- Marcellus Shale- Energy Solution and the Environmental Threat
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written on January 19, 2011
by Darrell Bragg
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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The drilling for natural gas in the Marcellus Shale rock formation that extends into eastern Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and West Virginia, creates both an economic boom for the states and for communities where the drilling is done. This could provide a possible long-term and cleaner energy solution to using coal and oil. Recent history tells us, however, that the environmental impact when human error and technology fail can be costly to local families and communities, and could be far more reaching if adequate safety oversight isn’t in place.
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- Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling and Composting
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written on November 17, 2010
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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Kurtz Bros a local NE Ohio company has been recycling for over 60 years! When Mel Kurtz Sr. started selling topsoil from his farm in 1948, he never dreamed his family business would grow into a leading supplier of landscaping materials, nor ultimately become a front-runner in recycling technologies
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- E4S Workshop Participants Discover You Cannot Throw it Away All Trash Goes Somewhere
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written on October 25, 2010
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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Lots of birds circling for food. That icky sweet smell of garbage. What a ride!
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- Recycling Efforts at Costco
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written on October 13, 2010
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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Each Costco warehouse generates tons of waste each week, in the form of cardboard, plastic, unusable produce and more. Much of it is kept out of local landfills through a variety of efforts.
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- Recycling and Zero Waste Initiatives at Cleveland Area Restaurants
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written on October 01, 2010
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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Long known as a cool Ohio City restaurant, the Great Lakes Brewery is also a leader in waste reduction and recycling. Check out this list of just some of the sustainability initiatives at GLBC:
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- Continental Airlines Eco-Skies
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written on June 22, 2010
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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In 2009, Continental collected more than 4 million pounds of mixed recyclables from terminal operations at its hubs at Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport, New York/Newark Liberty, and Cleveland Hopkins — an 800 percent year-over-year increase.
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- Cleveland Downtown Businesses Avoid Landfill Send Food Waste to be Composted into Soil Additives
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written on June 14, 2010
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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- University Circle and Downtown Cleveland Food Waste Composting Takes Off
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written on November 20, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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In April, 2009, the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District www.cuyahogaswd.org brought together over 55 large food waste generators, waste haulers and composting facilities to discuss the challenges and opportunities for food waste composting in NEO. Recently, two nodes of activity have developed in NE Ohio: University Circle and Downtown Cleveland. The Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, the Cleveland Botanical Garden and Case Western Reserve University are leading the way in University Circle, composting many thousands of pounds per week either onsite or at Sansai Environmental.
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- Cleveland Clinic Its About a Healthy Environment
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written on September 08, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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- Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Botanical Garden Work Out Food Waste Composting
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written on July 13, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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AVI Foodservice kitchens in Cleveland Clinic's Main Campus H Building kicked off a successful composting program on June 22nd 2009 with support from Cleveland Botanical Garden (CBG) and Cleveland Clinic's Office for a Healthy Environment (OHE).
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- Meeting Consumer Expectations in the Green Economy
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written on July 01, 2009
by Nicole Stika
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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Jessica Davis from Tri-C Green Academy and Center for Sustainability sits down with Jeff Baldassari from The Taylor Companies to discuss how to be wholistic in your manufacturing process and meet...
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- Food Waste CompostingTaking it Out of the Landfills
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written on June 18, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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On April 30th, 2009, over 50 stakeholders including businesses, haulers, and processors gathered at E4S to connect, learn, do food waste composting. The meeting was a great success and helped to jump start food waste composting in NEO. Food waste is a significant source of methane in landfills, a potent green house gas. Composting food waste is much better than throwing it in the landfill! A simple way to start at home or work is by throwing your coffee grinds on your acid loving rhododendrons, azaleas and blueberries!
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- Celebrating Sustainability Success at Progressive Field
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written on May 20, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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In 2008, Progressive Field launched an aggressive waste reduction and recycling effort, resulting in 120 fewer garbage pulls and a total reduction in waste from 1261 tons in 2007 to 923 in 2008. In addition, as of September, 2008, the Indians had recycled over 113 tons of cardboard, mixed paper, newspaper, plastic, aluminum, steel and other scrap metal.
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- Toward Zero Waste at the Great Lakes Brewing Company
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written on March 25, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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Long known as a cool Ohio City restaurant, the Great Lakes Brewery is also a leader in waste reduction and recycling. Check out this list of just some of the sustainability initiatives at GLBC:
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- Companies With a Commitment to Sustainability Tend to Outperform Their Peers During the Financial Crisis
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written on March 17, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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While President Obama's green policies will certainly boost innovation in certain areas, many in industry still believe that there is a fundamental conflict between "sustainable" and "affordable." But companies looking for ways to survive in the current economic climate should think twice before cutting back on sustainable initiatives. In 16 out of 18 industries, companies with a commitment to sustainability were the clear leaders in the financial markets.
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- recycling, waste reduction
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written on February 24, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo made some major green by recycling. In 2008, the zoo generated $12,860 by recycling more than 140 tons of materials ranging from cell phones to phonebooks. Recycled materials included cardboard, paper, aluminum cans and all other metals, plastics numbered 1 and 2 and #4 shrink wrap, fluorescent bulbs, electronic waste, including toner cartridges, batteries, tires, and of course, animal wastes. In 2008, the zoo also started using a solar-powered golf cart to carry materials and instituted a policy to greatly reduce vehicle traffic inside the zoo.
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- Recycling Facts
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written on February 06, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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- EZBrite A ZeroWaste Manufacturer of 40 soaps in NEO
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written on February 04, 2009
by Beau Daane
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Waste Reduction, Recycling and Composting
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Imagine a business with no dumpster for trash at the loading dock. Imagine a process manufacturer with no drums or pallets stacked up outside behind its plant. It must be a small one or two person office, not a manufacturer, right? Wrong. It is EZ Brite Brands, a Westlake, OH manufacturer of over 40 soaps and cleaning products that is fast approaching $1,000,000 in annual sales. In the sustainability community, sometimes we forget how important the reduce and reuse parts of the reduce, reuse, recycle triad. EZ Brite is a shining example of all three.
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