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Ontario is ours NOT to waste

Enviromental Defense

The Ontario government has taken the brakes off of waste reduction in the province to paint growing piles of garbage as inevitable. What’s worse, the majority of waste in Ontario is generated at businesses and institutions—and 98 per cent of those are held to no standards for waste reduction, sorting, recycling, or composting.

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A Beginner’s Guide to Ethical and Sustainable Fashion

Scientific American

Some are challenging to measure, and some even “trade off” against one another—for instance, recycled materials are good for resource use but are potentially more likely to increase microfiber shedding. Collection and Sorting • Per a 2020 U.N. report, at most 1% of textiles is recycled back into clothing.

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What is the Science Behind Plastic Pollution?

Ocean Conservancy

Policy momentum is building, with an increasing number of studies investigating the efficacy of actions addressing not just waste management but also upstream production and consumption. national deposit return scheme could significantly boost recycling rates for PET bottles from 24% to 82%.

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DEP: Widespread Non-Compliance With Environmental Laws Continues In Conventional Oil & Gas Industry; 3,108+ Abandoned Wells; At Least 85% Conventional Well Owners Fail To Submit Production, Waste, Well Integrity Reports

PA Environment Daily

85% of conventional well owners with 23,708 wells failed to submit production and waste generation and disposal reports-- 19,644 of these wells are not required to have a plugging bond. 89% of well owners failing to submit production/waste reports have at least one well not required to have a bond. Read more here.

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Daily Grind Living Next To Oil & Gas Industry: Spills, Polluted Water Supplies, Smells Like Gas, Noise, Air Pollution, Explosions, Truck Traffic, Erosion, Radioactive Waste, Gas Flares, Dust, Lights, Road Dumping Waste, Abandoned Wells

PA Environment Daily

Its a daily litany of spills, polluted water supplies, smell of natural gas in the air, noise, air pollution, explosions, landslides, truck traffic, radioactive waste, gas flares, erosion problems, dust, lights, road dumping waste, abandoned equipment and wells. hours on Christmas morning 2022 in Smith Township, Washington County.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - March 15 to 21 - 42 More Conventional, 7 More Shale Gas Abandoned Wells; Mine Subsidence Under Compressor Station; Conventional Gas Well Explosion; 2 Shale Gas Companies Fail To Report Shale Gas Waste Generation, Production In 12 Counties

PA Environment Daily

Other violations include leaking gas and failure to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Many were leaking gas and failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports. Owner also failed to submit annual production, waste generation and well integrity reports.

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19 Projects Recognized With 2025 Governor's Award For Environmental Excellence; Winners To Be Recognized Tonight In Harrisburg

PA Environment Daily

The Arboretum ran a variety of sustainability programs in 2024, including a community recycling day, which resulted in a collection of 21 tons of electronics, appliances, and scrap metal from the 426 vehicles that participated. headquarters in Dauphin County.