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Optimizing Surplus Food Redistribution: Leveraging Digital Platforms to Advance Sustainable Consumption

Environmental News Bits

Optimizing Surplus Food Redistribution: Leveraging Digital Platforms to Advance Sustainable Consumption. Sustainable Development, n/a(n/a). link] Abstract Reducing food waste is a critical global challenge, intertwined with broader goals of sustainable consumption and sustainable development.

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Trash talk: article collections on where our waste ends up

Frontiers

We have gathered our top article collections on waste management. Article collections: Food waste. Article collections: Food waste. Waste management. Understanding the environmental, social, and economical harm of plastics in the ocean and providing scientific support for a better management of plastic wastes.

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We are drowning in wasted resources and it’s killing us.

Edouard Stenger

Our current economic systems require waste, which is awful. I am convinced that just by tackling wasted energy, water and food seriously and meaningfully at a systemic level by the end of this decade, our journey towards sustainability would be much faster. Wasted energy is more pollution to our air, our water, our soil.

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Reuse tech startup Rheaply targets C&D waste with Materials Marketplace acquisition

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story at Waste Dive. Business Council for Sustainable Development will expand Rheaply’s reach and allow existing customers to exchange items more broadly. CEO Garry Cooper says adding the platform from the U.S.

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Lowering Energy Demand Is Key For Meeting Climate Goals 

Union of Concerned Scientists

Imagine cutting waste and energy consumption all in one go! By building components off-site, prefabrication can minimize waste and energy consumption during construction. In glass furnaces and oil refineries, dynamic optimization can prevent wasted energy and lower emissions, making industry leaner and greener.

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What Happens to Wind Turbine Blades at the End of Their Life Cycle?

Union of Concerned Scientists

Although landfilling of blades does not pose a threat of soil or groundwater contamination and would represent only a tiny fraction of global solid waste streams, the lifecycle of wind turbines would be more circular if there were more options to reuse or recycle the blades. Responsible, circular solutions for wind turbine blades.

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China’s Stock Exchanges to Plan Sustainability Disclosure Rules for Big Companies

Clean Energy Law

As for waste management and ecosystems, Regulated Entities shall disclose the contingency plan for major environmental incidents, and the specific circumstances and administrative penalties, if any. The Guidelines encourage but do not require Regulated Entities to involve third-party verification institutions to audit the data.