While making cases from collected plastic isn't exactly a sustainable business operation, it does help center the company's focus
on reducing its plastics waste and getting consumers to recycle.
Not exact matches
Myro offers an all - natural formula in a refillable container, letting users feel good about what they're putting
on their body as well as
reducing plastic waste.
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.
«Since China banned imports of household
plastics wastes on January 1, European food producers and retailers have intensified efforts to
reduce or eliminate
plastic.
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Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D - Bronx), in a statement, said while lawmakers «share the same goal of
reducing plastic waste and improving» the environment, it «makes sense to press the pause button
on this fee to do a more thorough investigation
on the best ways to
reduce paper and
plastic waste in our environment.»
A mayoral spokeswoman said de Blasio would work with the council to
reduce plastic - bag
waste as part of the city's environmental goals but declined to weigh in
on the proposal.
«A fee
on single - use paper and
plastic disposable bags is the right way to
reduce plastic bag
waste in New York City,» he maintained.
«It makes sense to press the pause button
on this fee in order to do a more thorough investigation
on the best ways to
reduce paper and
plastic waste in our environment,» said Assembly Speaker Heastie, who was also concerned about the fee's impact
on poor New Yorkers.
It makes sense to press the pause button
on this fee in order to do a more thorough investigation
on the best ways to
reduce paper and
plastic waste in our environment.
Instead, she thinks we should focus
on reducing waste through recycling, minimising
plastic packaging, and through schemes such as official disposal of damaged fishing gear.
In her piece
on how to
reduce shopping
waste, sustainable business owner Sacha Dunn adds that growing a few herbs of your own can save a lot of
plastic and food
waste in the long run.
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reduce plastic waste.
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reduce plastic waste.
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waste that escapes from the traps, and the traps should be covered with a sheet to
reduce stress.
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U.S. cities started experimenting with ways to
reduce plastic bag
waste in the late 2000s, with cities like Washington, D.C., and Portland, Maine, adopting small fees
on single - use
plastic bags.
Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference
on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially
plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly
reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution
on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and
waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects
on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration
on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting
on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership
on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention
on Biological Diversity
on addressing the impacts of marine debris
on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified
waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including
plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have
on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.
The restaurants» Straw Wars campaign aims to
reduce waste by pushing back
on the use of cheap
plastic drinking straws.
Will we
reduce waste with print -
on - demand processes or find ourselves buried in a sea of layered
plastic trash?
The debate lasted a year, with supporters saying it would
reduce litter and
plastic waste in the environment and detractors arguing it's a tax
on the poor, but Mayor Martin J. Walsh finally signed the bill this past Sunday.
Additionally, Shark Stewards will be holding its monthly beach survey, cigarette butt count, and clean up at Aquatic Park, San Francisco at at 08:30 a.m.
on Sunday, with a focus
on encouraging local businesses to
reduce plastic straw
waste.
From recycling more everyday items like glass and
plastic bottles and unwanted electrical goods to
reducing our food
waste, re-using carrier bags or trying out new things like home composting, there's lots we can all do to help cut back
on the amount of
waste we send to landfill.
Australia About Blog Australia's popular eco lifestyle blog
on zero
waste and
plastic - free living, sharing tips
on how to
reduce plastic and rubbish every day.
From recycling more everyday items like glass and
plastic bottles and unwanted electrical goods to
reducing our food
waste, re-using carrier bags or trying out new things like home composting, there's lots we can all do to help cut back
on the amount of
waste we send to landfill.