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In the Netherlands, ‘garbage bag’ encourages reuse of contents
The Goedzak is a transparent bag for unwanted goods that allows passersby to see inside and decide if they could make use of them. The Swap-o-Matic vending machine has already provided one way to pass on unused items to others, rather than … Continued
Mount Trashmore fined, ordered to reduce odors
The operator of the landfill that dominates the northern Broward County skyline has agreed to pay $1.6 million in fines, administrative charges and improvement costs to reduce the odor of decaying trash wafting over surrounding neighborhoods.
Crews testing water near site of 300,000-gallon sewage overflow in Kalamazoo wetlands
The water, in the wetlands near Nazareth Road, will be tested for high levels of E. coli.
Officials investigate oil dumped into a Lindale creek
The Lindale Fire Department put absorbent booms into the water to stop the oil from floating into a nearby lake.
Bill Gates launches toilet reinvention crusade
Bill Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, attends the Reinvent the Toilet Fair competition at the foundation’s campus in Seattle on Wednesday. (Anthony Bolante/Reuters) These aren’t your typical loos. One uses microwave energy to transform human waste … Continued
UN: Fukushima workers’ deaths not from radiation
VIENNA—A year after an earthquake and tsunami triggered the Fukushima disaster, a United Nations agency preparing a report on the health effects says none of the six former reactor workers who have died since the catastrophe perished due to the … Continued
![[Watch] Waste Management’s Diversion and Recycling Tracking tool (DART) lets clients see their environmental progress 24/7.](/wp-content/themes/wpboilerplate/img/resize.php?w=220&h=160&q=90&src=http://news.jobbook.com/assets/Picture-37.png)
[Watch] Waste Management’s Diversion and Recycling Tracking tool (DART) lets clients see their environmental progress 24/7.
Watch this video to see how the DART tool lets you track diversion and recycling rates, improve compliance, and adopt lean construction principles.
Can New Corporate Pledges of Zero Waste Make Landfills Obsolete?
Last month, the Cradle-to-Cradle certificationprogram officially affixed its first seals of approval to products made — exclusively — with materials that can eventually be returned to the production line as “technical nutrients” or to the Earth as compostable “biological nutrients.” Architect … Continued
The Water Sector Workforce Needs Skills of American Workers
A well-trained water sector workforce is essential to protecting public health and the environment through effective drinking water and wastewater utility operations. However, our water industry has a critical need to develop skilled professionals. Over one-third of current water operators … Continued
Toilet 2.0 — The New King of Thrones
For as much time as people spend on the toilet, you’d think someone would have rectified the glaring design issues with them by now. What? The Toilet 2.0 by David Hakkens did?