Sentences with phrase «on waste generation»

Mr Sowah expressed concern at the attitude of Accra dwellers on waste generation and management, saying «as we look at floods, we must focus on waste disposal.»
The Report presents data and commentary on waste generation, recovery and fate for all waste streams and various material categories, by jurisdiction and per capita.

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InsideSales.com recently published a study suggesting companies waste millions in time and resources on ineffective approaches to lead generation.
This year the risk of wasting a generation due to persistent youth unemployment is on the agenda.
Many panels reflected on precision in relation the risk of a wasted generation.
Research from SiriusDecisions showed that salespeople waste more than 50 % of their time on administrative tasks surrounding demand generation.
Too bad for all those past generations who didn't get to hear the Wisdom of Bob (and his atheist friends) and wasted thier time and energy on the pursuit of Christ.
The death penalty should be abolished not for religious reasons (also religious people seem to approve of the dath penalty — which to me makes no sense) but because every person who is killed is one less set of DNA to be passed on to succeeding generations, and who knows what those wasted genes could mean for the future of the species?
They presuppose, in the plans for their efforts, a generation or at least a number of years, and therefore they waste a great deal of time and on that account the whole thing so readily ends in delusion.
Unfortunately, you are another one in this generation that wasted money on your education.
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.
K - 12 schools have a special role in not only reducing, recovering, and recycling food waste on their premises, but also in educating the next generation about recovering wholesome excess food for donation and about reducing food waste to conserve natural resources.
The RAPTOR ® portion of the plant involves an innovative twist on traditional anaerobic digestion, designed to maximize the energy generation from specific wastes.
Our renewed focus on food waste diversion began when I came into the role of sustainability manager in 2007; as a fourth generation farmer, I, personally, am really passionate about not letting this resource go to waste by putting it to better use.
On Oct. 6, we held a food waste reduction summit at our offices in Washington, D.C., that brought together food companies, sustainability specialists and government agencies to talk about how we can reduce food waste generation.
The report brings together available state and territory data (mostly from waste tracking systems) and, where gaps exist, it draws on other publicly available information to form a national snapshot of hazardous wastes across their generation, management and disposal cycle.
Depending on the nature of the food waste and the location of the generation, our food waste can be used as animal feed, as feedstock for anaerobic digestion, a composting substrate, or as a synthetic nutrient substitute.
Assistance will include on - site visits to determine food waste generation baselines; strategies for reducing food waste; siting for food waste capture systems; training in reduction strategies; and an exploration of local options for composting, biodigesting, donation of edible food, or commercial companies that offer organic waste diversion services.
:: shudders:: Although I'm more interested in Twellman's thoughts on Cordeiro in the coming years as we waste the one potential top class talent of this generation.
Hint Mama on a new generation of pumping bras that don't fall into the waste - of - money category, and enter to win the Nourish by BeliBea pumping and nursing bra.
Rethinking Waste focuses on how to decrease the generation of solid waste and increase what is taken out of the waste stream through recycling and reuse.
Study author Catherine Bowyer says the next generation of biofuels, made from wastes or wood rather than crops, would have less impact on land use than biofuels made from crops, but «the policy is also not effectively stimulating advancements in biofuel technologies».
In one of his more intriguing passages on biological systems, he notes that humanity has failed to realize that «operation of natural ecosystems is exemplary,» in that their processing of organic waste gives rise to a new generation of plants.
The Energy Department continues low - level work on so - called Gen IV nuclear reactors, fourth - generation technologies that use altered fuels or produce a more manageable waste stream.
A new generation of materials that dissolve on demand could solve the problem of plastic waste — and even give extra satisfaction when peeing
MONROE, Wash. — On - site generation of energy and soil enhancements from organic waste will be demonstrated at a free Anaerobic Digestion Bioenergy Field Day 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, at Willie Green's Organic Farm, 19501 Tualco Rd., Monroe, (www.williegreens.org).
These challenges include increasing our nation's energy capacity; reducing dependence on imported oil; and detecting, mitigating and preventing the environmental impacts of legacy waste and energy generation and use.
