Sentences with phrase «waste system resources»

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During 1990 Lubbers Resource Systems, a Grand Rapids waste - management company, grew from 300 to 1,000 customers and doubled its revenues.

If running a phone system is not a core competency of your company, why waste valuable resources trying to do it?

ISO 14001:2015 is an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an environmental management system that enables organizations to improve environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste.

Even if we can not know the answer to all of society's ills, even if we can not pretend to know how to solve the problems of crime and drugs and inflation and poverty, we can still proclaim that it is obviously and unquestionably a moral wrong to maintain a penal system based on vengeance instead of rehabilitation; to allow human rights violations to go unchallenged (on either side of the iron curtain); to waste vast quantities of food and resources while others are malnourished and sick and poor; or to allow so many children in our own midst to go through childhood unwanted and unloved and even abused.

In collaboration with food donation organizations, NGOs, waste experts, and a host of other partners along the supply chain, FWRA produces workable resources, such as best practices in reducing food waste, that offer reality - based applications and guidance to the various aspects of our food production system.

In collaborating with Feeding America and a host of others, FWRA offers valuable networking opportunities with solution providers and produces workable resources, such as best practices in reducing food waste, that offer reality based applications and guidance to the various aspects of our food production system.

As Jonathon Bloom of Wasted Food explained, the existing food system perpetuates the overproduction of commodities, artificially low prices, and disproportionate use of our resources (80 % of water, 50 % of land and 10 % of global oil is used in food production).

In addition to lobbying for more funds for school lunch — and the schools as a whole — we need to focus on conserving resources and reducing waste, as Chef Ann has done in her school systems.

The concept has a holistic approach and combines a variety of innovative technologies, such as energy positive homes, renewable energy, energy storage, door - step high - yield organic food production, vertical farming aquaponics / aeroponics, water management and waste - to - resource systems.

As director of SU's sustainability education, May «works with professors and students from all disciplines, as well as with staff in energy management, food services, parking and transportation, buildings and grounds, and waste management to promote understanding and research about the university as a whole system of resources and best practices,» according to a university webpage.

WHEREAS, the New York State Combined Ballistic Identification System, which wasted $ 44 million in taxpayer money and resulted in zero convictions, illustrates the propensity of government to waste taxpayer resources when legislation is not properly reviewed; and

Implementing such a selective system would add to what already seems to be an exorbitant waste of resources in schools, as administrators spend more and more time observing and documenting teacher performance.

With this closed - loop system, Dell uses fewer natural resources by «leveraging consumer recycling programs to recover waste electronics, and the plastics from those products are being recycled into new Dell products,» said Scott O'Connell, the company's director of environmental affairs.

Separating urine at the source saves resources that would otherwise be disposed of as waste through expensive sewage treatment systems.

«If a predator is likely to kill you in the next few weeks or months, it makes little sense to waste resources on a long - lasting, effective immune system or an array of free - radical defenses.

This natural resource, which inspires our attempts to understand the cosmos, should be protected through the use of well - designed lighting systems that put light where it is needed and not waste energy through unnecessary illumination of the sky.

DALLAS — A Texas A&M AgriLife Research water conservation horticulturist said home and business owners should repair and maintain sprinkler systems to save money and time while reducing wasted water resources.

From community - supported local farmers, community gardeners, and seed saving activists, to underground distribution networks of contraband foods and food resources rescued from the waste stream, this book shows how ordinary people can resist the dominant system, revive community - based food production, and take direct responsibility for their own health and nutrition.

Ann Arbor, MI About Blog We envision a waste - free future — a world where wastes become resources and sustainable systems bring value to businesses, institutions and communities, enhancing environment and quality of life.

Or are we wasting precious time, energy, and resources when we send in the change agents to a system that can not be changed?

«Stop wasting taxpayer resources defending a broken system,» Tuck said in an open letter sent to Torlakson.

«It's time for the union to stop obstructing and wasting taxpayer dollars so we can focus on serving our students and improving our education system, instead of wasting precious time and resources on yet another baseless lawsuit,» she said.

Reverting back to the old system of «every state on its own» does not serve students and would be a colossal waste of reform effort and resources.

In so doing, system leaders avoided the resource waste that typically results from incompletely implemented improvement approaches.

Feeding on the fears and desires of parents and communities to improve their education system, many of these «education reformers» are little more than white - collar crooks, stealing and wasting scarce public resources.

This is a tragic waste of national resources and a failure on the part of our education system.

Casella Waste Systems, Inc. is a regional vertically - integrated solid waste, recycling, and resource management services company.

