sustainable input and output from printer cartridges to electric batteries: Do not throw anything away in " European Week of waste cartridges for printers, paper, shopping bags, electric batteries ...
There are many products that at the end of their useful life can still be exploited.
Each year the European Union dedicates a week of events, shows and conferences on how to reduce our waste.
The "European Week of waste this year falls on November 20 to 28. The new 2010 will be a flash mob, BatucaMob, which combines Brazilian rhythms and respect for the environment.
Over the past 40 years the weight of garbage produced by households in Europe has doubled, and is not likely to diminish.
The EU asked to do small everyday actions. And I also recommend some, to be taken in the office at school or at home, how to make compost biodegradable waste, reuse and repair items of daily use. Or bring a snack from home, in special containers, always write on both sides of the paper, it is advisable also use the e-mail than fax, and give back the printer cartridges
to recharge them .
certainly a big responsibility for what ends up in the bins is due to packaging companies: real matryoshkas packaging, of which most are plastic, which complicate the management of what could be recycled. So here is that the
Conai has drafted a handbook advice to clarify ideas on how to better differentiate .
not enough, however. The EU has declared war on waste in five different fronts, related to many initiatives.
- "Too much garbage" è il primo, e vuole far conoscere l’impatto ambientale ed economico della crescita “industriale” dei rifiuti.
- Poi c’è “Produrre Meglio” che vuole incoraggiare le imprese a ridurre gli scarti.
- “Consumare Meglio” invece si rivolge ai consumatori con attività di informazione.
- Prima di condannare a morte un prodotto valutiamo se è possibile usarlo in altro modo, questa è l’idea di “Lunga vita ai prodotti” che promuove il riuso.
- Infine “Meno rifiuti gettati via” presenta le soluzioni per diminuire l’immondizia, magari facendo più attenzione alle date di scadenza.
