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l'Autorit de la concurrence appelle les co-organismes plus de transparence

Dans un avis rendu le 13 juillet 2012, l'Autorité de la concurrence réclame plus de transparence dans l'action des éco-organismes intervenant dans le secteur des déchets et du recyclage des matériaux. "Le rôle des éco-organismes est compatible avec le droit de la concurrence, mais le pouvoir de structuration qui leur est conféré doit leur imposer certaines exigences de transparence", souligne-t-elle après avoir été saisie le 3 novembre 2011 et le 28 février 2012 par la Fédération nationale des activités de dépollution et d'environnement (Fnade) qui représente les professionnels du traitement des déchets.

The Case of the Missing Corpse

There’s endless talk of the trial of the century here in this tiny city, but none of it has to do with that impeachment thing going on 100 miles to the south. No, what has folks here riveted is the really sordid trial. That would be the murder trial of Thomas Capano, a former state prosecutor and high-profile attorney, which comes complete not just with O.J. Simpsonesque details of sex, class, betrayal and death but also with a surprise nearly every day.

The Man Buried in a Pringles Can

Fredric Baur dreamed up the original Pringles can. Now he’s buried in one. In 1966, Baur came up with a clever way for Procter & Gamble to stack chips uniformly rather than tossing them in a bag. He was so proud of the achievement, he wanted to go to his grave with it. So when Baur died last month, his children buried the 89-year-old’s ashes in one of his iconic cans.

Why we no longer see butterflies in our backyard

We could see butterflies of different colours in the gardens and on the streets and then suddenly, they all disappeared. Here's why we no longer see butterflies in our backyard Today, you can barely see any butterflies around and if you have ever wondered why this is so, here are some possible reasons: ADVERTISEMENT Habitat loss The first reason we no longer see butterflies around is loss of habitat.