According to dictionary.com, the definition of sharing economy is «a system in which people rent, borrow, or share commodities, services, and resources owned by individuals, usually with the aid of online technology, in an effort to save money, cut costs, and reduce waste.»

Ann Arbor, MI About Blog We envision a waste - free future — a world where wastes become resources and sustainable systems bring value to businesses, institutions and communities, enhancing environment and quality of life.

Should Red Dead Redemption 2's world have a system of train tracks crisscrossing the map, based on player proximity the trains could occasionally be spawned nearby (obviously they wouldn't be constantly running all over the unrendered portions of the map, that would be a waste of resources) with a prompt to rob them.

A closed loop economy is where a resource is used which can be regenerated, and / or where system A uses a renewable resource, from which waste is used to sustain system B, from which waste is used to sustain system C, from which waste goes back into system A. Something like that anyway.

Zero waste is a philosophy of waste management that aims to reduce total amount of waste to zero by redesigning resource - use systems.

ICEhouse shows what is possible when designs eliminate the concept of waste and instead add to the «resourcefulness» of a system — in essence, as William McDonough says, «putting the «re» back in «resources»» which is the foundation of the circular economy.

At a time when the land, water, and energy resources necessary to feed a global population of 6.9 billion are increasingly limited - and when at least 1 billion people remain chronically hungry - food losses mean a waste of those resources and a failure of our food system to meet the needs of the poor.

Such measures can range from «working with nature» (e.g., placing a greater emphasis on coastal resource management, or protecting mangrove and natural reef ecosystems), to a concerted «climate - proofing» of infrastructure, including storm - drainage systems, water supply and treatment plants, as well as protection or relocation of energy or solid waste management facilities.

These states have indicated their dissatisfaction with the current electricity - generation system by enacting binding RPSs, which require that wind, solar, geothermal, biomass, waste, or other renewable resources be used to generate up to 30 % of the electricity sold by 2025.

You will discover repurposed and reclaimed resources, renewable energy systems, a zero waste, off - grid tiny house on wheels made from sustainable non-toxic materials.

The city's Waste to Resources project is the biggest change to waste services in the Southern Hemisphere, bringing seven regional services into one city - wide waste management system.

Regardless of the fact that comprehensive systems are not in place to effectively address these growing waste streams, some companies and manufacturers are taking it upon themselves to put forth the resources to provide their solutions.

Current regulatory systems ignore the long - term implications of exposure to toxicity, unpredictable waste streams, environmental degradation and natural resource depletion that these materials cause, and while life - cycle and ecosystem services analyses are gaining traction, for the most part, the negative impact of these products is not given the attention it deserves.

Humans impact the Earth System by extracting resources and returning waste and pollution to the system, and simultaneously altering land cover, fragmenting ecosystems, and reducing biodiverSystem by extracting resources and returning waste and pollution to the system, and simultaneously altering land cover, fragmenting ecosystems, and reducing biodiversystem, and simultaneously altering land cover, fragmenting ecosystems, and reducing biodiversity.1

My limited knowledge gives me the opinion it is a waste of the Earth's resources to put solar pv systems in sub optimal places.

Permaculture is a design science, not just a gardening system, and as such, it can address almost every facet of our daily lives, from energy storage and use to sustainable development to the wise use of resources to the reduction of waste.

This may be a bit of «news of the obvious» to those involved in food system issues, but for the average person who doesn't necessarily connect the dots between their food and the other resources that go into producing it, it may come as a bit of a surprise that meat waste is the worst waste when it comes to food.

Potentially renewable resources should be managed to conserve their long - term viability; nonrenewable resources should be extracted at rates that allow an ordered transition to alternatives; emission of waste and toxic substances must remain within the assimilative capacities of natural systems; and more - vigorous measures must be taken to preserve species, habitats, and ecosystems.

Relying on the purchase of large swaths of subsidized photovoltaic's or complex and expensive heating / cooling systems to reduce the energy signature of a building before using more economical strategies such as efficient appliances, good insulation, windows, and airtightness is widely accepted as a waste of resources (materials and money).

Professor Zuckerman, in a seminar at Manchester on 3 July 2009 said the Court of Appeal should show «leadership» and «develop a coherent policy for enforcing compliance with rules and case management directions by judges and lawyers; non compliance, and dealing with it, being a waste of the court's resources in a public service system».

If you haven't committed, you are just wasting resources maintaining two systems: one for your paper files and and one for your digital clients files.

The potential for tedious and costly wastes of time and resources in the court system is a valid concern.

These workplaces might think that they're saving money by not purchasing a matter management system, but they are making their lives harder and wasting resources.