Waste Management

New ways for businesses to tackle waste, water and energy [slides]
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11 June — added by Vanessa Delgado, 2degrees
Currently over 50% of the world's population live in cities and this is set to rise to around 75% by 2050. Together with local authorities, the onus for coming up with …
2degrees Sustainability Essentials: Zero Waste
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27 Sept. 2011 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
The 2degrees Sustainability Essentials Series provides the necessary guidance to a range of topics, for companies at the start of their sustainability journeys, or for …
Recycling: How to engage and attract new customers [webinar slides]
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28 Feb. — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
This webinar is aimed at recycling companies and will provide you with strategies and tools to attract and engage new customers. Join the webinar to: Learn why the economy …
Building a Sustainable Competitive Advantage through Zero Waste
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10 June 2011 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
This paper defines sustainability as the major growth opportunity for organizations in the 21st century. The first in a series, this paper seeks to engage leaders of …
Waste Management Yearbook 2012
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19 April 2012 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
This Yearbook contains a collection of provocative articles by senior figures whose views and decisions help to shape the waste industry. The most prominent and …
How Whitbread is Driving Zero Waste to Landfill: Lessons learned [Webinar Slides]
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28 May 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Whitbread is leading the way in sustainability in the hospitality industry by driving zero waste to landfill. Join this webinar to find out how it is working with recycling …
Can Consumers Recycle Your Product?
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22 Aug. 2011 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
For many organizations and businesses, getting a realistic picture of how easy or difficult it is for the public to recycle can be a critical part of business …
Waste as a Resource: Where are we going?
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29 June 2011 — added by Sarah Young, 2degrees
Colin Drummond, Chief Executive at Viridor discusses how how waste is the low cost source of raw materials and the most economic form of base load distributed renewable …
Cities to Face Sharply Rising Costs for Waste Treatment
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6 June 2012 — added by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
A new, far-reaching report on the state of municipal solid waste around the world predicts a sharp rise in the amount of garbage generated by urban residents between now and …
What a Waste: A global review of solid waste management
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11 June 2012 — added by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
As the world hurtles toward its urban future, the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW), one of the most important by-products of an urban lifestyle, is growing even faster …