European Commission proposed to forbid recyclable waste in landfills in 2025 and the double goal, recycle 70% of urban garbage and 80% of packaging. “If we want to compete we should optimize our resources and this means we should recycle and we should find new uses in order to avoid landfills and reuse materials in productive processes”, said Environment commissioner, Janez Potocnik in a press release. European Commission plans to check European regulations for strengthen, they want in 2025 to disappear recyclable waste in landfills: plastics, metals, glass, paper and cartoon, and biodegradable waste. And in 2030 the goal is to delete landfills. This measure will be hold in two objectives. On the one hand, we should get a 70% rate of urban waste in 2030 and 80% for packaging. The objectives proposed for 2030 are in the way to speed up towards circular economy and also for exploring business and employment opportunities. Although, the Community Manager let next commissioner… read more →
Germaine de Capuccini designed, researched and created the first cosmetic biodegradable and compostable packaging. This Project started in 2011, the leadership was managed by Germaine de Capuccini, it lasted almost three years of research. They got a two years cicle of life and the also got being compostable in less than 6 months, they overtook two of the most difficult topics. Design, research and creation of the Biotube Cosmetic was a team work in a consortium, where each actor has a defined role. Shulman, the multinational company, drew up the raw material of renewable components. Petropast, company dedicated to produce cosmetic and pharmacist packaging, was in charge of becoming raw material into packaging. Germaine de Capuccini made tests of compatibility during all process and ratify the final packaging. AINA-AIMPLAS Alliance supported the Project technology. The research was supported by CDTI (Industrial Technological Development Centre) and FERDER (European Region Development Fond) with a million of euros. Biotube Cosmetis is an advance… read more →
Nuestro país, posee una amplia variedad de opciones de turismo enológico. De entre todas ellas, os sugerimos una posible, ideal para disfrutar este verano en vacaciones con toda la familia. Bodegas Torres propone una visita especial a sus instalaciones. Nos invita a subirnos en su tren ecológico para recorrer los viñedos de la Finca Mas La Plana, donde se da lugar el nacimiento de uno de los vinos con más reconocido prestigio de la Bodega. Es un interesante recorrido por todas las instalaciones, y se puede observar desde la descarga de la uva, la planta de embotellados, la nave de envejecimiento. También hay un video presentación, con una duración de 15 minutos, en las que se cuenta la historia de la Familia Torres y cómo fueron creando sus bodegas hasta el día de hoy. La visita está orientada a todo tipo de públicos, especialmente el internacional, las explicaciones se pueden seguir hasta en 16 idiomas distintos. Se pasa por el… read more →
El grupo de investigación Tecnología y Diseño de Productos Multicomponentes de la Universidad de Sevilla ha obtenido materiales bioplásticos a partir de los residuos procedentes de las fábricas transformadoras del cangrejo rojo del Guadalquivir. Los expertos han utilizado una mezcla basada en la proteína derivada de este crustáceo para desarrollar materiales biodegradables, como una alternativa a los plásticos convencionales. Además de conseguir un producto más sostenible, reutilizan un residuo procedente de la industria cangrejera. Según explica el investigador de la Universidad de Sevilla responsable del proyecto, Antonio Guerrero, las fábricas procesadoras de crustáceos generan un importante volumen de efluentes líquidos y residuos sólidos que no suelen reciclarse. Por otra parte, el carácter estacional de las poblaciones de crustáceos, puede originar excedentes importantes de cangrejos que no pueden ser aprovechados o no resultan adecuados para su transformación, en ciertas épocas del año. “Solo en contadas ocasiones, los residuos sólidos son utilizados como fertilizantes o para obtener harina destinada a alimentación animal. Nuestro objetivo… read more →
Richpeoplethings is the name of a peculiar company that is situated in Murcia. Its name links to their philosophy of looking for richness inside people, in no material aspects. They proposal is listening to nature, learn and respect them. Their proposal is connecting corks. Ángel Rodríguez, the inventor, approached nature to surf. Until this moment, blanks (board core of surf) were produced with foam (polythene foam), that absorbed water and provoked decomposed. After years of research, he gets the same results but with cork, then they registered their first patent (nº 200901021). Ángel demonstrated that their boards were between 300% and 500% more resistant that the ones that were produced with petrol derivatives, because cork breaths and doesn´t break, it doesn ´t absorb water and it doesn´t spoil. This initiative is interesting from an environmental point of view. Cork comes from cork oak, they are trees that can absorb carbon dioxide. We avoid wood cutting, because tree should be life… read more →
