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Using Internet of Things to save time and money
BOMA Calgary members have used Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to adapt to the new City of Calgary Food and Yard Waste Bylaw
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It’s too soon to call 3D printing a green technology
Over the past decade 3D printing has captured the imagination of the general public, engineers and environmental visionaries. It has been hailed as both a revolution in manufacturing and an opportunity for dramatic environmental improvement. 3D printing has two key…
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Tons of plastic trash enter the Great Lakes every year
Where does it go?
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Bio-based plastics can reduce waste, but only if we invest in both making and getting rid of them
Bio-based plastics are a promising option for reducing plastic waste, but scaling them up will require substantial investments, both in making them and in special facilities for disposing of them.
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Greening the Fleet
Vancouver’s emissions reduction target will be reached early thanks to contract with Suncor
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Why you shouldn’t be a ‘straw-man’ environmentalist
The “straw bubble” has burst. We’re midway through 2018, and we have seen an explosion of efforts and local action to eliminate plastic straws. Some of the world’s largest companies, including McDonald’s and Starbucks, have banned them from some of…
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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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Microplastics have invaded Antarctica
Microplastics are dispersing all over the world – in the water column, sediments, and marine animal diets – even reaching as far south as the pristine environments of Antarctica.
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How to clean up our universal plastic tragedy
Twenty five years ago, I spent a summer removing plastic packing bands and plastic nets from 135 entangled Antarctic fur seals on Bird Island, South Georgia in the sub-Antarctic. Plastic marine waste discarded by the fishing industry were the primary…
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G7 Ocean Plastics Charter fails zero waste goals
It’s estimated as much as eight million tonnes of plastic ends up in the world’s oceans each year; this massive problem of plastic pollution will not be solved without strong commitments to reduce single-use plastics. Recycling will not solve the…
