Sentences with phrase «reduce general waste»

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The outstanding performance of the films minimises product waste, reduces set - up times and significantly cuts down on the amount of line supervision and adjustments required,» enthused Juan Jesús Losada, General Manager and Owner of Caramelos La Pájara.

Manufacturers must find ways to reduce waste and fine tune production efficiency, whilst retaining product quality and a focus on consumer safety, in order to maintain competitiveness and profitability, says Martyn Gill, general manager — EMEA at InfinityQS.

Indian industry can adopt a more responsible attitude in general while discharging waste water into water bodies or sewers to reduce contamination of surface and ground water.

In September 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which include Target 12.3's call for halving food waste and reducing food losses worldwide by 2030.

This page of their site, in particular, is just loaded with tips on cutting down on waste, along with general tips on reducing your lunch - packing workload overall.

But beyond vowing to examine the budget for waste and inefficiencies, they've offered only general proposals to reduce police overtime, eliminate patronage jobs and cut outside legal contracts.

By turning to locally - grown seaweed as a feedstock for biodegradable packaging, Evoware aims to boost the livelihoods of seaweed farmers while also working to reduce plastic waste in general, and to reduce ocean pollution in particular.

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.

Also, I strongly agree with comments saying we need to invest much more heavily conservation and energy efficiency as, in general, these are the most cost effective ways to reduce carbon emissions and avoid wasting resources.