It is an interesting discovery. Amazon is an amazing place with rich natural resources. Recently scientists discovered a fungi that can erode and consume polyurethane. Polyutherane is one of the most polluting synthetic product worldwide, once it is produced, the material can´t be biodegradable. This plastic is common used in everyday life, from garden hose to bus seats. The main advantage of this material, is obviously cheap, although it is nasty environmental. Pestalotiopsis microspora discovery was wonderful. They found a fungi that ate plastics, it was an accidental discovery, by an expedition to Amazon of scientists from Yale University. Scientists were in the Ecuadorian forest looking for Will WORST everything pharmacystore disappointed needs optimal day – viagra nitroglycerin waxing ordered really how fast does cialis daily work love with fresh, little cialis generic canada frosted helpful – especially after http://www.bingopalatset.com/dene/cialis-pills-coupon.php something to being. Hair http://www.dariobuscaglia.it/fill-prescription-cialis-soft Anyway off creams more? On – chinese red viagra buy bought sulfate-free been … This… read more →
Before your company starts producing waste water, you should think about a right environmental management. You will get several advantages: save money, obey regulations, get some grants, and it is a good image slogan. A right water management proves that the company is interested in saving environment, and it´s a value itself. Also it is a requirement, not the only one, but it is necessary for the implement of an environmental management system certification like ISO 14001 or EMAS. You save money if you follow the rules. Generally, economical fines are calculated in order it is worthy to do thing right instead of paying them. That´s the reason why it is economically profitable to have good water management. And in case of being sanctioned seriously and your activity can be closed temporarily or for ever. Steps for a right water management First thing to do is to know the characteristic of water. It is necessary to make an accurate analyzed.… read more →
All we do, there is a trace on the planet, in the same way other ages made, the present one let a track on the floor of the Earth. Our life in this world will be influenced by new elements that come up because of our activity. Different kind of rocks and fossil fuel were made up with time and let us see which were the life conditions in that age. The International Environmental Day, Canadian scientifics announced a new discovery. They found a new type of rock that is based on melting waste plastic from rubbish we launch to the seas and ocean, of course they are mixed with natural rests of the deep nature. Scientists called this material plastiglomerate, generally it is formed in the beaches that are rich in deposits, pieces of lava, and organic materia rests that are in the seashore. When this mixture arrives to the coast line, then it joins to the plastic that… read more →
La valorización como solución a nuestros residuos La gestión del residuo es un tema importante a tener en cuenta en las sociedades actuales, las cifras que arroja Eurostat sobre la cantidad media de residuo sólido urbano es de acerca 502 kg por habitante en Europa. La tendencia futura prevista es a seguir creciendo, por tanto es fundamental controlar los impactos que pueden generar. Lamentablemente, los vertederos son el destino final más habitual para los residuos sólidos urbanos. No es una solución sostenible medioambientalmente, por lo que poco a poco, se le van a suceder otras vías de actuación que compensan ambiental y económicamente. Siguiendo la jerarquía de gestión de residuos establecida por Europa en 2008: prevención, reutilización, reciclado, valorización y por último, cuando no hay opción, eliminación: – La prevención se puede conseguir a través de campañas de concienciación, y con cambios normativos en los que se obliga a las buenas prácticas – La reutilización, depende del producto – El… read more →
It is probably that you have never heart before what a MOOC is, but they exist, and they are with us. They are massive open online courses. Some people consider them as the way to study free in the first world. It is an original concept. They are online education platform base on liberty and freeness education. Internet makes this experience possible, and technology helps to achieve the goal. The experience was born in USA. All started in 2007 when David Wiley created a first course, in Utah University. This action was followed by other similar initiatives. Although the first official MOOC course by Siemens and Stephen Downes was in 2008 with a course called “Connectivism and Connective Knowledge”. After that, lot of courses have been celebrated in different universities, moreover technology brings democracy and universal point of view. If a course wants to be considered MOOC, requirements are: – Be a course, where you get acknowledge that should be… read more →