Expired or unused medication at people's homes is normally disposed of in normal garbage, sewage system or, in certain cases, returned to the public health system. There is still no specific legislation regarding this ...

Tires are wastes that need special treatment, because when buried whole, its shape facilitates the accumulation of gases from the decomposition of other waste and in case of emerge surface provides shelter for diseases. ...

The increase in the generation of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is due to technological advances and planned obsolescence of these products, however recycling of WEEE is minimal in the global context. ...

The institution of the National Solid Waste Policy, law number 12.305/2010, determined, among other, that cities should dispose their waste in an environmentally correct way in sanitary landfills. This study aimed to verify ...

The growing concern with environmental issues has driven the search for sustainable alternatives, with environmental education as the main way of changing attitudes and transforming relationships between man and nature. ...

The growth of the mobile telephony sector in Brazil, driven by rapid technological innovation, and the improper disposal of cell phones and accessories have caused a significant environmental impact. The cell phones discarded ...

Although the State Environmental Policy, through its laws, plans and programs, has been extremely important in the development of the disposal of municipal solid waste MSW especially from 2001 to 2011, this same Policy ...

The evolution of the mankind enables improvements and well being in the quality of life, however, a lot of these advances end to generate environmental impact. The medicines were developed to relieve the pain and the ...

The present work aimed the planning and execution of environmental management tools in a medium size hotel with the purpose of reducing the consume of products, water, electric power and the decrease of solid residues ...

The concern with solid waste has become an increasingly frequent topic of discussion in society. Inadequate disposal and environmental impacts generated by the industrial sector are being less and less tolerated by consumers. ...