Conserving resources and reducing waste through recycling and reuse of materials.
Recycling & Reuse
Canada’s Leading Milk and Juice Carton Manufacturers form Carton Council of Canada
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Members aim to increase sustainable carton recycling solutions in Canada
Toronto, ON - Canada’s leading gable top and aseptic carton manufacturing companies have come together to establish the Carton Council of Canada. Founding members - Elopak, Evergreen Packaging, SIG Combibloc and Tetra Pak - will endeavour to advance sustainable recycling solutions in Canada by promoting both recycling technology and local collection programs to divert carton packaging from landfills. Read More »
World Economic and Social Survey 2011
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UN report calls for major investments in new technologies in developing countries to build green economies. Need for immediate gains in energy efficiency, agricultural production and disaster reduction
Geneva, - Over the next three to four decades, humankind must bring about a fundamental technological overhaul of production processes worldwide to end poverty and avert the likely catastrophic impacts of climate change and environmental degradation, the United Nations said in a report issued today.
Major investments will be needed worldwide in the development and scaling up of clean energy technologies, sustainable farming and forestry techniques, climate-proofing of infrastructure, and in technologies reducing non-biodegradable waste production, according to The World Economic and Social Survey 2011: The Great Green Technological Transformation, published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA). Read More »
“Wildman” Steve Brill Releases Wild Edible App
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Naturalist, author, and environmental educator “Wildman” Steve Brill, America’s go-to guy for foraging, has just released a master series of foraging apps, WildEdibles, that will give iPhone users the in-depth information they need to identify, ecologically harvest, and use 165 of the best wild edible and medicinal plants of North America, plus essential details of 52 look-alikes. The focus will be on eastern species, but half the plants and many more very similar close relatives that are also edible grow across the country.
“This takes foraging beyond what’s in any book or other app,” said the popular freelance naturalist, author, and environmental educator. “Taking full advantage of this newly developing media technology, I pair each plant with up to eight detailed pictures. My 718 photos, paintings, and drawings present all aspects of these tasty, nutritious, in-demand renewable resources in all their seasonal forms, something simply not cost-effective with print media.” Read More »
