Tag: Recycling

  • The Transvida Cooperative

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    This article on the RioOnWatch site really caught my attention. It shows how even the poorest communities can benefit by forming a cooperative. Cooperativa Transvida Promotes Recycling and Environmental Awareness In 2011, then engaged in various projects through her church, Oliveira saw a group of residents picking through trash in the community in search of…

  • Coop Helps Improve Environment

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    Some of you may have already heard of Fertile Ground out of Oklahoma. I feel like I’ve come across that name before. In any case the company came up in my news feed when an Oklahoma City station aired a segment about them. It seems the company that had been contracted by three local cities…

  • Aluminum Manufacturer “Goes Green”

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    Aleris Corporation is an innovator in “going green” in the aluminum manufacturing industry.  In his interview with Kathleen Hoffelder of CFO magazine, Sean Stack, executive vice president and CFO of Aleris, talks about the company’s manufacturing model and how it works with customers to promote its aluminum sustainability efforts. Aleris Corp., a privately-held aluminum manufacturer based…

  • Vancouver Colleges New Program Recycles Organic Waste

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    Jaqueline Wong reports on a new recycling program at Vancouver Community College’s culinary programs and campus cafes that reduces organic wastes ending up in landfills. Food scraps and expired products are now being collected and transferred to a ranch near Lytton, 250 kilometers northeast of Vancouver, by the B.C.-owned Northwest Organics, said Wendy Avis, VCC…

  • Sustainability Drives Innovation

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    By: Paul Sloane Here are some fine recent examples of product and service innovations that incorporate sustainability. Replenish. Most household cleaners consist of a disposable plastic bottle, a detergent and a lot of water. Shipping a product which is 90% water through retail stores does not make a lot of sense. Replenish is an innovative reusable cleaning…