Sentences with phrase «of increasing waste»

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The NLRB ruling, involving the Teamsters Union and waste recycler Browning - Ferris Industries, has become a highly politicized flashpoint between those who would like to expand the employment rights of the three million contract workers upon which the economy increasingly depends, and business owners who object to the increasing regulation of their affairs.

Disruptive innovation: Reinvented the way shoes are made, going from multiple materials cut and sewn together to knit strands of yarn that form a nearly seamless upper, dramatically decreasing waste while enabling increased athletic performance.

The increase in average student debt, moreover, comes on the heels of news that college students don't really learn anything and the opinions of pundits like James Altucher that college is just a huge waste of time and money.

We are living in an enormous fabric of life, where anti-poverty measures may create new pressures caused by excess consumption; where methane emissions increase if we eat more beef or throw food waste in a landfill; where drought leads to forest fires and more carbon; where marginalizing women makes communities less resilient.

Although Apple regularly pushes out security updates, due to increased iOS product adoption — especially on the iPad, which has sponged 90 percent of the tablet market - digging into a Mac isn't so much a waste of time anymore.

Georgiou Group has taken a proactive approach to avoid the slated increase in landfill levies, by recycling more than 90 per cent of the waste produced on its building sites.

That means making sure prices cover not only the direct costs of supplying energy but also the environmental externalities associated with production and use of fossil fuels — the waste water (which increases a variety of risks), and the broader side effects from vehicle use — congested roads, traffic deaths, and so on.

They must also recognize that renewables like wind and solar have zero fuel cost (and zero risk of fuel cost increases) and produce little waste.

«We look forward to working with our Members and Metro Vancouver on building an integrated solid waste management plan that will continue to increase diversion from landfill, maximize recycling rates, and harnesses the competitive power of the private sector,» he added.

By not performing a proper search strategy, you waste time and money, and increase the chance of rejection.

Until we understand this do not expect the global crisis to end anytime soon, except perhaps temporarily with a new surge in credit - fueled consumption in the US (which will cause the trade deficit to worsen) and more wasted investment in China (which, because it is financed with cheap debt, which comes at the expense of the household sector, may simply increase investment at the expense of consumption).

After Bitcoin (created by Satoshi Nakamoto in 2008) evolved and matured, waste heat has increased exponentially to secure blockchains of itself and clones.

Some opponents have argued access to the 1 1/2 - mile - wide river, with its potential to dilute vast amounts of pollution, would let Georgia - Pacific increase production and create more waste without running afoul of environmental laws.»

That may not be the most clear of distinctions, but there is plenty of room for improvement in terms of reducing waste and increasing effectiveness in the sales cycle.

For companies that have seen sales, general, administrative, or other costs expand faster than revenues, and been unable to tame increases using more mainstream techniques such as outsourcing, zero - based budgeting offers the prospect of identifying waste, focusing attention on business strategy, and targeting resources to key goals.

As the idea of buyer personas grows, I'm seeing with increased frequency a blur between the two, resulting in greater ambiguity and wasted growth resources.

In a worst case scenario where Yahoo core could not be sold a decent operator should be able to increase EBITDA by getting rid of the obvious waste and by monetizing some of the assets.

dvdr We can increase the efficiency of governemt by eliminating pointless time wasting displays of religion.

Such a practice reduces the government's motivation to apply its best technology and most vigilant management to the safekeeping of waste; it assumes that the right to increase the risks to public health and the environment can be purchased.

We still must find a place for waste «that has already been generated, and the longer we postpone dealing with it directly, the more we increase the danger of contamination.

The media promote luxuries, encourage waste, and praise the life of things, while the gap between the rich and poor increases both within and between nations.

It need not increase pollution and waste, for Third World peoples have long traditions of care for the earth, unlike the present occupants of North America and Australia.

The company a Godly man kept constituted a test of his regeneration: a truly Godly man, Increase said, delighted only in the company of other Godly men; he resented wasting his time with sinners; he did not want them to throw his mental frame out of joint.

If your goal is to increase your sense of being in charge of your life or to decrease the amount of time you waste, plan and implement a realistic, meaningful schedule for yourself.

The growth of the economy has meant the exponential increase of inputs of raw materials from the environment and outputs of waste into the environment.

