Waste

Door knocking - What to say when you are at the door and talking to someone

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Dave Merredew Calgary June 19, 2013 04:24 PM
Here in Calgary (Alberta, Canada) residences have 3 carts that they place their waste into: a blue cart for recyclables, a green cart for organics (kitchen and yard) and a black c…

Evaluating and Reporting on Segregation of Waste

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Lynda Nottle OSBORNE PARK April 28, 2013 07:02 PM
I would like to learn about the how others have been evaluating and reporting on segregation of waste that acknoweldges good practice and encourages improvement. The project is a …

Recycling Indifference in Multi Residential Buildings

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Diedre Beintema Hamilton December 18, 2012 02:59 PM
I am working on a project which is looking to increase waste diversion among people living in apartment buildings. A key issue we keep running into when we conduct tenant surveys …

Large Scale School Recycling Program

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John Brooks Thousand Oaks August 07, 2012 12:01 PM
Great info. the last week on signage for recycling. I have a couple of related questions. We are a California City (pop'l 130,000) about an hour north of Los Angeles. We have a …

Effective Signage for Waste Diversion

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Alanna McPhee Truro July 30, 2012 09:13 AM
RRFB Nova Scotia is looking to update the waste sorting signage that we provide free-of-charge to residents, businesses, schools, festivals, etc. Currently these decals are graph…

Recycling in Developing Nations

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Morgan Olsen Gulu June 14, 2012 09:42 AM
Hi All, I'm trying to start a recycling center in Northern Uganda that will have an environmental awareness/educational program along with it. I've been trying to find case st…

Effective Curbside Recycling Programs

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Ashlee Stratakis Oceanside June 04, 2012 04:05 PM
Action Research is currently working with Doug McKenzie-Mohr to develop a series of turnkey strategy reports that will provide step-by-step guidance on fostering specific environm…

Using Sculpture to Communicate Recycling

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Eve Kirkwood Brisbane May 30, 2012 08:43 PM
Our municipality provides each household with a waste bin and a comingled recycling bin (paper, glass, plastics, and metals). On average 30% of everything that is thrown into hous…

Environmental Benefits Equivalent for Avoided Energy Costs

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Meg Rowe Salem January 12, 2012 01:33 PM
Hello All, We are a not-for-profit recycling processor (among other business enterprises) and provide an annual letter to our recycling customers to quantify the environmental b…

Bringing in Waste Bins

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Stephen Psallidas Newcastle upon Tyne December 11, 2011 06:35 PM
I am an elected councillor in Newcastle, UK. We have a system where 2 good-sized 'wheeled' bins are provided to each household - one for their recycling, and one for their 'resid…

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