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Dan a conocer impactos negativos de las incineradoras al alcalde de Celaya, Estado de Guanajuato, M�xico.

Celaya, M�xico. Representantes de las organizaciones ambientalistas Greenpeace, Alianza Global contra Alternativas de Incineraci�n (GAIA por sus siglas en ingl�s) y la Coalici�n Ciudadana Anti-incineraci�n de Argentina explicaron al alcalde Gerardo Hern�ndez y al director de Servicios Municipales, Gilberto P�rez, los impactos negativos de la incineraci�n de basura.

Prospectors sift through America's garbage in a gold rush founded on metals, plastic and paper

Bob Cappadona, area manager of Casella Waste Systems' 65,000sq ft recycling facility in Massachussets, can't believe the record prices his garbage is commanding. "Aluminium cans, $900 [�450] a bale. Tin cans, $150. No 2 clear plastic, $300. Cardboard, $70. Mixed paper, $40." He barely conceals his glee as he explains the effects of a spike in metal prices: "We get an extra $100 a ton."

S.F. mayor proposes fines for unsorted trash

The plan to require proper sorting of refuse would be the nation's first mandatory recycling and composting law. It would direct garbage collectors to inspect the trash to make sure it is put into the right blue, black or green bin, according to a draft of the legislation prepared by the city's Department of the Environment.

Costs compared for waste treatment options

A study outlining the relative cost of different waste treatment options and how they are expected to change in the future has been published by the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP).

High plastic prices raise prospect of rubbish mining

The value of second-hand plastic has risen so rapidly that mining operations to dig it out of rubbish dumps are forecast to begin within the decade. Waste suitable for recycling is already being dug out of landfill sites in the United States and it is thought that commodity prices are on the verge of making it a profitable option in Britain.

Stop Incineration in Maryland

Please take action today to support activists in the U.S. state of Maryland. A broad coalition of community members are working to prevent Frederick County officials from building a 1500 ton per day regional waste incinerator, the cost of which would be approximately $350 million. Incinerators transform garbage into air pollutants and ash, and they destroy valuable resources.

Bloquear�a Greenpeace incineradora

Directivos del organismo ecologista Greenpeace junto con otras agrupaciones ambientales internacionales, visitar�n Celaya, Mexico, para reunirse con autoridades municipales y manifestarles su negativa a la decisi�n de los alcaldes de la regi�n de instalar una incineradora de basura.

Residents stop land transfer for toxic Waste to Energy plant

New Delhi: Land handover ceremony for the incineration based waste to energy (WTE) project that proposed in the residential area of Okhla (Sukhdev Vihar) was cancelled today amid bitter and almost violent protest from the residents. As a consequence, the scheduled transfer of land from NDMC to Jindal Urban Infrastructure Ltd for the proposed plant did not happen.

Am�rica Latina y el Caribe

Se manifiesta Greenpeace contra el proyecto de incinerar basura

Rosa Baldera, CORREO, el Diario del Estado de Guanajuato,15 de marzo de 2008, Representantes del grupo local de apoyo de Greenpeace en esta ciudad, enviaron un comunicado firmado por Salvador Meneses Requena, en donde expresan su rechazo al proyecto de una planta incineradora de basura

Las Ongs reclaman que se cumpla la ley Basura Cero

1 de julio, Buenos Aires, Argentina � Organizaciones ambientalistas reclamaron hoy al Gobierno porte�o que garantice la transparencia y la participaci�n ciudadana en los nuevos contratos para la recolecci�n de residuos y exigieron que se cumpla con la ley vigente de Basura Cero que obliga al reciclaje y la separaci�n en origen de los desechos domiciliarios.

Stopping Incinerators Toolkit

Advancing Zero Waste Toolkit

Stop Trashing the Climate Report

The Stop Trashing the Climate report, written by GAIA, the Institute for Local Self Reliance and Eco-Cycle, provides compelling evidence that preventing waste and expanding reuse, recycling, and composting programs � that is, aiming for zero waste � is one of the fastest, cheapest, and most effective strategies available for combating climate change.

UGANDA: Lake Victoria degradation threatening livelihoods

Lake Victoria is threatened by pollution. Across the three East African nations, the lake had become a reservoir for excessive untreated effluents, including sewage, industrial waste and other chemicals.