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Nuclear waste management could add billions to electricity supply costs

Renew Economy

Handling and storing nuclear waste could add significant costs to Australia's future energy bills, an inquiry has heard. The post Nuclear waste management could add billions to electricity supply costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Germany may take another 50 years to find final repository for waste from shuttered nuclear power

Renew Economy

Experts say it could be more than 100 years before Germany finds a final repository for its highly radioactive waste from nuclear power, and then builds it and transports it to the site. The post Germany may take another 50 years to find final repository for waste from shuttered nuclear power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The problem with zero-waste goals is the word 'waste'

GreenBiz

The problem with zero-waste goals is the word 'waste'. We know that circular economy strategies can create profits, cut waste and reduce emissions. A circular system, by contrast, prioritizes the regeneration of natural systems, the designing out of waste and finding ways to extend the life of products. Why is that?

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Clorox’s First Food Plant Achieves Zero Waste

3BL Media

Our Hidden Valley Ranch manufacturing plant in Wheeling, Illinois, recently became the first facility within our Foods business unit to achieve zero-waste-to-landfill, or ZWtL, status. How did you engage and motivate your team to adapt to waste-reducing practices? How did they overcome them?

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential?

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Replate’s AI-Driven Technology Is Helping Eliminate Global Food Waste

3BL Media

Yet the United States wastes between 30 to 40 percent of its entire food supply. For Cisco, addressing the longstanding challenge of food waste and bridging the gap between available food and those in need begins with partnership and connection. One in eight people don’t know where their next meal is coming from.

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Designing waste to be valuable

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Creatives are revolutionizing our perception of waste by demonstrating its potential value in design.

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