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Pursue the Smart Waste Reduction Challenge at home!
You’ve been spending more time at home along with working remotely, this is a great opportunity to reduce waste at home too! Here are...
carinebataille
Dec 7, 20222 min read
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Let's reduce single-use waste
Key figures: Takeaway has always been a habit to lots of people in the US, but the demand seems to have almost doubled during the...
carinebataille
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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Fight Food Waste
According to the 2021 Food Waste Index(1) published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Food Waste from households,...
carinebataille
Oct 18, 20223 min read
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Reduce Waste from Printing
A few numbers: An office worker prints between 6,000 and 10,000 pages a year. With all the paper wasted each year in the US, a 12-foot...
carinebataille
Sep 29, 20222 min read
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CAN you recycle this CAN?
A few facts: Aluminum and Steel are 100% recyclable and can be recycled endlessly. Metal recycling is efficient: it only takes 2 months...
carinebataille
Sep 15, 20222 min read
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Why recycle glass? The answer is clear...
Every year, tons of glass end in our landfills, where it will take 4,000 years or more to decompose. Though glass is endlessly...
carinebataille
Sep 6, 20222 min read
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Plastic Recycling
Understanding the different types of plastics and the challenge of recycling them is key to better sort your plastic waste and overall...
carinebataille
Aug 22, 20222 min read
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Food scraps aren't garbage
Food waste is often one of the first constituents of Municipal solid waste, up to 30% in Hong Kong. In Boston, 36% of what is currently...
carinebataille
Jul 31, 20222 min read
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Recycle Paper, Save Trees!
A few numbers around the globe: The average office worker in the US uses 10,000 sheets of paper per year. Hong Kong offices consume 190...
carinebataille
Jul 17, 20222 min read
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No Recyclables in the Trash Bin
Next time you sit down to lunch at the office, take a mental snapshot of your spread. You’ll observe that mealtimes are rife with all...
carinebataille
Jul 1, 20221 min read
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What is the Smart Waste Reduction Challenge?
The Smart Waste Reduction Challenge is a new initiative launched by your company in collaboration with Spare-it, a Boston-based cleantech...
carinebataille
May 16, 20222 min read
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Get on board!
A Smart Waste Reduction Challenge has been launched in your office in partnership with Spare-It, a Boston based start-up. The Challenge...
carinebataille
May 10, 20221 min read
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Every little step counts
With a desk-side waste bin, it's convenient to toss any type of waste in without a second thought, but do you really pay attention to...
carinebataille
May 9, 20221 min read
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What goes where in Hong Kong?
A total of 1.54 million tonnes of recyclables were recovered for recycling in 2020, which represents a recycling rate of 28% for Hong...
carinebataille
May 3, 20221 min read
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What goes where in New York?
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that about 75% of the waste produced in the US is recyclable; yet the actual recycling rate...
carinebataille
May 3, 20221 min read
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What goes where in Boston?
The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that about 75% of the waste produced in the US is recyclable; yet the actual recycling rate...
carinebataille
May 2, 20221 min read
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