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The Brazilian state of São Paulo has modified regulations governing the ICMS (local business tax) value added tax through last October’s Decree No. 47.278. Transport to or from other states of paper waste or cuttings, metal scrap, glass waste and fragments or residue of plastics, rubber or textiles is now …
Mais »EU directives on waste electrical and electronic equipment (2002/96/EC and 2002/95/EC) formally adopted
The WEEE Directive, and its sister Directive on the Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS), has been placed on the Public Register of Council Documents of the European Union. EU Member States are now obliged to implement the regulations by 13th August 2004. UK has until September 2005 to introduce take-back …
Mais »Glass-makers in India call for ban on bottle re-use for spirits
Here is an interesting item from the Indian Financial Express, raising the question of environmental benefits vs risks to public health or vested interests. India’s domestic glass manufacturers and the liquor industry are divided over the recycling of liquor bottles by distilleries. Led by Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry …
Mais »US Senator wants quarter cent tax on diapers to promote recycling
Sacramento, USA – An Oakland lawmaker wants to give parents an extra incentive to get their youngsters potty trained: a quarter-cent tax on disposable diapers to promote recycling. Associated Press reports that Democratic Sen. Don Perata said “In California, we face staggering population growth that will only add to our …
Mais »TVs, PC monitors should be recycled, says LA official
A proposal that would require electronics retailers to set up recycling schemes for discarded televisions and computer monitors, the first proposed law of its kind in the USA, has been introduced by a Los Angeles city official. Concerned about toxic waste from discarded TVs and monitors, Los Angeles City Council …
Mais »UK Study finds living near to landfill costs £2.5 billion
The UK’s first comprehensive look at the local nuisance effects of living close to a landfill site has been published by the UK Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The study (by Cambridge Econometrics, EFTEC & WRc) looked at over half a million sales of houses situated near …
Mais »Japan gets to work recycling ELVs – air-bags, fluorocarbons and ASR targeted
Japan’s regulations on the country’s waste disposal system have been tightened and dumping of industrial waste has become a social issue. Meanwhile, landfill operators are facing increasing operating costs, as well as growing opposition from residents throughout the country. Because of this the number of new landfill sites has decreased …
Mais »Waste incineration – UK regulations to implement EU legislation
EU Waste Incineration Directive 2000/87/EC has introduced stringent operating conditions and sets minimum technical requirements for waste incineration and co-incineration. The requirements of the Directive have been developed to reflect the ability of incineration plants to more cost effectively achieve high standards of emission control in comparison to the 1980s. …
Mais »Exposição Luz do Lixo
A Gerência de Comunicação Empresarial da COMLURB, do Rio de Janeiro, convida para a exposição de trabalhos de Rogério Ehrlich (www.aproposito.net) que será inaugurada em 26/02/2003, às 19 horas, no Galpão das Artes Recicladas Helio Pellegrino. Não perca a exposição de fantasias recicladas que acontecerá na mesma data e local …
Mais »Publicadas as regras para aterro sanitário da UE.
Os critérios sobre a qualidade do lixo destinado ao descarte em diferentes aterros sanitários, foram publicados depois de mais de três anos de negociações. As regras têm como finalidade servir como ponto crucial de referência para países membros implementarem as diretrizes de aterro sanitário de 1999. Sob as regras, o …
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