but supply chain wastage goes much deeper than that. It can also refer to employees’ time – due to a poorly-designed warehouse layout, for example – or unnecessary transport emissions due to inadequate route planning. And those are just a couple of examples. ...
areverse logisticsstrategy, which promotes the recycling, reusing and repairing of returned products. This circular economy system will reduce excess inventory and storage space – both of which will save your business money – and, of course, lessen the amount of waste that ends up in la...
The UK only manages to recycle 26.9% of its municipal waste, meaning 73.1% of the waste goes to landfill. The US recycles 23.6% of its municipal waste. The rest ends up on landfill, which is probably why it has landfills exceeding 2000 acres in size. Source 7 PROJECTION OF WASTE GENER...
Three groups of stakeholders are mainly involved in the planning, assessment, and approval processes for wind parks: the planners, the public, and the responsible public authorities. These groups have varying aims, and there are various ways of looking a
ÆÆReduce waste to landfill. TOOLKIT: HOW TO SET A TARGET Your minimum aim should be to halve absolute emissions (the total quantity of greenhouse gas emissions being emitted) every ten years, but preferably faster. This is a 7% year-on-year reduction. If you choose to...
The food system is extremely inefficient with 237 million tons going unsold or uneaten.–becomingfood waste, which goes t to landfill, incineration, or down the drain, or simply left in the fields to rot. That’s almost 120 billion meals’ worth of food that goes unsold or uneaten each ...
decades. We have all seen images of plastic flip-flops washing up on beaches and piles of unethically made trainers in landfill. It is now more important than ever to ensure that shoes and trainers are made with eco-friendly materials that will not result in tonnes of environmental waste. ...
The increases in temperature vary from region to region, but in cities such as Athens it can be between 8 and 13°C warmer inside than outside the city. For London, in the centre of the city it can be as much as 8°C warmer than the surrounding countryside. The heat island is highl...