Living without producing litter may seem like a distant dream, but the Zero Waste movement is showing that it is possible to reduce the amount of garbage that each of us produces, by means of simple attitudes, which are being copied in various parts of the world. The idea is to reduce consumption and prioritize […]

Ceramics, sinks, toilets and a myriad of discarded household items in Germany are reused or returned to the production line. Published by the German News Agency DW Urban centers house tons of materials that can be reused – from buildings to cars to junk mail. Gradually, the so-called circular economy gains importance and helps protect […]

In contrast to the alarming title of the world’s largest consumer of agrochemicals, Brazil also has the merit of the country that best provides environmentally appropriate destination for packaging from agricultural activities. From the application of reverse logistics programs in the field, it maintains an average of 94% recycling of the containers used in these […]

Devastated in October last year by the largest fire in its history, the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park in Goiás is recovering. The conservation unit had 66,000 hectares devastated by fire, which corresponds to more than 26% of its total area. Adding to the other two previous fires in the same month, that number rises […]