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COVID & single use plastics

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Julie Cook Kitchener May 07, 2021 01:37 AM
 Hi all,   For many of us in the sustainability field, we are aware that one of the environmental impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic has been an alarming increase in single-use pl…

Research on when recycle bins promote waste

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Julia Rose Victoria April 03, 2021 12:46 PM
https://www.saskwastereduction.ca/recycle/resources/3rs-lifestyle/public-ed/bins-promote-waste

CBSM and Food Waste Management in Cities

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Marie-Philippe Chouinard March 09, 2021 04:55 PM
I have to create a CBSM campaign for the city I'm working for. Is their a CBSM campaign you are aware that was a success? It would be really helpful if a study already targeted so…

Why Recycling Doesn't Work

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Julie Cook Kitchener October 29, 2020 05:51 PM
Hi everyone, I've come across a provocative article by the Walrus magazine about how recycling behaviours in Canada are not sufficient to reduce waste. There are structural probl…

Social Marketing Campaign to Reduce Outdoor Trash Burning

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Rebecca Brown October 03, 2020 10:48 PM
I work for the Northwest Clean Air agency in Washington State. I’m developing a social marketing plan to reduce trash burning in our area. Does anyone know of or has worked on a s…

Citizen Responses to the COVID-19 Lockdown

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Kaitlin Phelps New York City October 01, 2020 02:54 PM
WRAP's report on UK citizens' behavior changes around food during COVID has some interesting data on the impact of the lockdown on planning, purchase, storage and consumption beha…

Follow up: Food Waste During COVID

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Kaitlin Phelps New York City September 01, 2020 02:30 PM
Hello all! I wanted to follow up on my food waste post with an article about changes being observed during COVID, below, and see if anyone is working on either research to better …

U.S. Industry Giants to cut Plastic Pollution with New Pact

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Julie Cook Kitchener August 26, 2020 05:10 PM
The U.S. Plastics Pact, which is a collaboration led by the World Wildlife Fund and The Recycling Partnership, recently launched as part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's world-…

The Lie behind Plastic Pollution

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Julie Cook Kitchener July 13, 2020 05:36 PM
Hi everyone, I came across this provocative blog post from PhD fellow Michaela Barnett, in which she discusses the need to move beyond individual behaviours in order to combat th…

No Time to Waste: The plastic crisis in the South Pacific

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Julie Cook Kitchener July 13, 2020 03:41 PM
Hi all, You might be interested in this online panel discussion from Griffith University about how to combat the plastic crisis in the South Pacific region. It takes place on Wed…

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