Christmas waste removal to cost 78 million pounds

With Christmas gifts already distributed and bought for, to clean all of the fancy packets, it is will cost an estimate of 78 million pounds. Now this is a study done by some local researchers. So during every holiday season remember to purchase items with less wrapping and packaging.

School has green inspectors

An American School in Abu Dhabi, UAE has now a "Green Team" in their school campuses to monitor the amount of plastics and other wastes that can be recycled. The students realizing that there was no initiative in proper recycling techniques in the campus decided to take the challenge to themselves are now are having regular meeting. To know more visit the source.

HP joins the green path

Electronic waste is a growing problem to the environment and started when the sudden boom of technology occurred. It is considered to be one of the largest toxic waste problem compared to nuclear waste. Like big tech companies Intel and Sony who have gone green, HP has taken that path. They plan to make ink cartridges out of recycled plastic. It seems small, but think about it, how much ink cartridges do you buy in a month? Imagine corporate companies who print thousands of document per day. They buy cartridges in large quantities.

To know more visit the article here.

Save the environment, Save the world

Britain radioactive waste plan

The picture beside shows us wat the British government is planning to do with its radioactive waste. The site of this project will be chosen such that no buildings or habitants live near by it. Eventhough if this facility will be done away from people it may still affect animal life so the site must be well chosen otherwise enviornmentalists will be down the government's throat.

Toxic wastes created by scraped cars

As many as 1.5 million cars are being scrapped illegally in Britian every year. Just imagine the amount of pollutants, fluids being disposed each year.Well according to the European Union in 2003 they introduced a legislation requiring all cars put to death must be taken to an approved site cleaned of pollutants and the owner issued a certificate of destruction. However people are not following this method which means tons of toxic waste are dumped unnoticed.


So in the end we have another ecological disaster in our hands.

Toxic trash spread in Savar

Some 300 industries around a 20 sq km near the Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) in Savar are dumping toxic chemicals. To see the image http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/05/20/d6052001044p.htm . Its horrendous.

These toxic chemicals are running in farming lands where vital crops are being destroyed also causing environmental imbalance. The reason for this is because of lack of sewage and draining facilities. Not only that there are no recycling plant built-in with the industries to treat these toxic wastes.

Deep disposal on nuclear waste

Uk is planning to dispose its nuclear waste deep underground. To know more go to
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4949096.stm