In fact, GM recycled or reused 2.5 million metric tons at its facilities worldwide — equivalent to the contents of more than 38 million trash bags — in 2011, the company
recycles more waste from its worldwide facilities than any automaker.
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To help productions become
more sustainable, Earth Angel recruits and trains an eco crew that implements zero -
waste initiatives on the set, such as
recycling and composting and educating the crew on sustainability policies.
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.
More recycling generally means less
waste, less energy used, and less pollution.
We leverage
more than 35 years of experience in
waste management, advanced technologies and a vast transportation network to provide a single source for all of your
waste disposal and
recycling needs.
Remanufacturing, cascading materials through several lifecycles and rethinking the idea of ownership are
more effective than
recycling waste.
Challenge yourself to have
more in your
recycling receptacle than in your
waste basket.
Maybe helping for better
recycling, how to save
more energy, how to
waste less, how to help each other in the community in the neighborhood etc etc etc
During the 2010 - 2011 school year, the department composted 143 tons of food
waste, collected 4,533 gallons of used cooking oil (to create biodiesel fuel) and
recycled more than 150 tons of cardboard, glass and plastic.
Read sustainable packaging news including PHB packaging advances, ecodesign principles, mulch from
recycled wood
waste, refillable glass wine bottles and
more.
Harvest Market and Mendosa's Market also reduce their solid
waste by
more than 50 percent through extensive
recycling programs.
The Dining Services department has been dedicated to
recycling, plate
waste control, sustainability education and equipment efficiency for
more than 15 years.
We continue to have
more confidence in the metrics we are using to evaluate our progress and recently started tracking our progress on a quarterly basis using three metrics: tonnes of food
waste per sales, percentage of food
waste recycled (i.e., diverted from landfill), and tonnes of food donated.
This is a revolutionary concept that can benefit every household, reduce plastic
waste and be even
more valuable in countries that do little or no
recycling... or experience a natural disaster.
Mr Baird rejected the industry's alternative proposal, which included funding
more recycling bins at beachfront parks, and said in the letter the beverage giants need to make a «far greater commitment» to reduce packaging
waste litter and boost
recycling.
Together they were able to bring
more than 200 additional
recycling bins to help manage
waste at the fair which sees
more than two million attendees over the course of 12 days.
«We're increasing water efficiency at bottling plants, we're reducing emissions from our truck fleets and we are
recycling more and
wasting less.»
Sodexo also uses the hierarchy to educate clients, Cook adds, offering the example of Marist College, which since implementing food
waste composting in 2008 has
recycled more than one million pounds of organics.
The sustainability of plastic packaging has traditionally presented challenges.Up until recently, some of the most effective solutions when it comes to preserving food and reducing food
waste have proved among the
more difficult to
recycle.
A: In 2010 we developed a new and improved food
waste recycling program, designed to be
more efficient and safer for our employees.
Other speakers emphasised: the impact of cheaper and
more accessible digital technology on identifying as well as solving problems (Mr Salesh Kumar and Dr Washington Otieno); the importance of realising the nutritional and economic value of food as well as accounting for the environmental impacts of food production (Dr Karen Brooks); and the opportunities for novel products from so - called
waste, such as phosphorus
recycling (Dr Dana Cordell); Novaq (Dr Cedric Simon); and anaerobic digestion (Dr Bernadette McCabe).
What is required for this to happen,
more than anything else, Is not a technology revolution, but a mindset evolution away from old technology that has passed its use - by date, (such as extensive, polluting and smelly lagoons) and outdated attitudes that treat
waste water as a cost or even place in which to hide process problems, rather than a resource for
recycling and generation of green energy.
Recycle unavoidable food
waste by diverting it away from landfills to
more productive uses, including animal feed, compost or food to energy.»
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More than 72 percent of
wasted food from grocery stores is donated or
recycled; food retailers understand how collaboration can lead to supply chain solutions that reduce
waste and feed hungry people.
In recent years we have focused
more on rescuing perishable foods for donation and
recycling more retail food
wastes as commercial composting and anaerobic digestion operations become available.
Also, at the end of 2014 we had
more than 50 % of our stores participating in food
waste recycling, which resulted in another 20,500 tons diverted from landfills.
We are building on progress at our production sites to reduce landfill
waste, and plan to work
more closely with supply partners to ensure that all the packaging we receive can be
recycled.
We are committed to helping transform the
recycling system, seek innovations to change the materials we use, such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), and work to recover the unmanaged
waste that is ending up in the environment and,
more specifically, our rivers and oceans.
Putting this in your local
recycling waste stream can do
more harm than good.
Recycling more: Empty PET bottles are not a
waste but a resource that can be reused in numerous new items if
recycled.
He has a strong expertise in delivering
more resource efficient and sustainable practices within businesses, and on reducing food
waste and increasing
recycling.
Sustainability Kennesaw State University (Kennesaw, Ga.) The University's 5,000 guest / day dining operation incorporates a comprehensive, closed - loop
waste management program through a variety of efforts including a robust organic «Farm - to - Campus - to - Farm» program, water reclamation, aerobic digestion, composting /
recycling programs, oil - to - biodiesel conversion and
more to significantly reduce costs, minimize environmental impact and qualify the facility for a gold LEED certification.
we don't have a lot of «disposable - ness» in our lifestyle, but i'm trying to be
more intentional with my buying to cut back on the
waste we
recycle, too.
Oh, and we think it is just marvelous that as opposed to these toys creating
more waste in our landfills, each Green Toys ™ Stacking Cup actually was made with
recycled materials, keeping even
more trash out of mother earth!
We need to innovate diapers that cause less
waste, are
more easily
recycled, educate users to follow directions, AND are
more affordable.
«It's ridiculous that some councils ask for
waste to be sorted into seven bins or
more; this places needless pressure on households and isn't a good way of encouraging
recycling.
In addition, critics of the ban claim the next alternative to polystyrene packaging, paper, does not
recycle and insulates badly, leading to using greater amounts for hot drinks and thus
more cost and
waste.
We need as a county to be examining a
more sustainable approach in dealing with our
waste stream, including greatly expanded efforts to reduce,
recycle, reuse and compost.
This new, adhesive polymer could allow the plastics to blend together and lead to
more efficient
recycling of plastic
waste.
Fortunately, today's solid -
waste industry is ready to meet this challenge with science - based solutions, including
waste - based energy,
more efficient and sophisticated
recycling facilities, and modern landfill technology.
In addition to pollution prevention, we need to redouble our efforts at using our water supply
more efficiently — whether by eliminating
waste or by
recycling and re-use where appropriate.
«This means that we need to prevent plastic from entering the oceans in the first place through better
waste management,
more reuse and
recycling, better product design and material substitution.»
In general, consumers should seek out brands that specifically tout use of 100 percent
recycled materials with a high percentage (40 percent or
more) of post-consumer
waste, and not just keywords like «green» or «eco» on their labels, which may be misleading.
Fast - neutron reactors could extract much
more energy from
recycled nuclear fuel, minimize the risks of weapons proliferation and markedly reduce the time nuclear
waste must be isolated
The most innovative organisms and communities figure out ways to
recycle waste into raw material for
more housing, new appendages, or further growth.
«These harness the best of organic farming combined with new technologies to better monitor the nutritional status of soils and plants and to
recycle waste and with the promise of new wheat varieties able to utilise soil nitrogen
more efficiently.»
«From providing growth factor support and ensuring proper oxygen and nutrient delivery to the brain to trimming of obsolete synapses and
recycling waste products, recent findings show that glial cells do much
more to ensure brain activity is optimized,» Kozai says.