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According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans generated 292 million tons of municipal solid waste in 2018, which is nearly 5 pounds per …
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As you develop your programs, you may be looking for online educational tools that impart knowledge on waste prevention and recycling. Waste games are one way to do just t…
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The Region of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, has just begun collecting organics and waste carts with trucks that have mechanical arms. To encourage proper waste handling an…
With around 168 million tonnes of food lost in North America annually, and food waste a key contributor to climate change, reducing it is a critical priority. The good news is tha…
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How can we reduce contamination in community compost bins? The Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) sought to tackle this question in its latest webinar on the topi…
In 2021, Google introduced a feature in Google Maps to help drivers lower their greenhouse gas emissions through their route choices. As a result, between the feature’s launch in …
According to Second Harvest, almost 60% (35.5 million metric tonnes) of food produced in Canada is wasted annually. Roughly 32% (1.2 million tonnes) is still edible. This app info…
Chicago was the first U.S. city to require building owners to prominently post a building’s energy performance rating, and to share that that rating with potential buyers and/or r…
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I thought I had heard it all when it came to food waste. But Mill Industries, an American climate-tech company working on waste prevention, proved me wrong. They have c…
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You may know about Cape Town, South Africa’s struggles with water shortages several years ago. You may be less familiar with how cleverly they used behavioral science to…
