Sentences with phrase «landfill waste today»
Another commercial cites these statistics about disposables: 80 percent of mothers use disposable diapers today, and few are willing to give them up; 83 percent of mothers surveyed said disposable diapers keep their baby «s skin drier; 80 percent of a disposable diaper is compostable; and diapers represent less than 2 percent of landfill waste today.
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Today, 244 of Walmart Canada's stores send organic waste for composting or anaerobic digestion so it doesn't end up in municipal landfill.
Along with contributing to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Pernod Ricard's 2020 Roadmap includes reducing its waste to landfill from 913 tons today to zero by 2020.
Today, many consumers are also looking for products that show environmental responsibility through reduced or improved packaging, which means less packaging waste and spoiled foods in our landfills.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today an alliance of food manufacturers, retailers and foodservice operators announced the release of a toolkit to help businesses in the food sector reduce the amount of food waste sent to landfill.
Wherever you go, tell your server you are skipping the straw today in order to help divert waste from our ever growing landfills!
The latest figures, published today, show that since the baseline figure was established in 2008, construction and demolition waste to landfill has reduced by 1.87 million tonnes.
Fortunately, today's solid - waste industry is ready to meet this challenge with science - based solutions, including waste - based energy, more efficient and sophisticated recycling facilities, and modern landfill technology.
Even with today's recycling programs, billions of glass bottles end up in landfills every year, prompting the researchers to ask whether silicon dioxide in waste beverage bottles could provide high purity silicon nanoparticles for lithium - ion batteries.
Today, 23 of its facilities are zero waste to landfill, meaning that any waste that can not be recycled is incinerated and converted to energy.
Before trying to determine the contents of the waste stream and the feasibility of diversion the author explores the historical basis of landfilling and why it continues today to be the method of choice.
Although, given today's call to Occupy Our Food Supply, unless you are using a waste bottle that would otherwise end up in landfill, you may want to stick with tried - and - tested urine and avoid corporate control of the compost heap.
Among the sustainable features that retail property owners are paying greater attention to today are recycling and environmentally - friendly ways to dispose of landfill waste.