Web-Resol Tudo sobre Limpeza Urbana e Resíduos Sólidos!
The Gretaer London Authority (GLA) has published a guide – written by consultants Enviros – which aims to develop the opportunity that trade waste recycling presents through establishing best practice guidance, which is based on researched case studies and builds on the lessons learnt by authorities who are operating successful …
Mais »O destino do lixo
Dono de um valioso patrimônio ambiental, há anos o Estado do Rio vê sua riqueza ameaçada pela ausência de políticas de coleta seletiva de lixo e reciclagem. De acordo com a Comissão de Meio Ambiente da Assembléia Legislativa do Rio, dos 92 municípios fluminenses, 67 ainda convivem com o risco …
Mais »Coletores de lixo proclamam: não são os “cheirosos”
Eles tiram 460 toneladas de lixo por dia das ruas da cidade. Na maioria das ruas, passam duas ou três vezes por semana. Quatrocentos e sessenta mil quilos de lixo por dia. Agora pense nos saquinhos que você ou alguém de sua casa coloca na lixeira da calçada ou na …
Mais »Uma luz para o lixo
Discutir energia é sempre bom e necessário, mesmo num Brasil rico em recursos naturais, com fonte predominantemente hídrica, que não é barata. Pelo menos é o que estamos vivenciando agora, com clamores da população e dos empresários. Sofrimentos a parte, são várias as alternativas de energias, mas nenhuma conseguiu ser …
Mais »Italy – recycling PVC materials for light cement
In Italy, plastics are used intensively for a diverse range of applications, including, for example, doors and windows. European Environmental Press reports that this industry currently uses about 20 million tonnes of PVC every year. Off-cuts from manufacture and installation represent 6% of the total, equivalent to about 1,200 tonnes …
Mais »Italy – recycling PVC materials for light cement
In Italy, plastics are used intensively for a diverse range of applications, including, for example, doors and windows. European Environmental Press reports that this industry currently uses about 20 million tonnes of PVC every year. Off-cuts from manufacture and installation represent 6% of the total, equivalent to about 1,200 tonnes …
Mais »UK – energy from waste must not be overlooked say industry experts
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Renewable Power Association (RPA) has issued a joint report showing the huge potential for greater generation of energy from waste. The report, prepared by Oakdene Hollins – entitled Quantification of the Potential Energy from Residuals in the UK – concludes that there …
Mais »USA – California waste board sponsors tyre recycling technology competition
With an overall goal to eliminate the amount of waste tyres disposed of in California, The California Integrated Waste Management Board is sponsoring the “Tire-Derived sustainable building product design competition,” presented by the California Exposition and State Fair. The competition provides companies and individuals with an opportunity to create and …
Mais »Japan – shared bus-taxi powered by used cooking oil encourages community interaction
Tottori Ecotown 2020, an incorporated nonprofit organization in Tottori Prefecture, conducted a two-month pilot project (Dec. 2004 – Jan. 2005) which provided transportation services using eco-friendly shared bus-taxis powered by cooking-oil waste collected from households. Japan for Sustainability reports that the bus, called Inaba EcoLimo Waiwai Go-Go, made two round …
Mais »USA – steel recycling hits 25-year high
Over seven million additional tons of steel recycled in 2004 versus 2003 The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) announced today that the recycling rate for the world‘‘s and America‘‘s most recycled material – steel – remained at 70.7 percent in 2004. However, total tons of steel recycled increased by over 7.2 …
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