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This September, Patagonia teamed up with eBay to expand its Common Threads Initiative and encourage less consumption, reuse and recycling.
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"There's a huge emphasis on reuse and recycling, " says Stubbs.
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The current environmental crisis poses new challenges to the building and construction industry, in areas where engineering can provide innovative alternatives such as energy-neutral housing and energy efficiency, construction materials and practices, recycling and reuse of materials.
UNESCO: Director General addresses the World Engineering Forum | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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It rates U.S. hotels from bronze to platinum based on their environmental practices: linen and towel reuse, recycling, composting, energy efficient appliances, solar panels, electric car charging stations, green roofing and more.
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That considers manufacturing and product use, but also end-of-life disassembly which might make recycling and reuse of materials easier.
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By diverting old products from the landfill to the factory floor, we take meaningful steps toward a greener economy and help power an entire industry centered on recycling, reuse, and refurbishing.
WHITEHOUSE: Presidential Proclamation -- America Recycles Day, 2012
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The plan aims to reduce the amount of waste Scotland produces, encourage the reuse of valuable resources and increase recycling levels in an effort to become a zero waste society.
BBC: Zero Waste Plan debate
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Edifier's factory is located in a special high tech economic zone with emphasis on environmental sustainability including state of the art recycling, solar power generation and treated water reuse.
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Ultimately, recycling needs to be deliberately designed into an integrated paradigm of extraction, use and reuse, rather than treating it as an unplanned consequence.
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