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Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about

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Waste: an environmental justice issue we should be talking about. For nearly two decades, Flowers, a recent awardee of the MacArthur Foundation "genius grant ," has been bringing attention to failing water and waste sanitation infrastructure in rural areas. They can host seminars to educate their staff about these issues.

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FedEx Strengthens Environmental Conservation Efforts in Collaboration With Society of Wilderness

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After several hours of dedicated effort, the team successfully removed nearly 181 kilograms of waste. Additionally, numerous large waste items were discovered in the streams, highlighting the urgent need to prevent dumping trash or wastewater into our waterways to preserve their cleanliness.

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Campus Sustainability Month: A Focus on Food Waste Recycling at New England Colleges and Universities

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One of the significant areas of focus during this month is food waste management, specifically the innovative solutions rolling out across New England's higher education institutions, where food waste is being recycled through anaerobic digestion.

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Ericsson's Responsible Management of Suppliers

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Environmental management Ericsson has environmental requirements for its business partners that cover manufacturing, transport, energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, chemicals in manufacturing, product chemical content and water and waste management. Suppliers are engaged through seminars, one-on-one meetings and in writing.

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The Australian Institute of Packaging will be at AWRE

Sustainability Matters

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is running a trio of seminars at the Australasian Waste & Recycling Expo (AWRE), alongside an in-person training course. The first of AIP’s seminars is taking place for an hour from 11.30 The next talk follows at 2.15 The next talk follows at 2.15

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Aflac 2021 Business & Sustainability Report: Renewable Energy

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Other Environmental Issues: Waste Prevention and Reduction. The waste reduction and recycling strategy for Aflac U.S. diverted more than 1,800,000 pounds of paper waste from the landfill in 2021, and our recycling strategy diverted over 2,000,000 pounds of solid waste from the landfill for U.S.-owned owned properties.

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O-I Glass Partners for Sustainability

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In some countries, we also participate in organizations that promote recycling and waste reduction. CEMPRE (Compromisso Empresarial para a Reciclagem): a nonprofit association that promotes recycling through publications, technical assistance, and seminars. Recent activities have included community waste collection in Medellin. .