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]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jan 4, 2008	Container City - A Sustainable Housing Solution!
Containers are an extremely flexible method of construction, being both modular in shape, extremely strong structurally and readily available. Container Cities offer an alternative solution to traditional space provision. They are ideal for office and workspace, live-work and key-worker...... [view]

Posted By:  vkam Posted On:  Jan 30, 2008	Sustainable Home Appliances & Electrolux Design Lab Competition
"Return Pot" - turning plastic bags into compose... a plastic decomposer made from polyactic acid (PLA) and turns into compost for plants (Taiwan). "e-Wash" - no more toxic chemical laundry detergents required... a compact washing machine with a regular wash load capacity that...... [view]