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Tag was last used: Aug 7, 2009
 
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Posted By:  sidsayed
Posted On:  Jun 3, 2009

  They manage our waste - Taking Away Pigs

A few days ago, the civic authorities carried away a truck load of pigs to leave them on the outskirts of the city because of people's complaints against pigs roaming the streets. The unfounded fear of swine flu and the very minor attacks on small children were among the other causes. I don't...... [view]

Posted By:  moraks
Posted On:  May 19, 2009

  Dustbin Ettiquette

Every single day, the dustbin awaits rubbish because that's why it's where it is. We should imbibe the habit of dropping wastes properly into dustbins."If it does not enter the dustbin, don't just ignore it. Get a redo at the disposal process..and cheers to you for making that decision..three...... [view]

Posted By:  Valie2881
Posted On:  Oct 15, 2008

  waste management III

I learnt that in Ghana they have found at least two ways of converting waste to wealth. I) they convert broken bottles into glass beads for jewelllery and hair adornment. II) they have discovered the art of converting used plastic paper into fashionable carrier bags. We can do...... [view]

Posted By:  Valie2881
Posted On:  Sep 15, 2008

  WASTE part II

This article is global in nature Yesterday I talked about the potentials of wastes, both domestic and industrial. I have thought up more uses of waste. Clothing wastes like the pieces of cloth generated by tailors could be used in making new and interesting designs. Plastics could be...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam
Posted On:  Jun 8, 2008

  Event: NatureWatch/IWA Young Water Professionals Conference/2008 Call for Paper(On-going)

------------------------------------ NatureWatch (On-going) ------------------------------------ NatureWatch is a suite of community-based "citizen science" monitoring programmes including FrogWatch , WormWatch , IceWatch , and PlantWatch .  Through these programmes,...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam
Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008

  China: Plastic Ban Effective Jun 1st

SHANGHAI—Thin plastic bags are used for everything in China and the Chinese use up to three billion of them a day--an environmentally costly habit picked up by shopkeepers and consumers in the late 1980s for convenience over traditional cloth bags. Fruit mongers weigh produce in them,...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam
Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008

  30km - Are You in the Nuclear Zone?

Pickering B Nuclear Plant: Safety has Eroded Canada's nuclear safety watchdog warned last month that it was concerned about an "erosion of safety margins" at the Pickering B nuclear station near Toronto. A letter from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission surfaced Tuesday on...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam
Posted On:  Jun 2, 2008

  Event: Canadian Environment Week Events & More

-------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge (Jun 1-7) -------------------------------------------- Commuter Challenge is a national program that encourages Canadians to walk, cycle, take transit, carpool or tele-work instead of driving alone to work. The Challenge supports...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam
Posted On:  May 14, 2008

  Zerofootprint Toronto & Go Blue

The City of Toronto has partnered with Zerofootprint to develop a new campaign called "Zerofootprint Toronto", the first-ever community-wide initiative aimed at engaging citizens in the fight against climate change.  The program, which provides free access to the Zerofootprint...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam
Posted On:  May 15, 2008

  NOS for Environmental Employment - Call for Participants

ECO Canada invites environmental professionals with 5 years or more of environmental experience to update the National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Environmental Employment. The standards are important to our sector's evolution as they define and communicate: what environmental work is,...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam
Posted On:  May 15, 2008

  E-Coli as Renewable Energy Source?

It seems that what doesn’t kill you can make you greener.  Researchers at Texas A&M University are experimenting with the infamous food-borne bacteria E. coli to see if it can be used as a new renewable energy source. Thomas Wood, a professor of chemistry at the school, says that...... [view]

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Submitted By:   irynapopova
Event Date:  Apr 7, 2010
Event Location:  Students' Palace of National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", 79 Pushkinskaya str
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Cooperation for Waste Issues - The 7th International Conference on Solid waste, Sewage and Air emissions management

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