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City's garbage rates should go farther to discourage waste production
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 8 days ago
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Evidence from ice core samples and other means strongly suggests that level is the highest that carbon levels have ever been since humans first appeared on Earth. In fact, one scientist said that the last time the carbon levels were this high, the
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A Year's Worth Of This Family's Garbage Can Fit In A Quart-Sized Jar
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 14 days ago
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Five years ago Bea Johnson and her husband and two sons were looking for a home closer to the restaurants, shops and school in their coastal California town. During the year they spent house hunting, the family of four moved into a small apartment,
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Sunnyvale's 'zero waste' plan to reduce waste coming out of SMaRT Station
Palo Alto :: CA :: USA | 29 days ago
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The plan is a result of the council's desire in 2008 to explore reducing the amount of disposed waste in the city. Subsequently, city staff and hired consultants conducted a study to find ways to make that happen and presented the results to the
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Zero Waste - How green can you go?
San Fernando :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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She sees through the hemp shopping tote where you slipped that plastic bag of fair-trade bananas, BPA/phthalate-free container of kombucha and organic Gorilla Munch that's packaged in a bag inside a box. Johnson sees, as you get into your new
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Talking Trash
Vancouver :: Canada | 1 month ago
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The Zero Waste Pittsburgh project, an initiative of the Pennsylvania Resources Council, helps connect commercial businesses, municipalities and residents to waste-reduction resources. Tactics include collection events for hard-to-recycle items and
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Waste problem at Sochi Olympic site denied
Sochi :: Russia | 1 month ago
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Allegations that Russia isn't properly disposing of waste as it builds facilities for the 2014 Winter Olympics were dismissed by a senior government official. "All measures to realize the Zero Waste principle have been implemented, and are being
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Students declare 'Zero Waste Week'
Carmel :: IN :: USA | 2 months ago
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Herald Staff Writer Eight Monterey Peninsula schools are banding together to promote ocean conservation awareness and help curb pollution in the Monterey Bay Sanctuary. March 17-23 is being designated as "Zero Waste Week" on eight Peninsula school
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Not Your Grandfather's Energy Stocks
Alexandria :: VA :: USA | 3 months ago
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I am having a very spiritual week. I have attended several events that have a Love thy neighbor' tone this week. I admire those around me who can truly live this mantra and hope to strive for world peace on an ongoing basis. In an effort to
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Moving towards zero waste
Hefei :: China | 3 months ago
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Unilever has already reached the milestone of 100 per cent of sites sending zero waste to landfills in 18 countries. This achievement is equivalent to removing more than one million household bins of waste every year. Over 130 Unilever factories
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5 Simple Steps to Creating a Zero-Waste Office
Irvine :: CA :: USA | 4 months ago
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Simple Steps to Creating a Zero-Waste Office The average U.S. office worker generates two pounds of paper each day, according to Environmental Protection Agency . Most of that trash -- 90 percent -- is made up of printed materials like sales reports,
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