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O Centro Nacional de Super Computação de Barcelona concluiu estudo que mostra os benefícios ambientais do PVC na construção civil. Os especialistas em materiais e meio ambiente analisaram os impactos ambientais de diversos produtos utilizados no setor, fabricados com materiais concorrentes do PVC, tais como janelas (alumínio), tubos para água …

As associações européias EuPC (European Plastics Converters – www.eupc.org) e PlasticsEurope (www.plasticseurope.org) afirmaram que a biodegradação não ocorre nas condições em que os resíduos comuns são descartados rotineiramente. As associações européias destacam que inovações e desenvolvimentos tecnológicos são sempre bem vindos. Entretanto, destacam que o respaldo técnico-científico é fundamental para …

A reciclagem de PVC tem se desenvolvido de forma promissora na Europa. Dois exemplos mostram que esta é uma oportunidade real de negócio, são eles o Recovinyl e o Vinyl 2010 do qual o Progress Report dessa iniciativa voluntária (www.vinyl2010.org) mostrou que a quantidade de resíduos de PVC reciclados mais …

The UK Government‘‘s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (DBEER) reports that new legal obligations on the electrical industry will start to see more waste products recycled in Britain and not consigned to the scrap heap. Last year two million tonnes of electrical waste was generated in the UK …

Fujifilm, maker of everything from medical imaging devices to snap-shot cameras, will begin using methane gas from a South Carolina landfill to power its nearby manufacturing centre. Zdnet the Tokyo-based company said Wednesday that by 2008 it plans to power between 32-44 per cent of its Greenwood, S.C., facility with …

Toronto city council has approved a new pay-as-you-throw garbage collection system that will charge Torontonians based on the amount of trash they produce. Residents will be required to purchase one of four bins ranging in cost from C$209 to C$360 annually once the system takes effect in the late summer …

In terms of litter on the city‘‘s streets, chewing gum is public enemy number one. It accounts for an astonishing 39 percent of all small litter citywide. Of litter emblazoned with a brand name, the top repeat offender is packaging from McDonalds. These are just two of the findings in …

Yorwaste and Waddington Recycling Ltd have been named as preferred bidder to process Bradford‘‘s household waste. The news will result in a £20m investment in a state of the art recycling facility in the city. The Yorwaste and Waddington Recycling bid is based on the development of a revolutionary new …

San Francisco Mayor Newsom issues executive directive to permanently phase-out the purchase of bottled water by the city and county of San Francisco. Over the last decade, San Franciscans have responded to marketing campaigns to purchase bottled water and record amounts of bottled water have been purchased by San Francisco …

Plastics New Zealand encourages consumers to “Make a Difference” by thinking before they take a single trip checkout bag. The joint Foodstuffs and Progressive Enterprises campaign launched today, 26 June 2007, asks consumers to reduce, reuse and recycle. As signatories to the 2004 Packaging Accord, Plastics New Zealand supports the …