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The Mayor of Seattle recently published the results of a study to show how Seattle can get its recycling strategy back on track. Three major goals of the study were to: provide an objective, third-party evaluation of Seattle‘‘s work to date identify potential strategies that could push Seattle beyond its …

The Progressive Bag Alliance (PBA), the California Retailers Association (CRA) and the California Grocers Association (CGA), announced the implementation of the nation‘‘s first statewide plastic bag recycling programme to provide California residents opportunities to easily and conveniently return plastic carryout bags for recycling to the stores which provide them. On …

Recycling rates have risen, and the UK is on schedule to meet EU targets, but the key to dealing with our escalating waste problem lies in changing our buying habits and our attitudes to consumption, according to the authors of a new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) publication. The …

Processo de Reciclagem de Lâmpadas O termo reciclagem de lâmpadas refere-se à sua valorização como resíduo, isto é, recuperação dos materiais seus constituintes e a sua introdução na indústria ou nas próprias fábricas de lâmpadas. O processo de reciclagem utilizado envolve basicamente duas fases: a) Fase de trituração As lâmpadas …

Teenagers agree climate change is greatest global challenge but still expect better lifestyle than their parents. According to a new international study from the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), two thirds of teenagers today see the recycling industry as the most likely to enjoy the greatest growth in the …

Um processo de descontaminação e reciclagem de lâmpadas desenvolvido em parceira entre o Cefet-Pr (Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Paraná) e a empresa Mega Reciclagem, de Curitiba, já garantiu o destino ambientalmente correto para mais de um milhão de lâmpadas fluorescentes e incandescentes. A técnica evita que elementos nocivos …

Papel O consumo anual (por habitante) de papel no Brasil manteve-se estável em 1998, situando-se em 38,4 quilos, ainda distante dos níveis observados em países mais desenvolvidos, como os Estados Unidos (336,5 kg por habitante). No entanto, estima-se que 35% do papel produzido no país nos últimos dez anos são …

GLOBE-Net reports that the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee (VANOC) has released its first Sustainability Report, outlining the games‘‘ environmental, social and economic impacts as well as related sustainability strategies. The report provides great detail on VANOC‘‘s efforts, and will add significantly to the debate on how the games are being …

Plans to set up a statutory London Waste and Recycling Board have been announced by the Government. The Board will help deliver increased sustainable waste management in London. It will manage the London Waste and Recycling Fund, and may also provide advice on strategic London waste issues to London Boroughs …

During the takeover mania of 1980s, oil tycoon T Boone Pickens had famously said that it was much easier to find oil on Wall Street than in Texas. The Times of India reports that nearly a quarter century since, a host of companies are taking a similar approach by ferreting …