• from increasing dependence on technologies that pollute the environment, waste resources and dominate the people who work with them, to increasing emphasis on technologies appropriate to the environment and the needs of people.

wow what a waste of time all in the end when earthquakes and floods and famine increase, people will be just people cold hungry homeless afraid bitter sick hopelessness.what a crazy cycle huh global people billions of people in super earth Quakes that are comeing too Shake Islands forever in the seas underwater

Anyone who considers themselves a conservative SHOULD be for legalizing marijuana since the prohibition of marijuana and prosecution of marijuana users involves everything conservatives are against: intrusion into private lives of citizens, over arching government control, increased government spending and waste and it goes completely against the idea that every person has «the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.»

Run by radicals for approximately twenty years, Berkeley has experienced the virtual ruin of its public school system, a vastly increased municipal bureaucracy, a greatly diminished housing stock (thanks to stringent rent controls and other restrictions on property rights), increased crime and drug abuse, widespread corruption, and wholesale waste of public funds.

Bühler is set to unveil groundbreaking digital technologies that include minimising toxic contamination, reducing food waste and increasing end - product quality across the whole food value chain as part of a new partnership with Microsoft.

Keep America Beautiful offers solutions that create clean, beautiful public places, reduce waste and increase recycling, generate positive impact on local economies and inspire generations of environmental stewards.

Investing in efficient, low - cost and sustainable processing technologies, adequate storage and packaging solutions, road infrastructure and market linkages as well as providing training and education to chain actors, including consumers, are among the tried and proven interventions which increase the efficiency of the chain and therefore lead to a reduction in food loss and waste.

Defra's Chief Scientific Advisor recommended moving away from further investment in incineration capacity, warning increased capacity could actually sustain the flow of residual waste and lead to lower recycling rates.

Primarily, this investment will see a doubling of office space with increased storage facilities and the development of a new purpose - built laboratory for Research and Development (R&D) with three state - of - the - art pilot plants, which will test and trial pre - and post-treatment liquid and solid organic waste streams, to ensure optimal anaerobic digester performance.

Among many of it's benefits, the powder helps clean out accumulated build - up of waste, toxins, metals and mucous in the digestive tract as well as improving digestion and increasing nutrient absorption.

Increasing prevention of food waste could save grocery retailers and food manufacturers in the United Kingdom # 300 million a year, according to a recent analysis by the waste reduction experts at...

The reduction in pesticide use and adoption of efficient waste management systems has led to an increase in bird species as well as more frequent sightings of bison, leopards, deer and elephants.

«Initiatives such as the Courtauld Commitment, aimed at reducing the environmental impact of the grocery sector, along with high profile food recalls, mean that suppliers and retailers are giving increasing priority to driving out waste, reducing risk and optimising performance,» points out Alan Mutch.

Even if 60 % of agriculture would convert to organic farming, concentrated feed were reduced by 50 % and food waste by 50 %, it would result in a food system with significantly decreased environmental impacts, including lower overall greenhouse gas emissions, and only a marginal increase in agricultural land area.

Better food production efficiency can reduce waste, manage costs, increase yields and maximize the use of costly raw materials.

When you reduce waste, energy consumption, and agrochemical usage, you increase soil quality and biodiversity, thereby facilitating the production of a better crop.»

The food industry is making clear progress in reducing food waste, with higher rates of food donated and increased investment in solutions, according to a new report today by the Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA).

(Washington, D.C. / November 16, 2016) The food industry is making clear progress in reducing food waste, with higher rates of food donated and increased investment in solutions, according to a new report today by the Food Waste Reduction Alliance (FWRA).

The UK government is launching a consultation on a deposit scheme that could see a refundable charge added to the cost of single - use glass, plastic, steel and aluminium bottles and cans in an effort to reduce waste and increase recycling.

• Over the past 40 years, the amount of food we waste has increased by 50 percent.

Increasing demand for food, the use of big data and more sophisticated e-commerce platforms are driving the creation of leaner, faster, more agile and low waste value chains.

As an industry, we are also increasing use of post-consumer recycled materials, reducing waste and supporting recycling initiatives in communities across the country to help bring beverage containers full circle.

Conventional methods of cutting the product tend to «push» the particles, affecting the appearance and causing the ice creams to be misaligned, resulting in increased waste further down the line.

However, now that my eyes have been opened to how much food and nutrients are wasted across the globe it gives a spark of hope that we will be able to feed the world by better utilising the existing resources that we have as well as increasing outputs from farms.

Reducing food loss in supermarkets is an important issue in terms of the efforts to increase profit in supermarkets, to increase income for small farmers supplying to supermarkets, and to improve food security in urban areas, as well as avoid environmental problems caused by food waste.