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1Household Recycling Water Use

September, 03 2010 at 09:14 AM  account icon posted by Wayne Ives   image 2 comments »
Hi, We finally have recycling in my city, so now citizens are required to wash cans and bottles instead of tossing them. Potable water costs in money for pumping, treating, heating, and waste treatment and…
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2Plastic Bags LCA

August, 29 2010 at 10:42 PM  account icon posted by Heimo Schober   image Be the first to comment »
Waste (Plastic Bags), can anyone recommend a reputable trustworthy Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) comparison between the single-use plastic bags and reusable plastic bags?? I'd also be interested in any LCA comparisons…
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3Recycling Netting from Fish Farms

August, 29 2010 at 08:26 PM  account icon posted by Fiona Ewing   image Be the first to comment »
I'm looking for information and contacts (preferably in Australia) regarding recycling fish farm nylon netting. Approx 50 tonnes generated annually with around 100T stock piled. The netting is clean and uniform…
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4Pollution Prevention & Industry Associations

August, 25 2010 at 01:46 PM  account icon posted by Julia McHugh   image Be the first to comment »
Our Urban Waters Initiative in WA state has us sending local source control specialists to small businesses within their jurisdictions to assess waste generation & management practices. We're making headway,…
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5Scent Free or Scent Reduction Policies

August, 19 2010 at 04:13 PM  account icon posted by Michelle Gairdner   image 1 comment »
I am looking to see if anyone has implemented scent free or scent reduction policies in public buildings such as City Halls. I have done a little research on the internet and finding mostly educational institues that…
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6Waste Minimisation Social Marketing Research

August, 09 2010 at 10:12 AM  account icon posted by Hugh Tyrrell   image 2 comments »
City of Cape Town is implementing its WasteWise programme and as marketing and communications/behaviour change consultant I am recommending social marketing research methods beforehand and afterwards. Can anyone point…
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7Litter Prevention Campaign

July, 22 2010 at 11:31 AM  account icon posted by Darren Joseph   image 2 comments »
I have been asked to research and prepare a litter reduction program for the Township and was hoping that someone could provide me with some information regarding what you are doing to promote litter reduction, what…
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8RFQ: CBSM Project to Reduce Paper & Improve Recycling

June, 25 2010 at 11:28 AM  account icon posted by Graham Currie   image Be the first to comment »
Metro Vancouver recently released a Request for Qualifications seeking a qualified contractor to conduct a CBSM project to reduce paper and improve recycling within a commercial office building. Anyone interested can…
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9Stickers versus Brochures

June, 24 2010 at 05:44 AM  account icon posted by Kim Mueller   image 3 comments »
I'm interested in any research, articles, studies or information on the effectiveness of stickers versus brochures. I'm an education officer for a regional waste management group based in Victoria, Australia and we…
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10Recycling Research

June, 22 2010 at 09:55 AM  account icon posted by Ashley Mathew   image Be the first to comment »
Greetings everyone I am very motivated about greening the earth and my senior research paper for university is to write about why individuals and groups don't recycle enough. Is anyone here familiar…
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11Webinar: The Recycle More NC campaign

June, 22 2010 at 06:10 AM  account icon posted by Kelley Dennings   image 3 comments »
Unveiling the Recycle More NC campaign Date: Friday, June 25 Time: 10 a.m.-11 a.m. This new campaign was designed with lots of input from recycling coordinators, environmental educators and DPPEA…
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12"Nana" Technology

June, 18 2010 at 12:47 AM  account icon posted by Lisa Harris   image 4 comments »
I'm looking for any information on 'nana' technology - if there has been any research into the area of 'getting back to bacics' through making your own/growing yor own/repairing, simplifing your lifestyle etc. If…
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13Rural Engagement

June, 08 2010 at 09:25 AM  account icon posted by Sterling Sonego   image Be the first to comment »
Looking for research and information concerning best practice when trying to enhance rural participation in waste diversion programs. A small township in the County of Dufferin in Ontario has poor participation rates…
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14The Washington DC Oil Spill

June, 04 2010 at 10:30 AM  account icon posted by Robert Arner   image Be the first to comment »
In the last four years, Washington DC area motorists disposed of 11.2 million gallons of oil. The improper disposal of used oil, oil filters, and antifreeze by those who perform their own automobile maintenance…
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15Benchmarks for A4 Employee Office Paper Use

June, 03 2010 at 02:08 AM  account icon posted by Chris Hansen    image Be the first to comment »
Does anyone know of any good resources and references for setting good practice Benchmarks for A4 Employee Office Paper Use? So far I have only found a figure of 7 A4 reams per employee on the UK Government's…
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