The Problem of Food Waste is Being Addressed in France

France has just passed legislation designed to help minimize food waste. Reducing food waste reduces agriculture's environmental impacts including greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing food waste is also an important part of managing world hunger which is destined to worsen as climate change increasingly impacts global food production.

Around 40 percent of the world's land is taken up by food and agriculture and together they produce almost one third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Reducing waste will decrease the amount of food required and by extension reduce some of the adverse environmental impacts associated with agriculture.

Video - The Story of Waste

The story of waste is about more than purposeless resource depletion, it is a sad tale of environmental destruction and a tragic saga of famine and starvation. There are over eight hundred million hungry people in the world today and two and a half million children die each year from malnutrition. A total of sixteen percent of climate change causing methane emissions in landfills emanate from food waste.

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Event - EcoWASTE 2015: Waste Management for Sustainable Development

This event will take place on January 19 - 22, 2015 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. EcoWASTE 2015 is part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week). Hosted by Masdar and held in partnership with Tadweer, this event will cover the entire solid waste management services and solutions required to address the dramatic increase per capita of waste production in the region and the new methods of reusing, reducing and recycling whilst maintaining a sustainable environment, in an effort to:

Electronics Industry Problems and Solutions (2014 Greenpeace Report)

The proliferation of electronics represents a major environmental hazard. It is estimated that we will buy 2.5 billion mobiles, computers and tablets this year. In total there will soon be more digital devices than people on the planet. As of 2012 that amounted to nearly 8kg of e-waste for every person on the planet. As the amount of electronics grows it has never been more important to consider how these devices are made and how they are disposed of.

Many big electronics firms are responding to public pressure to make improvements to the way these devices are made and how they are managed at the end of their life cycle. Electronic devices now contain less hazardous substances and are more efficient. However, far more needs to be done. The industry will need to develop innovative solutions to curb this growing problem.

Webinar - Waste Management Operations

A 30 minute complimentary webinar on waste management operations will take place on Thursday, August 14th at 11am PDT / 2pm EDT. Organizations across North America are realizing significant cost benefits as a result of simple shifts in their waste management operations. Host Erik Makinson, the Director of Waste Solutions at Ecova will conduct a live Q&A session following the webinar.

This webinar will offer insightful information on the actions that your business can take to keep your margins from wasting away:

• Move beyond hauler management to discover the next layer of savings
• Identify cost drivers that impact your bottom line
• Discover actionable opportunities to start saving today

Event - Waste Management Executive Sustainability Forum

This event will take place on January 27, 2015 Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North in Scottsdale, AZ Join the innovators and opinion leaders of sustainability for the Waste Management Executive Sustainability Forum.

For five years running, the top names in the field have broken new ground at the Forum. Here, in a one-day event that includes keynote addresses, panel discussions and breakout sessions, Forum experts and attendees immerse themselves in the latest strategies and solutions for achieving environmental excellence.

Course - Understanding Municipal Waste to Energy (MSW) Technology & Markets

This course takes place on July 24 - 25, 2014 in London, UK. It provides a comprehensive analysis of conversion technologies for municipal solid waste and the market growth opportunities for selling MSW energy products. The focuses on the sources and limitations of feedstocks available for waste to energy projects. It also gives the necessary background to compare and evaluate the conversion technologies available to create energy or energy carriers from waste. It will demystify the many terminologies and technologies used to describe the complex map of conversion pathways. Finally it will address the policy and investment drivers behind MSW to energy projects as well as describe the current market and future market opportunities, including key economic challenges and risks.

Event - 5th China Solid Waste Management Summit 2014

The 5th China Solid Waste Management Summit will take place on June 11-12, 2014 in Shanghai / China.  This is China's largest international solid waste management conference linking project owners, developers and contractors with technology vendors, system integrators, investors and consultants for networking, knowledge-sharing and partnership opportunities.

Event - World Waste to Energy City Summit

The World Waste to Energy City Summit will take place on May 21 - 22, 2014 in London, UK. This event will provide two days of interactive debate and networking. Presented by Rethink events, this summit will will once again bring together the leading players in the advanced waste to energy sector with the most active funders in the market.

Event - 5th Cherry Hill Earth Festival

This Festival will take place on Saturday, April 26, at Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey. More than 90 displays, vendors, and activities along with an e-waste recycling collection will be part of the family-friendly event that includes bike rides, entertainment, healthy food choices, a Phillie Phanatic appearance and more. Admission is free. The annual event is a collaboration between Cherry Hill Township and Sustainable Cherry Hill. The event marks the start of the annual Art Blooms in Cherry Hill event April 26-May 10.

Event - Waste Management and recycling Summit 2014

Waste Management and recycling Summit 2014 will take place on April 23 - 24, 2014 at the Novotel Riyadh Al Anoud, Al Anoud Tower No.1, 9033, King Fahd Road, Olaya, Saudi Arabia.

Event - CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS)

CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS) will take place on June 1-4, 2014 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. With waste volumes of all kinds increasing in the Asia Pacific region, Singapore believes that it is timely for a serious dialogue to begin on how the region's cities will overcome the challenges of waste management. While much of the current focus is on water and energy issues, waste is an important part of the equation. We cannot solve one part of this equation without solving the other parts. The water-waste-energy nexus will therefore be a key challenge for Asia's growing urban regions.

Event - Waste Management & Recycling Exhibition

Waste Management & Recycling Exhibition will take place on March 5 - 7 at the Inter Expo Center in Sophia, Bulgaria. Keeping pace with the market trends and demand ‘Save the Planet’ Exhibition encourages the waste and recycling technology transfer to South-East Europe. The countries in South-East Europe no matter they are EU members or not, they are all aiming in becoming a part of the vision of the European recycling society. The governments across the Region are updating their national legislations and regulations, as well as are modernizing the old infrastructure which includes the creation of regional waste disposal systems, construction and exploitation of large scale waste and wastewater treatment plants, etc.

Video - Extended Producer Responsibility for Post-Consumer Packaging

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an effort designed to reduce the waste we send to landfill. Unfinished Business describes how EPR shifts the responsibility for post-consumer packaging materials from taxpayers and governments to the companies that produce the packaging.

Video - Electronics Built in Bad Design

Massive consumption of consumer electronics is a serious and growing problem, particularly when it comes to the millions of tons of toxic e-waste generated each year. This video is part of the series of animations from the maker of The Story of Stuff. This latest movie is aimed at the “design for the dump” mentality that the electronics industry has adopted in an effort to increase their profits. Instead of designing things to break or fail the video encourages the industry to adapt to the “green times” and encourages product take back, reducing toxic components, making STUFF longer lasting and more easily recyclable and fixable.

Video - Problems in the Life Cycle of a Smartphone

Smartphones are among the most popular consumer and lifestyle products today. Unfortunately a whole series of problems occur during the global production process, ranging from bad working conditions to environmental pollution. This video reviews the problems in the life of a smartphone from the production of raw materials through to processing, distribution, usage and disposal.

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Event - End of Waste Conference

The End of Waste Conference will take place on Thursday, January 30, 2014, 76 Portland Place, London, UK. This second edition of this highly successful Conference will look in more detail at how End of Waste regulations may affect your business.

Event - Reducing and Managing Waste in the UK

Reducing and managing waste in the UK is subtitled implementing the Waste Prevention Programme and moving towards a ‘zero waste’ economy. This event will take place on January, 21, 2014 at the Westminster Energy, Environment & Transport Forum in Central London. Key issues facing the UK in waste management will be addressed including the priorities for the Waste Prevention Programme.

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