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A BRASKEM DESENVOLVEU UM NOVO TIPO DE POLIPROPILENO, o PP ISBM (polipropileno com tecnologia “injection stretch blow molding”), para disputar com o PET o mercado de fabricação de embalagens rígidas para bebidas não gaseificadas e produtos de higiene pessoal. Segundo informações, essa nova resina é mais resistente a impactos, 20% …

APESAR DE ESTAR COM O OTIMISMO REFREADO, devido à queda de produção no ano passado, a indústria de embalagens já “respira aliviada” e acredita numa recuperação maior em 2005. Mas, ainda este ano, já voltaram a surgir investimentos no segmento de embalagens de PET e laminados, mesmo que ainda sejam …

Every day several tonnes of food are thrown into the bins of Berlin even though it is still perfectly edible, reports Berliner Zeitung. Sabine Werth, director of the ‘‘Berliner Tafel‘‘ association, estimates that around 20% of all foodstuffs are simply thrown away- a figure, which supported by BSR, who are …

Switzerland – clean image tarnished by growing litter problem Fines, prevention and easier disposal have been proposed at a conference in Olten to ease Switzerland‘‘s growing litter problem. Experts pinpoint the cause of problem as a change in public behaviour. The clean image of the Swiss could soon be a …

Recycling gets a 21st century facelift, as Secretary of State for Environment, Margaret Beckett, unveils the first in a new era of ‘‘high tech‘‘ recycling facilities at supermarkets. The new recycling facility – built by Norwegians for the supermarket chain Tesco – promises to be faster, cleaner and more efficient …

Kwazulu-Natal is home to the longest recycled plastic boardwalk in South Africa. The boardwalk in Isipingo, south of Durban, is made from a whopping 17 million plastic bottles – which would have covered about four rugby fields 2m deep. Some 650m long, it was a joint project between the Ministry …

On the run-up to Christmas the run on digital cameras has begun. It is likely that friends and family members will be thinking about giving a camera as a present. Few know, however, that they will be paying an increased recycling fee. The fee allows used cameras to be returned …

You might be interested in some more detail on Dublin‘‘s interesting adoption of variable rate charging from January 2005. This system is designed to benefit the environment by encouraging housholds to reduce, reuse and recycle their waste materials and present their wheelie bins or tagged bags for collection when full. …

The US EPA is proposing new rules to reduce emissions of air pollutants from the last remaining category of waste incinerators requiring Clean Air Act regulation. This final category is called other solid waste incinerators (OSWI). OSWI consist of institutional waste incinerators and very small municipal waste combustors. Institutional waste …

A report has been published by the UK Government‘‘s Department of Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) which presents the findings of a study conducted by Enviros Consulting in conjunction with Economics for the Environment Consultancy (EFTEC) to provide an assessment of the external costs and benefits to health and …