Elemér Zalotay has built his home almost entirely from second-hand material. While other buildings undergo costly renovations or are demolished after just a few decades use, this Hungarian architect found his own way to deal with the effects of time. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)
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Waste: balancing business and the environment
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In Naples in January 2008, lack of waste collection meant some 110,000 tonnes of rubbish piled up in the streets. Fourteen Swiss waste incineration facilities held talks with the Neapolitan authorities about importing the rubbish. The Swiss were not the only ones offering to help, however; foreign competitors were also interested. The Federal Environment Office…
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There is a demand for all kinds of recyclable material, from building rubble to elephant dung, as long as it is economical to move it from one location to another. With 650 companies active in the sector, competition is growing to cash in on the 20 million tonnes of used material changing hands in Switzerland…
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