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'More damaging than people realise': Almost three million households shunning food waste bins

Business Green

Marija Rompani, director of ethics and sustainability at the John Lewis Partnership, said there many good reasons for people to make use of food waste collections wherever they are available.

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Your Pet and Your Planet

Sustainability Consulting

When choosing to purchase food or other items for your pet, look to see if the brand uses natural, non-GMO, ethically-sourced ingredients. Invest the time to look at the product’s packaging, consider the energy needed to produce it, and research whether it’s biodegradable or can be recycled.

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Reducing Food System Emissions, One Bite At A Time

Energy Innovation

Emissions from farm to table to landfill Emissions are generated at every stage of the food system, from the production of food on farms to transport and refrigeration to processing and packaging to consumer dietary choices and, ultimately, to food waste. Seventy percent of total food system emissions come from land-use change.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

One juicy hamburger for you equates to (about) 600 gallons of water consumed, 0.126 pounds of methane released, 13.5 Any sort of innovation brought along the value chain (production, storing, processing and packaging, distribution and consumption) will be important. Conscious consumers give me hope. People voting with their dollars.

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Eco Friendly Retail Packaging Complete Guide (Sustainable Packaging Innovations)

Green Business Bureau

Eco friendly retail packaging guide. In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer.

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Food Strategy: How the government served up a dish that disappointed almost everyone

Business Green

Similarly, the Strategy promises to develop post-Brexit policy frameworks and funding packages that can better support the fast-expanding alternative protein and gene-editing sectors, while a new Call for Evidence is promised on the use of feed additives to reduce methane emissions from livestock.

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Waste Management Checklist: 26 Tips For Minimizing Waste

Green Business Bureau

By zero waste, we mean the conservation of all resources utilizing responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials. Tip #5 – Recycle and reuse paper : Workspaces should have paper recycle bins to make it easy to collect all types of paper including packaging and cardboard.

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