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Jorge Castillo

Defining Sustainability - 0 views

  • Sustainable developments are those which fulfill present and future needs (WECD, 1987) while [only] using and not harming renewable resources and unique human-environmental systems of a site: [air], water, land, energy, and human ecology and/or those of other [off-site] sustainable systems (Rosenbaum 1993 and Vieria 1993).
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    To be sustainabile one must meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet needs. Sustainable means using methods, systems, and materials to harm natural cycles. Sustainabilty is very important.
Ashley Bussey

MEIKO UK FOOD WASTE HANDLING SOLUTIONS - 0 views

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    Original: Food waste management is a central element within all foodservice operations, large or small. Dealing with food waste is a time, energy and space consuming process, generally considered as non-profit generating, however, kitchen food waste, managed and correctly handled, can be a cost-efficient, sustainable and environmentally important resource.Efficiently managing food waste is an acknowledged strength of Meiko UK Limited. Paraphrase: Food waste handling solutions and systems for a cross-section of foodservice establishments. Meiko UK food disposal equipment is a sustainable and environmentally-friendly answer to reducing kitchen waste to landfill sites. The Anaerobic Digestion system is like a vacuum that transports food waste through a pipe to a tank. After that, it is taken to a composting facility and used as a renewable energy source.
Erick Alderete

Environment and Sustainability - Protecting ecological systems - 0 views

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    Finding an alternative energy source is a major concern today and this website talks about it. This site explains all of the different energy sources that can be used. It also shows different articles that explain how companies and people all over the world are trying to make a difference.
Ashley Bussey

Waste Not, Want Not: Inefficiencies in the Food System - 0 views

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    By Colquhoun's estimate, his field can fill about 3 million 8 ounce cans of carrots. He is bothered that see a considerable amount get left behind. According to the University of Arizona studies in 2004, they estimate that food waste might be closer to 50 percent.
Aissata Traore

FAO Media Centre: Cutting food waste to feed the world - 0 views

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    The media is one of the best way to stop food waste today because everyone can be inform quickly. It informs us about the different between losses and waste. Food losses occure at the food production systems while food waste is more a problem of consumers throwing good food into the trash.
Raymond Laborin

Sustainable Food Lab Home - 2 views

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    This program is dedicated to finding a number of solutions to the problems we are facing today with food waste, and manage a way to be sustainable. As well managing an organized strategy to get everyone involved.
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    This article is about how companies,society, and farmers are identifying the most important ways to produce food systems that improve and add value to the food systems that we have in place now.
Ashley Bussey

Living Off America's Food Waste - 0 views

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    Seifer has a documentary featuring himself and other, who live off the food people throw away. "With 850 million people suffering every day, Seifer asks why out trash cans are brimming with food." He says the system is broken.
taylor479

Criminal Justice & Social Justice: - 0 views

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    The criminal justice system is unfair. Some people cant afford expensive lawyers meaning they will be treated differently and more than likely not win their case due to not having money for a expensive lawyer.
Jacob Ortiz

Promoting Pesticide Resistance - 0 views

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    Here is another example of the 10th myth of sustainability. In this article it explains how a companies goal of selling sustainable pesticides went wrong, and that It actually does more harm then good.
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    What did you google while looking for your articles? I eventually found some but I had to type more than just "Sustainability." This is an intriguing piece of writing, by the way. Good job finding it Jacob!
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    @ Kelsey Martell, I used one of the yippy and dogpile websites. They take some time to fish through because they too still bring up a lot of redundant information.
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    What a great article that goes along with the 10th myth of sustainability. This gives a good example of how more harm is done when companies selling pesticides then good. This was a very interesting article to read through. Great job finding this article Jacob.
kacie r

StopFoodWaste - 0 views

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    Try and use a shopping list, start a hobby of canning foods, use unwanted foods in smoothies or quick meals. Need some recipes, this site has them for you, also found tips on helping you store your food. Composting basics, composting systems are explained in this site. Also local information is provided for you.
James Sassi

Sustainability in aged care - 3 views

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    This article expains ways caregiving facilitys can be more eco-friendly. With the installation of solar panels to save energy. The website also talks about how to construct a buliding to store heat and reduce heat all year-round with out air conditioning.
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    This was a interesting article changing the way indoor environment is seem like a weird way to do thing but the way it is explained seems like it helps. Like using the light self brightens the ceiling and also keeps less heat in the room by changing the direction of the glare.
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    this article interested me because my mom is in the medical field and it discusses how places can be more Eco friendly and beneficial to the earth. This article brings up several ways that buildings can be more Eco by using lighting that self's adjust therefore using less energy and less heat because they wont be on 24/7.
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    While reading this article I have realized many companies have been going the Eco- friendly route. On the way to work I saw the VA hospital have solar panels on the overheads in the parking lot. I also see a lot of churches installing solar panels.
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    I love the comments made in this article. I agree with the author when she states that people have to look at the solar panels as part of the system on the building and not as something added on.
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