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Giving LAC’s First Plastic Packaging Law Teeth

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From: www.temasactuales.com

TemasEtUnam An interesting thing happened over the last two weeks. Well, interesting to people like me who've been following the packaging waste debate for decades, at least. Environment enforcement officials for Rio de Janeiro (RJ) state "blitzed" supermarkets in Rio de Janeiro city — first on 19 October in the well-to-do Leblon section, then on 23 October in the Tijuca section — and fined them for not complying with Latin America's first plastic packaging law. This quickly led to a meeting of state officials with the retail industry, resulting in industry commitments to (finally) fully comply with the seven-year old law. What, you didn't ... Read Full Story

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reduce, reuse, recycle

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From: ubercrunchy.com

Reduce, reuse, and recycle are the 3 key sustainable strategies in waste management. As the hierarchy graphic above illustrates, these 3 strategies are not equally important. First reduce your use where you can, then reuse what you still need to use, and finally recycle what is left. Reduce Put simply, just don’t consume what you don’t need. By reducing your consumption you will: conserve the energy and natural resources used in manufacturing, shipping, etc. of products; create less waste to be disposed of; and of course save money. Here are a few tips to get started, these will be expanded on in future posts, ... Read Full Story

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How To Recycle Your Tetra Pak Packaging

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From: thegreenfingeredphotographer.blogspot.com

How To Recycle Your Tetra Pak Packaging For quite sometime it has not been possible to recycle Tetra Pak style food cartons. That has all changed now. Throughout the country locations have been set up for you to recycle these cartons, mainly at supermarkets. The Tetra Pak industry has put together this Web Site giving you plenty of information about the packaging and how to recycle the cartons. Their is an interactive map at the top of the page giving the locations throughout the country where you can take the packaging. If you would like great useful tips on recycling as much as you ... Read Full Story

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Why Recycling Changed My Life

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From: oneyeartightrope.com

I only recently restarted recycling plans after a few-year hiatus. When I lived in Alabama, I was an avid recycler of aluminum cans because I was a prolific drinker of Code Red Mountain Dew. The addiction may have transformed to diet soda, but it still remains and I still consume four or more cans per day of the liquid amazing. Have you ever heard of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch ? It’s a huge area – twice the size of Texas, in fact – filled with garbage. The world’s largest landfill. And it’s in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, which touches most continents ... Read Full Story

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Reduce Reuse Recycle !

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From: www.notimeforflashcards.com

Greeting Card Collage I have old greeting cards in almost every drawer in my house, this cr aft is fun, easy and helps you get rid of the clutter! Gather your materials. You will need those old cards you have hanging around, some glue, some scissors and a piece of construction paper. Start by cutting out pictures from the images on the cards. Older kids can and should do this step, they will love it too! Grab the glue and go for it! Today was my son's first day gluing himself and there were some spills but I was surprised how well he did, ... Read Full Story

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Concord, NH Governor Lynch today presented the 2009 Governor's Award for Pollution Prevention to Southeastern Container, Inc. of Hudson for outstanding pollution prevention practices in businesses and organizations. Two New Hampshire businesses and organizations received an Honorable Mention Award for their pollution prevention efforts: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration, Inc. of Nashua and Hitachi Cable Manchester...

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Pollution Prevention | Manitoba Conservation | Province of Manitoba

he SDIF provides funding for the development, implementation and promotion of environmental innovation and sustainable development projects delivered by local governments, industry, community and youth groups, Aboriginal organizations, and First Nation communities. Grants are provided through several priority program areas. Proposed projects must address one or more priority area and achieve or demonstrate measurable progress toward achieving...

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