Sentences with phrase «waste out of the landfill»

WHEREAS compostable coffee pods help keep food waste out of landfill, thereby reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and

Keeping food waste out of landfills will result in reduced methane emissions.

The presentations include information on the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act, liability protection for food donation, the food recovery hierarchy, and innovative ways to keep retailer food waste out of landfills.

Keep unnecessary waste out of landfills.

We passed the money - saving threshold ages ago, but my other motives for starting cloth still hold strong: I'm still keeping waste out of landfills and I'm still limiting my baby's exposure to chemicals.

«You're keeping trash and human waste out of landfills, saving money, and it's better for the baby.»

(Plus you'll keep one ton of waste out of the landfill for each child that you cloth diaper!)

When one California city started a composting program to keep food waste out of its landfill, residents began to pay more attention to other environmentally sound practices, such as taking shorter showers, according to a study led by Nicole Sintov, an assistant professor of behavior, decision making and sustainability at The Ohio State University.

As Katrina Cornish explains it, the technology has the potential to solve three problems: It makes the manufacture of rubber products more sustainable, reduces American dependence on foreign oil and keeps waste out of landfills.

Buying secondhand helps to keep clothing waste out of landfills, it lessens the demand from the major retailers, and many times you're also supporting a small business or local charity (as many secondhand shops / consignment shops, etc. benefit non-profits or are privately owned!)

A new report ranks centralized composting as a top strategy for keeping food waste out of landfills, where it emits methane, a powerful greenhouse gas.

Currently, the program has more than 2,300 partners and 250 endorsers, making it a highly respected initiative in keeping a variety of wastes out of landfills on a large - scale level.

This will both save you money and keep waste out of landfills.

Walmart recently reported the program it created has resulted in keeping 81 percent of its waste out of the landfill in California.

Recycling your cartons is a great way to keep unnecessary waste out of landfills, but your green contribution doesn't stop there.

Talk about a double solution to keep non-recyclable waste out of landfills!

Denim recycling keeps textile waste out of landfills and helps with Green efforts in communities around the...

It's also about keeping waste out of landfills and making the most out of your existing resources.

Not only does it keep unnecessary waste out of the landfill, but it lends a certain character and, if you're lucky, a good story.

Not exact matches

YouRenew promotes the idea of «recommerce,» a way for consumers to get the most out of what they buy and cut down on landfill waste.

The FWRA toolkit focuses on strategies food manufacturers, retailers and foodservice operators can employ to keep food out of landfills, and to reduce food waste at the source.

Darden maximizes recycling with existing systems and is constantly seeking out new recycling opportunities to one day reach its goal of sending zero waste to landfills.

Compiled by FWRA, a cross-sector industry initiative led by the Food Marketing Institute (FMI), the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) and the National Restaurant Association (NRA), the guide focuses on strategies food manufacturers, retailers and restaurant and foodservice operators can employ to keep food out of landfills, and to reduce food waste at the source.

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.»

Reducing food waste is important as it keeps food out of landfills, reduces emissions of methane, and has other environmental impacts.

Washable, reusable diapers mean less money out of your pocket and less waste in our landfills.

Kridler notes that while disposable diaper advocates try to cite «a British study that suggested all the washing and drying of cloth diapers meant their environmental impact was about equal to that of disposables», that the study has been criticized by environmentalists who point out that «the combination of chemicals in the diapers and their baby waste make for an unhealthy contribution to landfills and potentially ground water.»

Besides, the same should be done for disposables — human waste should not end up in landfills; it still needs to be shaken out of disposable diapers.

Cloth diapers keep more trash (and human waste) out of landfills and drastically reduce things like packaging and chemical processing.

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!

Some state legislators and environmental advocates see it as a chance to make sure oil and gas wastes from hydraulic fracturing in neighboring states like Pennsylvania stay out of wastewater plants and landfills.

The SWMP grew out of the Giuliani - era closing of the Fresh Kills landfill, previously the destination for the City's garbage, as the City has tried to develop a long term plan for waste transfer.

Underground aquifers can be identified by aboveground formations, helping officials bring cleaner water to people by pointing out where not to place a landfill or dispose of toxic waste.

The practice is considered a huge success, saving natural resources and keeping about a third of the solid waste out of quickly filling landfills

Landfills can make a profit from all their rotting waste and a new patent explains exactly how to make the most out of the stinky garbage sites.

Szaky, the serial creator who started TerraCycle out of his college dorm room, and his team seek to «eliminate the idea of waste» by partnering with brands and retailers to make it easier for consumers to send in previously landfill - bound household material.

From recycling more everyday items like glass and plastic bottles and unwanted electrical goods to reducing our food waste, re-using carrier bags or trying out new things like home composting, there's lots we can all do to help cut back on the amount of waste we send to landfill.

With about five short conversations and a bit of oral and written language (a sign and an announcement) we were able to change the status quo by diverting at least 200 plastic bottles and aluminum cans out of the landfill or incineration waste stream.

To be successful, we have to provide good service to our wood suppliers, balance the supply coming in with the market for products going out and find customers for every portion of the raw material so none goes to waste or to the landfill.

He said: «Food waste makes up a significant proportion of the household waste we throw out each week, with over 70 % of the food waste dumped in landfills coming from households.

In just over a month, our cadre of EcoChallengers will set out to save water, conserve energy, reduce the waste that ends up in our landfills, prove that car - free transportation is a viable option, and eat more sustainably — and we hope to count you among our 2011 EcoChallengers.

So there's little doubt that much, much more can be done by most cities to cut waste, and keep precious resources out of landfill.

Most of us know that recycling helps to minimise our reliance on raw materials as well as reducing landfill and damaging greenhouse gases - but you may not know what happens to your waste once it has been put out for collection.

Remember, zero waste is about keeping everything out of the landfill, so when that old [random item] leaves your house — where does it go if not the landfill?

Given the time I had and in wading through literally reams of paper and data, I have also attempted to present the case for diversion but may just be another voice crying out in the wilderness since there seems to be no true interest in diverting materials from the landfill waste stream.

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The EPA Food Steward's Pledge asks people of faith to learn more about the problem of food waste, to examine their own contribution to it, and then to take practical step to keep food out of landfills.

Since the campaign launched in 2007, more than 162,000 people have taken the pledge to reduce their bottled water waste, keeping an estimated 170 million disposable bottles out of landfills.

Composting is a necessary component to our planet's closed - loop zero waste systems, and the more waste we compost instead of throw out in a landfill, the better our impact on the planet.

While many of us make efforts to recycle aluminum and glass, you may be surprised to find out over 50 % of landfills are construction waste and building materials.