Environmental news from around the world, gathered (mainly) for informing my students of ongoing developments. I am NOT the creator/copy-right owner of any of the photos appearing in the posts: they are used solely for informative/educative and non-commercial purposes -and i consider this "fair use". Nevertheless, if you own the copyright of any of those photos/graphs/etc and you wish them removed please contact me and I would gladly do so.
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- Iosif Botetzagias
- Assistant Professor of Environmental Politics and Policy, Dept. of Environment, University of the Aegean, Greece
Showing posts with label recycling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycling. Show all posts
Landfill could be greener than recycling when it comes to plastic bottles
The Ecologist, September 08, 2010
Διαχείριση Συσσωρευτών: Ούτε το κράτος δεν τους ανακυκλώνει!

OIKO Καθημερινής, 11 Ιανουαρίου 2010
Από τους 38.000 τόνους μπαταριών οχημάτων που εισήχθησαν το 2008, ανακυκλώσαμε μόλις τους 8.000! Οι υπόλοιποι μεταπωλήθηκαν, θάφτηκαν ή αποτεφρώθηκαν κρυφά, θέτοντας σε κίνδυνο τη δημόσια υγεία. Και όλα αυτά με την ανοχή -αν όχι τη στήριξη-της Πολιτείας! Διαβάστε περισσότερα...
California to Mandate Recycling for Businesses, Apartments

Earth 911.com, August 24, 2009
by Lauren Hasler
California residents not living in permanent housing may no longer have to deal with the frustration of searching for recycling options. The state’s Integrated Waste Management Board (IWMB) is formulating a program meant to encourage businesses, apartment complexes and mobile home parks to institute recycling. The mandatory recycling directive would most likely set goals for cities and counties, allowing them to implement individual programs as long as they comply. A draft proposal will be released this year, and state law requires the plan to be implemented no later than Jan. 1, 2012. Read more...
Μπόνους για ανακύκλωση

Ελευθεροτυπία, 13 Ιανουαρίου 2009
Νέο σύστημα ανακύκλωσης, που θα παρέχει ένα είδος «επιβράβευσης» του πολίτη, θεσπίζεται με απόφαση που υπέγραψε χθες ο υπουργός ΠΕΧΩΔΕ. Θα είναι συμπληρωματικό με τους μπλε κάδους, που θα συνεχίσουν να λειτουργούν, ενώ προβλέπεται η ενίσχυση των δήμων ώστε να μην καταλήγει το περιεχόμενό τους στα... απορριμματοφόρα, όπως ισχύει σήμερα σε σημαντικό ποσοστό. Διαβάστε περισσότερα...
Is Recycling Worth It? Popular Mechanics Investigation

ENN, December 02, 2008
Americans haul 82 million tons of trash to recycling centers each year. But does it pay off—for the environment or the economy? Popular Mechanics has some real answers.
Written by Alex Hutchinson, appearing in the December issue of Popular Mechanics. Read more...
Written by Alex Hutchinson, appearing in the December issue of Popular Mechanics. Read more...
Microsoft Recycling Program Halves Redmond HQ’s Waste

Environmental Leader, August 27, 2008
Microsoft announced that its new recycling program is helping to cut its Redmond headquarters’ waste in half. [..] In July, the company announced that its employee incentives to improve energy efficiency saw a 22 percent improvement in the energy efficiency of its data centers from 2004 to 2007. Read more...
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