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Natural Resources Canada Office of Energy Efficiency Conserve energy and you can save money and help to make our environment healthier. Take advantage of the new ecoENERGY Efficiency Initiative to reduce energy use in buildings and houses, industry, personal vehicles and fleets. Homeowners and owners of small and medium-sized organizations can also apply for financial assistance from ecoENERGY Retrofit, as well as other grants and financial incentives.

Ontario Ministry of the Environment's "Business Resources'' Website.  This helpful website will provide you with everything you need to help you reduce your waste, better manage your waste materials and comply with Ontario's 3Rs Regulations.  The 3Rs Regulations are designed to ensure that IC&I sectors, as well as municipalities, develop programs to reduce the amount of valuable resources going to disposal.Visit www.ontario.ca/wastereduction for more detail.

Envirowise (UK) Envirowise offers free, independent support to business helping you to become more resource efficient and save money. Since 1994, Envirowise has helped UK industry save more than £1 billion by reducing waste early on in their business processes.

US Environmental Protection Agency The Retail Industry Portal provides access to the many programs and resources available to help prevent and resolve environmental issues at retail establishments.

 

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June 8, 2011

So-Called Compostable Utensils Diverted to Landfill

CBS San Francisco reports here that so called compostable utensils are often filtered out from other compost materials and are instead being diverted to landfill. Furthermore, it is noted that commercial composters would rather not have to deal with them in the first place.

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