Measuring Conference Sustainability

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Andy Dawson London Dec 11, 2008 10:01 am
Hi All, We are organising an environmental eductaion conference (approx 300-400 people) and want to evaluate how sustainable it is (carbon footprint etc). Does anyone have an…

Marine Debris Campaigns

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Susan Senecah Dec 8, 2008 18:59 pm
Does anyone know of any marine debris campaigns or effective approaches to reducing marine debris from boaters, beach goers, beach businesses, beach communities, etc? Sue S…

Importance of Waste Reduction Education during an Economic Downturn

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Unknown Dec 6, 2008 11:46 am
Our local government is considering all options to keep the recycling program operational with the drop in value of the recyclable materials. One option is to cancel waste reduct…

Contaminated Recycling Loads

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Sandy Totter Adams Dec 4, 2008 11:11 am
We have a constant problem with residents putting non-recyclable items into our recycling bins. I'm not talking the wrong number plastic either. At one station last week we pull…

Simple and Effective Tools for Showing Total Cost Ownership

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ashok sharma New Delhi India Nov 19, 2008 9:32 am
Hello, I was wondering if anyone has any good visual materials or can provide links to literature that contain visuals of total cost ownership with regards to sustainable purcha…

Bottled Water Ban

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Holly Wilson-smith Oxford Nov 19, 2008 9:32 am
I am working with a citizen's group, interested in exploring how best to minimize bottled water in City limits. I wonder if anyone in the network has educational/marketing strate…

Composting Toilet Denial

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DiannÃ? Aldrich Monona Nov 18, 2008 6:54 am
Hello All, Question and call for help!!! I am in the midst of building an eco-studio in Monona, Wisconsin. Trying to get a city OK to install an NSF (National Sanitation Fo…

County Supported Business Recycling

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mtremper Nov 7, 2008 12:53 pm
In the 1990's the Montgomery County, Maryland, county council resolved to recycle 50% of the county's solid waste. To support this effort they developed a Business Recycling Prog…

60 Minutes Covers Global E-Waste Scandal this Sunday

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Anne Peters Boulder Nov 7, 2008 12:50 pm
60 Minutes will be airing a segment on the global toxic trade in e-waste this Sunday. Preview story and video online at http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/06/60minutes/main45…

Burning Recovered Motor Oil for Fuel vs Recycling It

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Marta Keane Joliet Nov 5, 2008 6:48 am
We are currently considering building a facility to accept various household hazardous wastes, including motor oil. We are looking at heating needs and were wondering if we should…
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