Sentences with phrase «in waste collection»

During that time, Toronto saw a remarkable reduction in waste collection costs per household.

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The problem is worst in those parts of the world without adequate waste collection systems.
The Multi-Educator's Formulator Series is a collection of apps aimed at professionals in the architecture, electrical, waste management, building, engineer, HVAC and real estate segments.
In an improving pricing environment, we effectively managed the spread within our re-refining business while waste oil collection remained strong.
From the collection and packaging of waste materials and management of satellite accumulation areas, to complete in - plant cleaning or running your RCRA treatment processes — Clean Harbors on - site staffs are solely dedicated to servicing your site by leveraging all of our capabilities and developing the safest and most cost - effective solutions for our customers.
Other startups in the scrap collection and waste management segment include KabadiExpress, Pastiwala, Karma Recycling, Pom Pom, ExtraCarbon and Attero Recycling.
In 2009, less than 20 percent of Toronto's waste collection spending was on contracted services.
Dissecting further by service types, we find that the largest cost reduction comes from waste collection, in which there is an average of 39 percent lower costs per household for municipalities with full contracting.
Our first upcycled jackets collection, which will be retailed online at bytlife.com, at Asian department store Lane Crawford and later in Barneys New York, is a design - driven jacket range made using upcycled waste from luxury brands.
If a person from another planet observed people walking into a building, put some money in a collection plate, then get on their knees and mumble to themselves, they would probably think it was a waste of time and money.
A new partnership has been established to provide an integrated food waste collection and treatment service in Scotland.
A new partnership between Binn Group and Earnside Energy has been established to provide an integrated food waste collection and treatment service in Scotland.
For instance, the collection of restaurant waste and used cooking oil to create biodiesel or biogas is widespread in several countries.
He notes that the company's early products included compostable bags called Toters, (compost liners that line large organic collection bins), which were used for the disposal of food waste in compost piles.
These include consumer education, investment in waste treatment infrastructure, waste diversion from the retail and commercial sector, food collection for redistribution, and research into high value uses for food waste.
Local governments operate within the legislative framework of states and territories, and organise waste collection for households and businesses in their local area.
However, in many situations, food loss and waste that requires quantification will still be in its packaging (e.g., yogurt in its container), will be mixed with packaging (e.g., food scraps and wrapping mixed together in a collection container), or data relating to food loss and waste will include the weight of the packaging.
It is making daily tanker collections of 150 cubic metres of waste water created during cider production at the Bevisol plant in Ledbury, Herefordshire.
We are also a founding member of the CEFLEX project (Circular Economy for Flexible Packaging), which works to increase resource efficiency, reduce waste, and boost collection rates in all European countries.
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Roll out food waste collections across all English local authorities by 2015 and move to ban all organic waste to landfill in England by 2020.
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The idea is that though these measures will all cost the local authority money, the benefits from the increased food waste collection that will result from these interventions will outweigh the costs, as long as increase in uptake is enough.
Will food waste collections finally become the norm in England?
Holding a summit to tackle the tough issues of food insecurity, exploitation of food workers, and food waste at the opulent Ritz Carlton in San Francisco provoked an interesting contrast, but the collection of industry, NGOs, media and students in attendance were indifferent to their surroundings and intently focused on improving the world's food system.
The government pledged in its 25 Year Environment Plan to work with WRAP in supporting more councils to introduce separate collections of food waste, though it avoided making this mandatory.
In 2004, we invented the world's first automated food waste tracking technology and today provide a complete food waste prevention platform including data collection hardware tools, cloud - based food waste analytics and expert coaching.
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In other cases, they are diaperlike waste collection devices.
«Consequently, waste collection operators are directed to use the landfill site at Owu Elepe in Ikorodu and the second one in Epe.
