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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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 can Cafédirect do with 69 km of printed laminate?
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23 Oct. 2012 — started by Robyn Kimber, Vancouver
At Cafédirect we sell roast and ground coffee in laminate bags. We have just changed our branding and have a lot of the old printed packaging that we cannot use. We are …
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How can you reduce PET film waste in the transport of dry pasta?
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15 Aug. 2012 — started by Stephen Kennett, 2degrees
Dry pasta is traditionally packaged for transport in PET film, however this is not easily recycled in the UK as it is not currently collected. Has anyone made progress in …
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How Do You Deal With Waste Plastics Contaminated with Maggots?
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11 June 2012 — started by wayne priestley, Cranberry Foods
After a great start to the Hollybank sites waste recycling project, and reaching our target of 0% landfill, we have hit our first problem. Just as you start to think that …
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Collaborative consumption and getting maximum value out of surplus resources
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20 May 2011 — started by Daniel O'Connor, WasteAction
I am a member of a city Bike Share scheme in Newcastle. The biggest positive for me about the scheme is that it shows that people's attitude to ownership is changing. You …
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Waste as a resource: Where are we going?
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29 June 2011 — started by Sarah Young, 2degrees
Many thanks to everyone who attended this afternoon's fascinating webinar that discussed waste as a resource. Colin Drummond gave an illuminating insight into both the value …
How will the localism agenda impact the waste management sector in the UK?
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24 Jan. 2011 — started by Izabela Stacewicz, 2degrees
There is a great deal of concern around the UK Government's localism agenda at the moment. How will this impact upon planning for large infrastructure projects like …
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