By targeting festivals to reduce their campsite waste by 10 % year on year we are leading a change that will help to protect festival culture for future generations and from the work that we've done with the Isle of Wight Festival, we know it's achievable.»
Despite brisk sales during that time, Honda wasted no time readying its replacement and is pulling out all the stops with this all - new, tenth - generation 2016 Honda Civic that rides on a new platform, is powered by a new turbocharged VTEC engine, and offers newly available technology options like Apple CarPlay and active - safety features.
If more employers take action on the troubles student debt is causing for this generation, that goal can become achievable, and not just another wasted New Year's resolution.
New, Stronger GREEN PUPS Waste Pick - up Bags from Bags on Board Bags on Board, the leader in pet waste pick - up, is rolling out the next generation of its GREEN PUPS ™ line of sustainable waste pick - up bags that are now thicker, leak - proof and have improved odor control.
It would have been nice to be able to hold on to them for longer, although in fairness being able to do so would probably result in the entire random generation system going somewhat to waste.
Its early enough in the cycle that if they made the decision now, they could avoid wasting any money on the next - next generation.
If all the money wasted on the Iraq war / military had been spent on energy research instead, we might have already achieved cheaper than coal renewable generation.
Douglas Wise # 331 — That's very interesting information about the new generation (4th) of nuclear power, which can run on waste heat.
My mix of cuts would focus on personal transportation, freight transportation, and power generation and it would meet more than half way the efforts of people that are trying to reduce waste.
We could be pyrolyzing those wastes, in which nature has trapped that gas for us to take advantage of, for many benefits as I have indicated in several comments on Dotearth including first «Generation E?»
We know about adverse health effects, and property devaluation, and wasted subsidies that have increased hydro rates, of excess generation of power that has to «exported» to others (we pay them to take it), of injurious affection and the list goes on.
The smallest subsidies on a per unit basis were for coal, natural gas and petroleum liquids, and municipal solid waste, all at less than $ 0.45 per megawatthour of generation
Your comments demonstrate you haven't even the most basic understanding of either economics, electricity systems, electricity generation costing methods or energy more generally, I'd suggest you spend some time trying to get some background to these issues before wasting more time on climate sensitivity.
In Peru, some of this growing is done on deforested rainforest land, creating issues with soil erosion, waste generation and water pollution.
Next generation biofuels made from grass, wood waste, or even garbage can reduce biofuels» impact on water resources and reduce emissions, but only if we make smart choices.
No one would have advocated wasting money on trying the prevent that warming would give future generations and did actually give us.
Based on international standards (ISO 14025), EPDs have worldwide applicability and include information about product environmental impacts such as resources, energy use and efficiency, global warming potential, emissions to air, soil and water, and waste generation.
From what I've read, Fuel cells run on nat gas are about 50 % efficient and approach 80 % if hot water generation is included using waste heat.
In a region heavily dependent on coal for electricity, the project helps reduce emissions related to electricity generation and provides a source of natural gas for local residences and businesses that would otherwise have gone to waste.
District systems can also take advantage of waste heat from on - site energy generation, improving efficiency.
Given the evident concern about nuclear waste, it will be interesting to see if there is any reactions from young people to the governments recent admission that, on current NDA plans, the proposed Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) is not expected to be available to take spent fuel from new nuclear power stations until around 2130, which they note «is approximately 50 years after the likely end of electricity generation for the first new nuclear power station».
They include those increasing coal taxes in India (and Korea, where the levy increased to US$ 21 / t in 2015 from US$ 15 / t in 2014); moves being made to a national emissions - trading scheme like those being undertaken in China and Korea» tightening emissions requirements on coal - fired power generation in the U.S. and India; greater regulation of mine waste disposal ponds in Brazil and the U.S; and greater scrutiny of coal mine rehabilitation subsidies and coal company leasing schemes in the U.S.
A carbon tax would not be imposed directly on the generation of nuclear power, though of course it would apply to any CO2 released in mining, enriching and transporting uranium, in other uses ancillary to the generation of nuclear power (such as fuel used for back - up generation), and in storing radioactive wastes.
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