«Agricultural practices» shall mean all activities conducted by a farmer on a farm to produce agricultural products and which are inherent and necessary to the operation of a farm including, but not limited to, the collection, transportation, distribution, storage and land application of animal wastes; storage, transportation and use of equipment for tillage, planting, harvesting, irrigation, fertilization and pesticide application; storage and use of legally permitted fertilizers, limes and pesticides all in accordance with local, state and federal law and regulations and in accordance with manufacturers» instructions and warnings; storage, use and application of animal feed and foodstuffs; construction and use of farm structures and facilities for the storage of animal wastes, farm equipment, pesticides, fertilizers, agricultural products and livestock, for the processing of animal wastes and agricultural products, for the sale of agricultural products, and for the use of farm labor, as permitted by local and state building codes and regulations; including construction and maintenance of fences and lanes; «Agricultural products» shall mean those products as defined in subdivision 2 of section 301 of the agriculture and markets law; «Farm» shall mean the land, buildings and machinery usable in the production, whether for profit or otherwise, of agricultural products;
The biggest relief in the plan comes from hazardous waste collection, which accounts for $ 2 million in savings.
CANTON — The Development Authority of the North Country with its regional county partners and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, is sponsoring a free household hazardous waste collection day Saturday in St. Lawrence County to help residents properly dispose of certain hazardous materials.
A new study indicates that establishing commercial waste collection zones in New York City could reduce sanitation truck traffic and air pollution, according to the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) and the Business Integrity Commission (BIC).
Local issues (such as waste collection) do matter, and governments tend to lose ground in local elections.
Additionally, provision has been made to augment the sanitation infrastructure by constructing waste transfer stations at strategic locations to facilitate rapid waste collection to final disposal sites, beginning in the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area.
On steps to be taken to prevent the spread of the disease, Idris urged residents to «avoid contact with rats, ensure proper collection and disposal of waste, cover all foods including left - overs and water properly, wash their hands properly before and after cooking of foods, block all rat hideouts and store food items in rodent - proof containers.»
The organics curbside collection program began in 2013 and its expansion is vital for Mayor Bill de Blasio to meet his ambitious Zero Waste goal of diverting 90 percent of waste from landfills by 2030.
The Local Government Ministry has said it is not responsible for waste collection in assemblies across the country.
«In the immediate, what has stood in the way of the timely and efficient provision of waste management services or the collection of refuse or garbage, for that matter, was an outstanding debt of GHc 892 million which the ministry inherited from the previous government owed to waste management companies,» Mr. Adda explaineIn the immediate, what has stood in the way of the timely and efficient provision of waste management services or the collection of refuse or garbage, for that matter, was an outstanding debt of GHc 892 million which the ministry inherited from the previous government owed to waste management companies,» Mr. Adda explainein the way of the timely and efficient provision of waste management services or the collection of refuse or garbage, for that matter, was an outstanding debt of GHc 892 million which the ministry inherited from the previous government owed to waste management companies,» Mr. Adda explained.
He took the opportunity to outline some plans and policies of the AMA in dealing with the use of motorcycles to boost the collection of waste.
On April 27 the driver of a private waste - collection truck hit and killed Leon Clark, 72, as he crossed the street near his home in the Bronx.
To explain how local residents can participate in New York City's innovative waste collection programs, Village Independent Democrats (VID) will host Tal Zaken, Senior Coordinator, Organics Outreach in the Bureau of Recycling and Sustainability of the Department of Sanitation, at its general meeting on Thursday, March 8.
The issue of collection, management and disposal of solid waste, continues to feature prominently in major towns and cities across the country.
Sheehan's plans for 2017 include allocating funding to purchase and rehabilitate vacant properties, building a new courthouse, tackling quality of life and traffic concerns in the South End and Buckingham Pond community, and implementing new technology for waste collection services.
In the US, the widespread use of waste collection systems that involve plastic recycling may explain the low levels of plastic debris, Rochman says.
But Moore tells me the major finding, in his mind, was the discovery of the further accumulation of trash outside the garbage patch itself, near the international date line — a higher - density collection of waste making its way to the patch.
The authors report that subsequently the agreement, which introduced bans on the sale of phosphate detergents, improvements in waste water collection and treatment systems, and reductions in industry discharges, did indeed help to improve water quality.
«EPA currently has 10 ongoing investigations and the [regional offices] plan to conduct inspections at electronic waste collection and recycling facilities this year,» wrote assistant administrators Granta Nakayama and Susan Parker Bodine in response.
It can also be used for collection of toxic waste, chemicals or oil spill and in drug delivery systems, for odor control and sanitation after fire.
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