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    ADS Quiere Cambios en Ley Sobre Reciclaje de Neumáticos

    Tuesday, October 21st, 2008

    Desde la Autoridad de Desperdicios Solidos (ADS): URGEN CAMBIOS A LA “LEY DE MANEJO DE NEUMÁTICOS” En Puerto Rico se desechan alrededor de 18,000 neumáticos diarios (aproximadamente 4.7 millones anuales), los cuales son generados por las 3,400 gomeras registradas alrededor de la isla. La mayoría de los neumáticos son recogidos, procesados, exportados y reciclados por […]

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    Wal-Mart’s Commitment to Reduce Plastic Bag Use in LAC

    Friday, September 26th, 2008

    Perhaps you’ve heard of Wal-Mart’s commitment to reduce plastic shopping bag use (or “carry bags” as my British friends call it) in its US stores 25% and in its international stores by 50% by 2013.  Some people are not impressed.  I am — at least regarding the international commitment as it applies to Latin America […]

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    Puerto Rico to Regulate E-waste?

    Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

    A Temas Note: As you know, The Temas Blog is first and foremost about Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Is Puerto Rico (PR) part of LAC? Many don’t include it in their classification of LAC because of its ties to the US. Others do, citing its geographic location and its sociocultural ties to Spanish-speaking […]

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    Climate Change May Slam the Caribbean

    Friday, June 13th, 2008

    The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and Tufts University have just released a report commissioned by the group Environment Defense (EDF) on the potential economic impact of global climate change on the Caribbean. The report comes soon after another by the Andean Community (CAN) on climate change’s economic impact on four Andean nations. One of the […]

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    It’s Clean Up the World Weekend — Get Involved!

    Friday, September 14th, 2007

    This weekend across the world, including much of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), people will be joining NGOs and community groups in events designed to clean up beaches, coastal waters, rivers, lakes, parks, reserves and their surroundings as part of the annual Clean Up the World Weekend. Copied below is the official press release […]

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    HP’s Cartridge Recovery Program in LAC

    Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

    Recently I highlighted Lexmark's printer cartridge recovery program in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), lauded by Colombia's Environment Minister Juan Lozano Ramírez.  Well, Minister Lozano also has applauded a competitor, Hewlett Packard (HP), for its cartridge collection program, and since HP's program covers more than just Colombia just as Lexmark's does, in the interest […]

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    Printer Cartridges for Movie Tickets

    Sunday, July 29th, 2007

    Colombia's Environment Ministry (MAVDT) recently heralded a new program launched in that country by Lexmark International, the global company that makes printers and toner and ink cartridges, to give people a free ticket for any movie showing at the Cine Colombia chain in exchange for turning in a used printer cartridge.  Lexmark also extended to […]

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    Eco-Certification for Tourism: The Role of Blue Flag, Part III

    Friday, July 27th, 2007

    It’s been gently pointed out to me that I have yet to post Part III, the listing of beaches and marinas in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) that have been awarded the Blue Flag, that I promised in Part II of the Blue Flag series back in December. Oops. I had prepared a list […]

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    World No-Tobacco Day in LAC: Puerto Rico Celebrates Fewer Smokers

    Wednesday, June 6th, 2007

    Puerto Rico observed World No-Tobacco Day (31 May) by recognizing the anti-tobacco work of a mayor and by celebrating a drop in smoking prevalence on the island.

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    Impact of Sea Level Rise on LAC

    Monday, May 14th, 2007

    While the reports issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have stolen the headlines and thunder, the World Bank quietly released an important working paper examining how the expected rise in sea level (SLR) caused by global climate change might affect the 84 coastal developing countries among its membership. Twenty-five of these are […]

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