Not exact matches
In addition,
waste used in EcoRock production is
waste that doesn't end up in a
landfill.
So perhaps it's
not a surprise that when he was working on the floor of a Cambridge, Ont., vinyl manufacturer in the early 2000s, he was struck by the sheer quantity of
waste foam that the company shipped off to the
landfill due to minor defects.
I was never completely happy with those buys, and instead of putting the money I spent on them toward something timeless like the Moya, I
wasted it on a rotation of clothes with a short lifespan that didn't make me happy and likely ended up in a
landfill.
Today, 244 of Walmart Canada's stores send organic
waste for composting or anaerobic digestion so it doesn't end up in municipal
landfill.
Abbot said that the rules are going into effect because he doesn't believe that the human remains should be «treated like medical
waste and disposed of in
landfills.»
Mary Del Ciancio, from the Canadian Packaging Magazine, commented on the PurPod100: «This is a win - win for consumers who get to enjoy the coffee they love, the convenience of being able to compost the entire pod, and the peace of mind knowing that
waste isn't going to a
landfill.»
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.
Strategy for emissions from
landfills and other
waste activities
not covered by the operation of a future Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
90 % less
waste production: The marketing toolbox doesn't use toners and minimises the impact on the environment, reducing
landfill by up to 90 %...
90 % less
waste production: The marketing toolbox doesn't use toners and minimises the impact on the environment, reducing
landfill by up to 90 % compared with toner printing.
Also, food
waste doesn't create methane in a compost system the way it does in a
landfill.
That's a dramatic improvement, but there still remains room for growth, so FMI remain firmly committed to our Alliance's goals to divert food
waste from
landfills by 1) Reducing the amount of food
waste generated, 2) Repurposing through increased donations, and 3) Recycling food
waste that can't be avoided.
The zero
landfill figure this year was achieved using a number of tactics — initially by trying
not to create
waste in the first place.
Whilst recycling, anaerobic digestion, composting and incineration create value from the
waste,
landfill has no value and so is
not a suitable option for the future.
A railroad does
not directly touch Big Sky Environmental's
landfill, so the company has to transfer
waste from the train to trucks in a nearby town.
Like Nicole, I'm primarily concerned with diverting food
waste from the
landfills, but
not necessarily with making great compost to use often (although now that I'm getting more interested in gardening, maybe I will change my tune).
Daily juice boxes and water bottles create a lot of unnecessary
waste and don't even get me started about water bottles in our
landfills as well.
If you are following the instructions for disposable diapers, you should already be scraping the poop into the toilet before throwing out the diaper (fun fact, human
waste isn't allowed in
landfills).
On top of that, the
waste from disposable diapers is
not properly treated as sewage, so disposable diapers in
landfills can be a breeding ground for viruses.
I won't get into how much
waste you're saving from
landfills... just keep in mind that that is extremely huge as well.
You'll save yourself so much money by doing this, and you won't be stuffing the
landfill full of
waste.
Solid
waste also gets composted or flushed into septic tanks and sewers where it is supposed to go,
not into
landfills.
Not only are they as convenient as disposables, they help the planet by reducing
landfill waste and also save you money!
With its HappyEndings Eco Diapers label, you would also know that this is environmentally friendly and is
not an addition to the millions of disposable
waste products being thrown every day to our
landfills.
Currently, BPA - contaminated water such as industrial
waste or
landfill runoff may or may
not be treated before it's released into the environment or to wastewater treatment plants.
Not to mention the human
waste that is being put in our
landfills via diapers.
You won't believe how much your
landfill waste will be reduced.
Besides, the same should be done for disposables — human
waste should
not end up in
landfills; it still needs to be shaken out of disposable diapers.
Your child's poop belongs w / everyone else's poop in the
waste water treatment plant,
not in
landfills where it can leach into water supplies.
Heather McNamara: It's putting human
waste in the
landfill which is
not necessarily the best idea.
Also, disposable baby diapers aren't the greenest way to manage your baby's poop — disposables account for 3.4 million tons of
landfill waste per year and don't decompose (since very little breaks down in a
landfill, biodegradable or
not).
It feels good to know that we aren't contributing to the
waste in
landfills and the soft, brightly colored diapers are so cute on AL..
Not only are we creating more
landfill waste, we're adding to the pesticide problem as well.
The disposal of conventional paints causes
landfill and groundwater contamination, whereas low - and zero - VOC paints are
not considered hazardous
waste materials.
You'll hear a statistic about the ton of
landfill waste likely generated by a baby in disposable diapers in our classes, but you won't hear us giving a mom a guilt trip about her carbon impact.
Brown is speaking of Tobey's investment in a large inventory of modern cloth diapers; the analogy doesn't quite make it - disposable diapers don't flush down the toilet - that
waste ends up in our
landfills.
If food
waste isn't composted it is tossed, sometimes container and all, into a
landfill.
For 30 years, there has been a «longstanding principle» that the Adirondack Park should
not be used for storing or disposing of outside
waste, Bauer said, citing the APA decision to ban shipping garbage to Essex County
landfills in the 1990s.
Underground aquifers can be identified by aboveground formations, helping officials bring cleaner water to people by pointing out where
not to place a
landfill or dispose of toxic
waste.
Food
waste in particular generates a significant amount of the greenhouse gas methane when it's buried in
landfills, but
not so when composted.
Organic
waste that should decompose quickly in
landfills often does
not because it is overly compacted or is in plastic bags that seal out oxygen and soil microbes.
The study found that some well
waste from the Marcellus shale in Pennsylvania contained radioactive material
not previously reported, with the potential for leaching from
landfills into the environment.
In order
not to live amidst ever higher
landfills like in WALL - E, people will have to
waste less.
These are
not recycled because
landfill is very cheap, and collecting and reusing
waste is expensive.
That same year, about 24,000 tons of CRT glass — which is filled with lead to protect viewers from the x-rays produced by the monitor — was sold to markets abroad to replace damaged CRTs in various countries, and North American
waste and recycling companies recovered about 10,000 tons of lead (meaning it was
not placed into
landfills or incinerated).
The agency may be underestimating the amount of
waste landing in
landfills because small
waste disposal facilities are
not required to report how much refuse they accept.
Methane capture systems at open
landfills aren't installed quickly enough to capture methane from rotting food
waste, he said.
Much of the plastic that does
not end up in
landfill or go through other
waste management pathways (such as recycling or incineration) is thought to end up in the ocean.
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.
Not to mention, the brand's econyl material, made from post-consumer and pre-consumer
waste taken from
landfills and the ocean, is the same type of fabric it uses for its swimwear.