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The PET bottle collection rate in Japan was 61.0 percent in fiscal 2003, up 7.6 points from the previous fiscal year, according to the 2004 report on PET bottle recycling issued by the Council for PET Bottle Recycling in September 2004. Japan for Sustainability reports that the actual volume collected …
Mais »UK – WRAP starts recycled plastic packaging trials
A series of commercial trials to assess the use of recycled PET plastic (rPET) in retail packaging is being funded by WRAP (the Waste & Resources Action Programme). Involving a number of the UK‘‘s leading brands and retailers, it is the first time that rPET will be used in such …
Mais »Climate Change & Waste
Everyone knows that reducing waste is good for the environment. What most people don’t know is that solid waste reduction and recycling help address global climate change. How? By decreasing the amount of heat-trapping greenhouse gases that are linked to everyday trash. The manufacture, distribution, and use of products – …
Mais »What Are Hazardous Waste Generators and Transporters?
Generators are individuals that produce hazardous waste, usually as a result of an industrial process. Transporters are individuals or entities that move hazardous waste from the generator off-site to a facility that can recycle, treat, store, or dispose of the waste. Hazardous waste may be transported to another location to …
Mais »UK – waste oil charges to soar in face of Incineration Directive
Oil recycling in the UK is likely to be extinguished by spiralling collection costs for waste oil. According to Letsrecycle.com, instead of being recycled for use as a fuel by power generators and roadstone plants, as a consequence of the Waste Incineration Directive these will no longer be able use …
Mais »England set to launch the world‘s first allowance trading scheme for municipal waste
The trading scheme, to be introduced in April 2005, is a further step in the drive to move to more sustainable waste management practices, like composting, for biodegradable waste, such as kitchen and garden waste. It will benefit councils, such as Isle of Wight District Council, Windsor and Maidenhead Borough …
Mais »European Court decision rules against German packaging legislation
The European Court of Justice has found against the German packaging legislation in two cases. The first decision helps clarify Article 5 of the Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste concerning reusable packaging. The second case concerns a complaint brought by an Austrian company selling beverages in Germany, which …
Mais »Japan – Mos Food Services recycles food waste into methane gas
Japanese Mos Food Services, Inc., a major Japanese burger chain with 1,467 stores across the country and 120 stores overseas is actively promoting the recycling of food waste. Japan for Sustainability reports that the company announced on September 14, 2004 that it has started recycling food waste and warehouse waste …
Mais »UK – “three sizes too big” environmental footprint to be measured up
WWF-UK has started work on a major research programme to perform the first comprehensive assessment of the environmental impact of the UK nation‘‘s activities, expressed as a so-called environmental footprint. The Faraday Partnerhip‘‘s Mini-Waste reports that the study, made possible by £520,000 of support from Biffaward, will be carried out …
Mais »Ireland – Government calls for more C&D waste recycling
“Significant progress has been made in raising recycling levels of construction and demolition waste”, so said Mr. Batt O‘‘Keeffe, T.D., Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government in Athlone at an information seminar to promote a unique voluntary construction industry initiative aimed at the …
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