We are proud to announce a figure of zero to landfill which we feel is an achievement worth publicising, however we also believe there is more that can be done and in the coming years we will strive to get even more
value out of waste streams.»
Makower: You're working with Waste Management on a number of innovations that involve taking
things out of the waste stream and turning them into usable assets in the way the circular economy should function.
Greener Computing reminds us of an important step in combating e-waste - reuse - through the announcement of the International e-Waste Competition at University of Illinois, which offers $ 20,000 in prize money for smart ways to reuse e-waste or otherwise keep
electronics out of the waste stream.
Getting organic material — food, yard waste, etc. —
out of the waste stream has become paramount for the de Blasio administration.
The innovative recycling program began in 1993 with a grant from the New York City Department of Sanitation, which was eager to get discarded bike parts «
out of the waste stream and on to the streets,» says program coordinator Audrey Warren.
One for the whole family, Upcycle celebrates over twenty artists» creative approaches to material re-use, materials destined to become landfill fodder — or worse, toxic pollution — are reborn as these artists dream
them out of the waste stream.
E-waste is a difficult problem when it comes to keeping
it out of waste streams.