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Waste management 2013

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Jun 1, 2012 12:00 EDT - Jun 16, 2013 02:59 EDT
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Jun 16, 2013 03:00 EDT - Jun 30, 2013 11:59 EDT
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Jul 1, 2013 12:00 EDT - Jul 21, 2013 02:59 EDT
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Jul 21, 2013 03:00 EDT - Aug 31, 2013 11:59 EDT
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How can emissions from waste disposal be reduced?

Sewage treatment, landfills, and incineration are projected to account for nearly 5 percent of global emissions in 2030. Recycling can reduce emissions from the waste stream and also from the production process. This contest seeks proposals on how emissions can be reduced from all aspects of the management of waste. See more…

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6 Proposals
Jan 21, 2014
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This call-to-action is a change management initiative, to change how the building industry views and deals with waste and other resources
Sep 6, 2013
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Waste Train is a waste management system that educates to reduce waste; reuse and recycle waste into opportunities that alleviate poverty
Sep 6, 2013
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Takachar turns unmanaged urban organic waste into safe, affordable, and lab-tested fuel briquettes to reduce charcoal-related deforestation.
Sep 1, 2013
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Poultry litter hold great promise as a source of nutrients in cotton production and as a poultry waste management strategy in Bangladesh.
Sep 1, 2013
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Using algae to treat wastewater and at the same time, obtain high value products - biofuels & high value biomass.
Sep 1, 2013
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Planet Advocate wants to build environmental sanitation (EnSan) systems in Africa that transform human wastes into rich compost.