Sentences with phrase «greatest volume of waste»
After paper, food waste comprises the greatest volume of waste going into our nation's landfills.
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Australians produce a much greater volume of waste per head of population than Europeans, and packaging accounts for a large fraction of this.
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The sheer volume of waste, combined with the misconceptions surrounding what is and isn't recyclable (coffee cups are a great example), result in a huge amount of waste that is destined for landfill.
The volume and value of wasted food presents a number of opportunities to identify where the greatest benefits can be achieved in avoiding food waste or where it can be repurposed.
Recycling is encouraged through a north side / south side competition to produce the greatest volume of recyclable waste.
U.S. low - level waste comes from a wide range of places, including hospitals and laboratories, but the greatest — and most toxic — volume is produced by the Energy Department and the 104 commercial nuclear reactors.
The government stated that the short and long - term costs of clean up are too great — in the municipal system, «Styrofoam and plastic comprise about 19 % of the volume, and therefore 19 % of the cost of national solid waste management» — and biodegradable options already exist in the Belizean market.