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Talking Trash: The world`s waste management problem
Trash is a pervasive but unnoticed part of our lives. The great irony of waste management is that even the most efficient and well-run waste collection programs remain out of sight, ignored by the public that they serve. Only with failure does the omnipresence of trash really come to light. Today, many nations face a looming waste management crisis, as their landfills reach capacity and continue to degrade the environment. But new and innovative waste-collection and construction techniques – far ... |
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Recycled paper at Starbucks, Citigroup and UPS - Where is it now?
A few weeks back, I was writing about CO2-friendly supply chains and saw the hefty list of US companies that the Environmental Defense Fund had helped switch to recycled content in a drive to reduce paper waste across the nation. Now, paper is back under the public eye in fuller force than ever because of its significant climate change footprint. “Paper is a tremendously resource-intensive product to produce,” explains project manager Victoria Mills, “and the decomposition of paper in landfills ... |
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