US$200 mil. for Water & Sanitation in Argentina / US$200 milliones para agua y saneamiento en Argentina
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008From the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): Argentina receives US$200 million in financing for potable water and sanitation program The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a US$200 million loan to expand potable water and sanitation services in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area and suburbs. This project is part of a wider expansion program which seeks […]
Transformando aceites usados a biodiesel / Transforming Used Oil into Biofuel
Thursday, September 18th, 2008The Provincial Organism for Sustainable Development (OPDS), the environment authority of the Province of Buenos Aires (PBA) has launched a program to collect used vegetable (cooking) oil (aceites vegetales usados – AVU) and recycling it by converting it into biodiesel for export. Used cooking oil has long been a waste disposal problem. Many people — […]