Health Canada is reminding Canadians to take steps to prevent cross-contamination of foods when shopping with reusable grocery bags and bins.
The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge has shortlisted the received entries for awarding the final prizes. Five projects that will provide safe water and sanitation through sustainable access have been chosen.
Ferncroft Country Club has announced that it is the first US country club to have implemented a Zero Food Waste Initiative, wherein a new Japanese fermentation technique called Bokashi has been adopted.
Scientists from Oregon Health and Sciences University and Oregon Public Health Division, Portland, have shown that even inanimate objects can transmit norovirus infection.
InSinkErator, a Racine, Wisconsin-based business of Emerson, a producer of instant hot water dispensers and food waste disposers, has undertaken a professionally evaluated Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study on the impact of a range of presently practiced food waste clearance systems.
Operation REACH, and AmeriCorps have started a new program called Golfsouth Youth Biodiesel Project, to convert used oil into biodiesel. Under the project, students from high school and college collect used oil from the restaurants in Louisiana.
David Kappos, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) said that the deadline for filing petitions under the Green Technology Pilot Program has been extended from December 8, 2010 to December 31, 2011.
OnGreen, a web-based ‘green and clean’ market place, has announced a $1.4 million investment in raised from a fund that is jointly owned by Blue Marble Ventures in Los Angeles and China Southern Hong Kong Investment Ltd in Shanghai.
Third quarter investments in cleantech venture capital funding in 2010 have suffered as per a report from Ernst & Young and Dow Jones VentureSource.
Loblaw Companies Limited has launched a new green initiative, "Bring it, Be green" campaign in an effort to encourage its customers in Atlantic Canada to go green. The company is already providing free plastic bags and will continue to do so. Through this new campaign, Loblaw will give away one cent back to the customers for each reusable bin or bag utilized for purchases at Save Easy, Atlantic Superstores and Dominion (Labrador and NL) locations.
Terms
While we only use edited and approved content for Azthena
answers, it may on occasions provide incorrect responses.
Please confirm any data provided with the related suppliers or
authors. We do not provide medical advice, if you search for
medical information you must always consult a medical
professional before acting on any information provided.
Your questions, but not your email details will be shared with
OpenAI and retained for 30 days in accordance with their
privacy principles.
Please do not ask questions that use sensitive or confidential
information.
Read the full Terms & Conditions.