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Computer Take-Back in Rio de Janeiro / A Lei Sobre E-lixo do Municipio de Rio de Janeiro
on Jun 22, 2009 in Electronic/Electrical Equipment Waste & Recycling benefícios fiscais Brasil Brazil computadores computer waste computers CPU e-lixo e-scrap e-waste environment fabricantes fines fiscal benefits fornecedores impressoras keyboards Lei Orgânica manufacturers meio ambiente monitor multas PCUs periféricos peripherals printer RAEE reaproveitamento reciclagem recycling Rio de Janeiro sanções administrativas take-back teclados WEEE Last week the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro (MRJ) (population 6 million) became the first major Brazilian city to adopt an e-waste law. The law is rather short and simple. It requires manufacturers and suppliers of computers are required to rec...
Ceará Adopts Lamp and Battery Take-Back Law
on Jun 19, 2009 in Electronic/Electrical Equipment Waste & Recycling baterias batteries Brasil Brazil Ceará Consumer Code environment fluorescent lamps lâmpadas fluorescentes lamps meio ambiente piles pilhas residuos waste Yesterday the governor of the northeastern Brazilian state of Ceará (CE) yesterday signed a law that would require the take-back of fluorescent lamps, batteries and piles. The very brief and simple law requires vendors of such products in the stat...
$22 Mil. Loan to Help Guatemala’s Protected Areas / Prestamo de US$22 milliones para fortalecer las áreas protegidas de Guatemala
on Jun 19, 2009 in Conservation áreas protegidas BID biodiversidad Biodiversity conservación environment Guatemala IDB land registration medio ambiente national parks parques nacionales Petén protected areas RIC SIGAP From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Guatemala strengthens protections for sensitive areas through investments in land registration A $22 million IDB loan will finance the implementation of a physical cadastral registry for protected area...
Eye on Ads: Latin American Idol Urges Paper, Tetra-Pak Recycling
on Jun 19, 2009 in Eye on Ads Packaging Waste & Recycling ads American Idol aseptic packaging envase environment Latin American Idol Margarita Henriquez Vuela meio ambiente packaging packaging waste Panama papel paper PSAs reciclaje recycling residuos de envase Tetra-Pak waste An interesting ad from Panama, featuring Margarita Henriquez Vuela, the 2008 Latin American Idol winner (this is the Latin American version of the hit US television contest, American Idol) from Panama. Paper packaging manufacturers and Tetra-Pak, t...
Still Possible to Challenge Projects on Environmental Grounds in Trinidad
on Jun 17, 2009 in Environmental Justice aluminum Alutrint CCJ CMEC EMA environment environmental clearance High Court La Brea National Energy Corporation National Gas Company NEC NGC Port-of-Spain Privy Council smelters spent pot lining SPL Sural Group Trinidad and Tobago Venezuela Just read an interesting article in IPS News about the latest development in community efforts in Trinidad to stop plans for two aluminum smelters on the island. Trinidad’s High Court quashed the Environmental Management Authority’s (EM...
IDB Supports LAC Efforts to Combat A(H1N1) / BID apoya esfuerzas de ALC combatir el gripe A(H1N1) / BID apoia ALC combatir a influenza A(H1N1)
on Jun 17, 2009 in Health Issues A(H1N1) influenza América Central BID Central America disease surveillance IDB Mesoamer OMS OPS PAHO public health salud pública saúde pública vigilancia sanitaria WHO From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): IDB provides support for prevention and control of the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic in Latin America, Caribbean Japan top donor in Bank’s contribution to project aimed at strengthening disease surveill...
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