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Pel Waste Reduction Equipment Installs 22 Iot Litter Bins in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
PEL Waste Reduction Equipment has installed 22 solar powered litter bins in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The bins are being rolled out to increase the efficiency of litter bin collection service throughout the borough in East London. PEL Waste Reduction Equipment has installed twenty-two PEL120SSB solar powered litter bins in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. The PEL120SSB ...
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Tackling food losses and waste in the Near East and North Africa
Reducing high food losses and waste will be critical to improving food availability, achieving food security, and reducing stress on natural resources in the fast-growing Near East and North Africa (NENA) region, FAO said. The region relies on imports to meet over 50 percent of its food needs, yet it loses up to a third of the food it produces and imports, including about 14-19 percent of its ...
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Coalition of conservation groups releases progress report for paper industry
A coalition of leading conservation organizations released a comprehensive sustainability report today tracking progress on key pulp and paper industry indicators over the previous decade. The report, titled The State of the Paper Industry 2011: Steps Toward an Environmental Vision, provides data and analysis about fiber sourcing, recycling, consumption, paper production, and the paper industry's ...
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3E Company and Source 44 announce strategic alliance focused on sustainability DNA and Footprint Data Sheets
3E Company, the leading provider of environmental health and safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, and Source 44 LLC, the nation’s first and only provider of supply chain sustainability Footprint Data Sheet (FDS) subscription services, today announced a strategic alliance aimed at strengthening sustainability and environmental regulatory compliance initiatives ...
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Bion`s Kreider Farms Installation Reaches Milestone: 70% Nitrogen Removal
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTC BB/QB: BNET) announced today that the Company's Kreider Farms Dairy installation successfully achieved its performance goal of 70% removal of dairy waste nitrogen loading during the latest round of sampling and testing. Bion completed its aerobic reaction impact evaluation and corrective action was taken to address these impacts in January 2012. Since ...
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Waste Management Announces Second Quarter 2011 Earnings
Waste Management, Inc. (NYSE: WM) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2011. Net income (a) for the quarter was $237 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, compared with $246 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, for the second quarter of 2010. Revenues for the second quarter of 2011 were $3.35 billion compared with $3.16 billion ...
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A change in diet and reduction in food waste can help achieve sustainable land use
The land use associated with food imports to Germany outweighs that of exported food, leaving the country with a ‘land debt’, new research suggests. However, reducing the amount of animal products in the diet and minimising food waste could enable the country to achieve a positive land balance, the researchers conclude. Many countries in Europe rely on agricultural imports from ...
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Del Monte Foods Selects Locus Software for Energy, Sustainability, and Resource Management
One of the nation's largest food companies has joined with a Silicon Valley innovator to advance its position as a leader in sustainable energy and environmental resource management. Locus Technologies today announced that Del Monte Foods has selected Locus Technologies' award-winning ePortal™ platform to provide a comprehensive, integrated system for monitoring and managing its energy use, ...
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