Waste Management

Can you suggest alternatives to polystyrene food packaging?
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5 March — started by siobhian robinson, GlaxoSmithKline
The Mayor of New York recently set out plans to ban the use of polystyrene foam food packagingfrom stores and restaurants in the city. I am also interested in championing a …
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Consumers are ignoring the role of packaging in preventing food waste. Can business help fix this education gap?
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23 May — started by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
A little while back a report revealed that despite recent packaging innovations, consumers are still ignoring the role of packaging in keeping food fresh. Most consumers …
On-site waste and environmental footprint
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29 April — started by Shehani Gomes, MAS Holdings
Hi all, I work with a large a textile and apparel manufacturer based in Sri Lanka and we are currently going through a compelte environmental footprint assessment. We are …
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Packaging reduction: New paper seeks reviewers
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25 April — started by Greg Lavery, Lavery Pennell
Manufacturing, NGO and government perspectives are sought for a ground-breaking paper on the future of packaging. Leading manufacturers have reduced their use of packaging by …
Black plastic contaminated with soil: Ideas for avoiding landfill?
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3 Aug. 2012 — started by Nick Donoghue, 2degrees
Hi all, Would love some thoughts, contacts or ideas on the following: An Asda supplier in the Asda Sustain & Save Exchange asks.... "Part of our soil management process …
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What's your strategy for disposing of workplace items?
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24 Oct. 2012 — started by Liza Meyer, City of San Antonio
The City of San Antonio is an organization of over 11, 000 employees and 30+ departments. How do other corporations and businesses sustainably dispose of items (anything of …
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What to do with EPS boxes
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23 May 2012 — started by Toby Pickard, IGD
Hi all, I have just been asked by a contact what: 'food retailers are doing to turn back the expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes to their distribution centre? Problem the …
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What initiatives and resources are there to help educate people about recycling?
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1 Feb. — started by Toby Pickard, IGD
Hi, Does anyone know of any recycling information hubs/resources/website/apps that are specifically designed to help people understand what can be recycled and where? I am …
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Reed bed maintenance
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3 Jan. — started by Emma Young, West Mercia Supplies
I have been asked to assist in advising a West Midlands council in respect of a reed bed maintenance project. In essence, they put in a system of 3 ponds with reed beds and …
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Is there an alternative to sending synthetic rubber gloves to landfill?
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25 Oct. 2012 — started by Amanda Goodwin, 2degrees
Hi all, A large meat supplier is looking for a solution for disposing Nitri-Dex and Nitrile handler gloves. At the moment they have to send them to landfill, and want to hear …
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