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O Limpa Brasil Let’s do it! é um movimento de cidadania e cuidado com o meio ambiente!

A ideia é convidar os cidadãos para ajudar a limpar suas cidades em um dia. E incentivar a reflexão para a mudança do hábito de jogar lixo fora do lixo.

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City Is Looking at Sewage Treatment as a Source of Energy

New York City’s sewage presents a daunting and costly challenge: it creates foul odors and often contaminates waterways.

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Waste Management’s new direction

FORTUNE — Reusable grocery bags. Online media. Concentrated laundry detergent in small packages. All are good for the environment because they reduce waste, but they’re a threat to the business of collecting and disposing of garbage. No wonder executives at Waste Management (WM, Fortune 500), America’s biggest trash hauler, got nervous when Subaru’s TV commercials boasted that its Indiana auto plant sent nothing to the landfill. Or when Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500) embraced the idea of zero waste. In a world where people throw less stuff away, the future of a traditional garbage company looks bleak.

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Brazil’s Amazon deforestation rate falls to lowest on record

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon fell to the lowest rate on record, putting Brazil well on track to meet its targets for reducing rainforest destruction. Analysis of satellite imagery by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) shows that 6,450 square kilometers of rainforest were cleared in the Amazon in the 12 months ended July 31, 2010, a 14 percent drop from the year earlier period.

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Climate Futures Exchange Calls It Quits

The only national carbon cap-and-trade exchange in the United States is shutting down because of Congressional inaction on limiting emissions, company officials say.

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The Dignity and Despair of Trash Collectors in the World’s Largest Waste Land

The moment when one thing turns into another is the most beautiful moment. A combination of sounds turns into music. And that applies to everything.—Vik Muniz
Outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is a stretch of land known as Jardim Gramacho. Here, trash from the city—more than 7,000 tons every day—is piled in high mounds. Among this vast landfill—the largest in the world—live an estimated 20,000 people, half of which are involved directly in the local recycling industry.

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Irish Government pledges increased recycling funding

The Irish Government has this morning (October 19) announced more funding to help local authorities tackle recycling.

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Build a Green Roof on Your Dog’s House

Transform a generic pet pad into an organic oasis.

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Did you know that recycling a single Aluminum can saves the same aumont of energy needed to power a tv for four hours

When everyone works together, we can make the best use of our planet’s natural resources. When you recycle the products you use every day, like cardboard boxes, milk jugs, and soda cans, you give new life to items that used to be thrown away, saving energy and helping lower greenhouse gas emissions in the process.

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Microfueler makes ethanol from garbage

At Demo Fall 2010, E-Fuel Corporation is showing off its home and business “reactor” that converts organic waste into ethanol or electricity.

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Dica: como lacrar saquinhos plásticos e embalagens

Muitas vezes no nosso dia-a-dia nos deparamos com a necessidade de lacrar uma embalagem ou guardar algum alimento em um saquinho bem fechado. Podemos fazer isso de uma maneira muito simples e ecológica! Basta pegar aquela garrafinha de água vazia, que seria descartada, e corta-la de forma a manter o gargalo e a parte superior, onde encaixamos a tampinha. Para selar uma embalagem, basta posicionar o plástico sobre o gargalo e girar a tampinha para fechá-la.
Essa é uma boa dica para ser espalhada. É boa para nós e para o meio ambiente!

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