Sentences with phrase «sustainable waste management»

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The Environmental Research & Education Foundation is a non-profit organization that funds and directs scientific research and educational initiatives for sustainable waste management.

In line with this, we are sensitizing communities and different stakeholders on sustainable waste management, behavior change in relation to use of polythene bags and the negative effects of poor disposal of plastic waste.

Their efforts included helping develop a more sustainable waste management system, along with a recycling outreach campaign — the first efforts to recycle in the community did not really stick with residents because there wasn't very comprehensive public outreach and education done for the program.

Shortly thereafter, Hernandez led the charge to promote more sustainable waste management techniques, including waste separation, composting and recycling — methods that have been proven to create jobs and revenue for municipalities while protecting public health.

In order to enable such a combination of functions, urban and peri-urban agriculture will have to adopt agro-ecological production methods, link up with eco-sanitation and decentralised sustainable waste management systems, as well as becoming part of the planning and management of parks, nature reserves and recreational services.

Depending on a locality's needs, resources and community - driven priorities, Ismawati, Bali Fokus and three other NGO partners provided education and capacity - building on specific sustainable waste management and sanitation programs.

Knowledge is essential to advancing sustainable waste management.

Add to that the fact that many of South Africa's landfill sites are nearing or have already reached capacity, and you start to realise why sustainable waste management is an absolute necessity.

In 1996, the Conservative government published a strategy entitled «Making Waste Work», setting out plans for sustainable waste management and promising to achieve a 25 per cent recycling rate for household waste.

In line with this, we are sensitizing communities and different stakeholders on sustainable waste management, behavior change in relation to use of polythene bags and the negative effects of poor disposal of plastic waste.

With Tom Roche Junior taking the helm after his father passed away in 1999, NTR had ambitiously transformed itself into a developer & operator in renewable energy (solar, wind & corn - based ethanol) and sustainable waste management — in Ireland, the UK & across the US.

Goldman Prize winner, Rossano Ercolini fought to keep a waste incinerator from being built in his village and advocated for sustainable waste management.

Friends of the Earth Europe campaigns for sustainable waste management, and highlights its economic, social and environmental benefits.

Sustainable waste management is not only good for the environment, but also very positive for the economy, since it creates jobs and provides materials.

The lack of adequate, safe and sustainable waste management has been one of the most critical environmental challenges facing the world's developing countries; island nations in particular must grapple with growing consumption and finite space for waste disposal.

In his presentation, Sustainability for Facilities and Waste Management, Aurecon's Nick Mannie stated that sustainable waste management could be defined as significantly cutting down on the amount of waste produced and then dealing with it in a way that contributes to sustainable development.