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Sustainable Development
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How waste pickers in the global South are being sidelined by new policies
In the global South a policy shift towards the privatizing of waste management is limiting waste pickers’ access to recyclable materials
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Project STOP wins oil and gas industry award
Vienna, Austria – Project STOP has received the Social Contribution and Local Content Project of the Year Award at the ADIPEC (Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference) Awards 2019. These awards recognize outstanding contributions to the future of the…
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Walmart rolls out sustainability initiatives
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Walmart as unveiled a number of new sustainability initiatives as part of its Project Gigaton platform in which the company is working with suppliers to avoid one billion tonnes – a gigatonne – of emissions from global…
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Sleeman Breweries Canada’s first to achieve 3RCertified gold
Guelph, Ont. – Sleeman Breweries’s Guelph, Ontario, facility is Canada’s first brewery to achieve 3RCertified status. Established in 2012, 3RCertified is a voluntary program originally funded by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks that evaluates how organizations…
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Starbucks shares progress towards packaging sustainability
SEATTLE – Starbucks leadership has shared progress and plans towards. creating more sustainable packing options for its take out products. Over the next year in several markets worldwide, the company will trial new, greener cups. Customers in New York, San Francisco,…
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Windsor Mill’s circular economy reduces waste
You’ve heard about ecosystems: the way all living things in a given area interact with each other and their environment. There’s a similar concept in sustainability called “industrial ecology,” which is the notion that industrial processes benefit from mimicking the…
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LETTER: Response to BC's 'A' grade from EPR Canada
If we’re going to discuss “A’s” let’s start with ACCOUNTABILITY?
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Mr. Trash Wheel cleaning up Baltimore
Since May 9, 2014, it’s removed 331 tons of waste, collecting as much as 38,000 lbs. in a single day
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Toronto defers debate on private waste pickup…again
In July, the Toronto Star released an analysis of 311 call complaints from local residents, comparing the satisfaction of east vs. west-enders
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STAT RACE: Increasing organics diversion
“I think a more effective mechanism is to set up a landfill ban of organic waste. This targets the waste in question, rather than penalizing all waste going to landfill.”
