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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Around the world, if we replaced only 20% of single-use plastic packaging with reusable alternatives, it would be a business opportunity worth a minimum of USD 10 billion…
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There are a few cities in the U.S. that have reached an astonishing level of innovation when it comes to waste reduction. San Francisco is one of them. Over the past two d…
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Ocean Legacy is a Canadian-based, international non-profit that is dedicated to ending ocean plastic pollution around the world. One of the ways that they do this is th…
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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…
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…
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There is a city in Sicily called Calatafimi Segesta that, although small, has made tremendous strides in the past two decades toward achieving zero waste while at the sa…
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With the fast pace of technology and increased demand for electronics around the world, electronic waste is a growing threat to the environment and global health. Over …
I am looking to connect with others involved in preventing litter and debris on roadways that is caused by uncovered loads while heading to proper disposal destinations.
I recent…
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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…
