Waste management 2013
How can emissions from waste disposal be reduced?
Sewage treatment, landfills, and incineration are projected to account for nearly 5 percent of global emissions in 2030. Recycling can reduce emissions from the waste stream and also from the production process. This contest seeks proposals on how emissions can be reduced from all aspects of the management of waste. See more…
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Proposals
This call-to-action and change management initiative, aims to eliminate how the building industry views and deals with waste and resources
Don't burn or throw away that kitchen waste, plastic, styrofoam, glass, or "trash"! That's a Gold Mine!
"The Back Door Works Like the Front"
The Problem
While nearly all the packaging and containers produced in this day and age can be recycled, the option to recycle is not made readily available in the venue of fast food restaurants. As a result, huge quantities of easily recyclable materials are instead “thrown out” which is extremely wasteful and harmful to the ecosystem.
Devise an innovative ways of waste minimization in the developing countries with focus on the higher institutions.