People of faith contribute to US food waste; now, the EPA offers a program tailored to helping them reduce this waste & address other environmental issues.
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The Waste Biz: Are Waste Sorting Robots The Answer To Recycling Industry Woes?
Are waste sorting robots, which can sort materials more efficiently, an answer to recycling industry revenue woes?
5 Wastes You Didn’t Know Could Be Recycled
The wastes that have recycling potential go well beyond what you can throw in your blue bin, and aren’t limited to consumer products and packaging.
Who’s Responsible For Reducing Food Waste? The United States Government Wants To Rescue More Food From The Trash
Like the United Nations, the United States’ EPA and Department of Agriculture has put forth a plan for reducing food waste by 50% by the year 2030.
The Waste Biz: Using Pig Poop To Recycle Roofing Shingles
North Carolina’s Bio-Adhesive Alliance may have found a good use for the billions of pounds of pig poop we produce each year.
Montana Craft Brewers Get Entrepreneurial, Communal With Glass Recycling
We Americans are doing much better in terms of recycling materials, according to a new article from Yes!: the EPA notes that we recycled 65 million tons of solid waste [ … ]
The Waste Biz: The Costs – And Opportunities – Of E-Waste
The e-waste stream is growing: what are the costs and opportunities created by the increasing amount of electronic waste we create?
The Modular Phone: Could Mobile Device Redesign Reduce Electronic Waste?
Cell phones still don’t get recycled very often. The modular phone concept has some hurdles to overcome, but would immediately reduce cell phone e-waste.
Plug That Water Leak And Drop The Waste: Fix A Leak Week
It’s Fix a Leak Week, so what better time to find that water leak under your sink or toilet, and fix it. The EPA WaterSense program shares some ideas…
Apotex: How One Pharmaceutical Company Is Taking Steps Toward Real Sustainability
Canadian generic drug maker Apotex is demonstrating that a pharmaceutical company can implement green and waste-free practices in its operations.
Super Bowl To Kick Off Food Waste Recycling Efforts In Phoenix
Phoenix will use this weekend’s Super Bowl as a high-profile venue to kick off municipal efforts at food waste recycling and composting.
What’s Your Business Waste Worth? Find Out on a Commercial Materials Exchange
The commercial materials exchange takes business waste from one place, and offers it for sale or use to organizations or other businesses that need it.
Building Demolition Salvage, or, There’s Gold in Dat Thar Abandoned Building
Much waste from a deteriorating building can be salvaged and find new life through reuse or recycling. Markets already exist for much of this material.