shows that local authorities (LA) recycled 18% of waste collected compared to 15% in 2005-06. It also …
Mais »Ireland – recycling rate for waste electrical and electronic equipment continues to grow
Ireland‘‘s WEEE performance so far: § 380,000 fridges and freezers recycled since implementation of WEEE Directive § 570,000 large household appliances recycled since August 2005 § WEEE Directive diverts 240,000 televisions from landfill § 6.7m WEEE items collected to date § 31,500 tonnes / 3.5 million units of household WEEE …
Mais »Kenya – toxic waste dump killing children: UN report
One of Africa‘‘s largest waste dumps, the Dandora Municipal Dumping Site in Nairobi, is a serious threat to children living nearby and the city‘‘s environment generally, a new study shows. The study, commissioned by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), examined 328 children aged 2-18 living around the Dandora waste dump …
Mais »O que é Biomassa?
Quando observamos uma árvore ou um pedaço de madeira, não imaginamos a importância em relação à energia que esses matérias podem produzir. A lenha já foi em tempo o principal combustível do mundo, mas foi substituído gradativamente após a 2ª Guerra Mundial pelo petróleo. Hoje, muito se fala em biomassa …
Mais »Geração de energia elétrica a partir de biomassa no Brasil: situação atual, oportunidades e desenvolvimento
No Brasil a produção de energia elétrica da biomassa é estimada em cerca de 3% da energia elétrica total: 10 TWh (1999), sendo 4.1 em co- geração na industrialização de cana, 2.9 na industria de papel e celulose, e cerca de 3 TWh em diversas unidades utilizando resíduos agrícolas.Há uma …
Mais »Sweden – Gothenburg company is working on new ways of converting kitchen refuse into a viable energy source
Smedlunds Miljösystem intends to turn each bag of dried kitchen rubbish into a quantity of biogas sufficient to keep a car running for 3.2 kilometres (2 miles), Bohusläningen reports. Swedish.com reports that a small residential area in Guldheden has already agreed to try out the method. “The technology removes around …
Mais »India – landfill mining could cut waste
Retrieving material for composting from open dumps across the developing world could reduce the environmental impact of the growing mountains of waste, according to researchers in India. Environmentalresearchweb newswire reports that open dumps are prevalent in the developing world and have a poor environmental record, according to environmental engineer Kurian …
Mais »Scotland – nation meets its landfill target
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has released its latest figures on municipal waste for 2006/07 reporting that Scotland has met its domestic target for landfill of biodegradeable municipal waste and the recycling rate continues to increase. Scottish local authorities have reduced the amount of biodegradable municipal waste sent to …
Mais »Australia – recycling offsets car emissions
For every bin full of paper and cardboard put out to be recycled each fortnight, households are offsetting 90.4 kilograms of carbon dioxide a year, a report on recycling trends has found. Sydney Morning Herald reports that it‘‘s the same amount of greenhouse gas emissions produced by driving a car …
Mais »Netherlands – officials announce packaging tax
Netherlands officials recently announced the government will be introducing a carbon-based packaging tax aimed at reducing carbon emissions related to the use of packaging, the first such levy in the European Union. Resource Recycling reports that the tax will be based on estimated carbon dioxide emissions produced in making various …
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