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Showing 1 to 20 of 36 for “"Zero waste"”.
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Chefs' Perceptions of Zero Waste Cooking in Restaurants
… and potentially future efforts to decrease food waste. Through qualitative inquiry, this research aims to identify food waste reduction practices in Northwest Arkansas restaurants; chef’s perceptions of these practices and zero waste cooking; the impact these practices have on successfully …
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A Computational Framework for Zero Waste Structural Design
… accounts for one third of the world’s waste, much of which can be attributed to inefficiencies in the design process – necessitating innovative approaches to structural design. In the typical design process a geometry is first determined, and then members are sized to its particular …
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ZeroWD: Supporting Zero-Waste Garment Design with Linked Edits
… the way fabrics are cut produces significant waste due to inefficiencies in the design and layout of the garment panels on fabric. Recently fashion designers have begun to explore different ways to design and layout garment panels in more efficient ways. An extreme example of this efficient …
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Zero Waste Indicators - Waste prevention monitoring in the European Union
… attempts to set out the monitoring framework of waste prevention in the European Union for better planning, implementation and accountability of the environmental policy. It is prepared as a contribution to boost waste prevention activities and networks, to support the shift in paradigm in …
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All for naught? A critical study of zero waste to landfill initiatives
Modern human society operates under a prevailing waste management paradigm, that is based upon linear systems which convert resources, through synthesis of problematic materials and disposability-focused manufacturing processes, into largely non-recoverable and poorly-degradable wastes which …
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Considerations for Informed Pursuit of Zero Waste: Lessons from Two Case Studies
… a number of U.S. communities have adopted "zero waste" commitments to reduce waste as much as possible through recycling, composting, and other means. Little in-depth information exists about the impetus for or efficacy of these efforts. The author sought to build knowledge on the topic by …
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Zero-Waste Planning at Higher Education Institutions: A Case Study of Western Kentucky University
… decades, the number of universities that pursue zero-waste strategies has steadily increased. However, more study is required on several interrelated factors, policy barriers, and infrastructural fundamentals, which each influence the efficiency of waste management structures (WM) at …
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Zero-waste fashion design : a study at the intersection of cloth, fashion design and pattern cutting
This thesis examines zero-waste fashion design: design activity that results in zero-waste garments. Conventional design approaches waste approximately 15 per cent of the fabric used in the design and make of a cut and sew garment. The responsibility for this wastage belongs with manufacture, which …
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All a diversion? : evaluating progress toward a Zero Waste goal in Los Angeles and New York City
In the last decade, the Zero Waste movement has emerged as a "visionary" approach to sustainable consumption and production. Promoting the transition from the linear system of 'take-make-dispose' to a closed-loop system where materials are reused continuously, Zero Waste advocates aim to conserve …
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EARTH & FIBERS. Local Technologies Earthen Composites (LoTEC). Local reuse of by-products for zero-waste building materials. Appropriate building solutions in vernacular and contemporary architecture.
This doctoral research addresses the environmental and cultural challenges of the construction sector by re-examining local materials and traditional knowledge, through scientific experimentation. Entitled EARTH & FIBERS Local Technologies Earthen Composites (LoTEC), the thesis investigates earth …
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Development of a multi-criteria, GIS-based, backcasting framework model (G-BFM) for progression towards zero waste futures, for holistic resource management policy and practice in Northamptonshire by 2050
The complex nature of waste management and planning requires a long-term strategic policy formation approach incorporating sustainable development principles. Consequently, the transition from a waste paradigm to valuing materials as resources is central for transitioning towards a 'zero waste' …
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Process Development for Compression Molding of Hybrid Continuous and Chopped Carbon Fiber Prepreg for Production of Functionally Graded Composite Structures
… component, the manufacture of which resulted in zero waste prepreg material.</p>
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Law as a regulator: steering waste management by steering itself through its relationship with the environment
… obliged to reduce biodegradable municipal waste, with a final target of 35% of 1995 levels by 2020 and, in doing so, increase the recycling rate to 50%. In 2015, the E.U. has agreed to aim for a recycling rate of 65% by 2030. For the E.U, and the United Kingdom, the achievement of these …
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Environmental education at Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Hidden curriculum, informal learning of Pro-environmental Values
… of different worldviews, efforts to move towards zero-waste (making green behaviour convenient) as well as fostering stronger community and student sense of belonging. It is hoped the KPU community, as well as other post-secondary institutions, can better model environmentally responsible …
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Programmable Mud: 3D Printing earth to achieve low-carbon, low-cost construction automation
… beams with 3D-printed ceramic blocks, (3) zero-waste earthen formwork for reinforced concrete, and (4) thermally optimized wall systems for passive climate control. Life cycle assessment reveals that 3D-printed earth structures have approximately one-fifth the embodied carbon of …
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FROM AGRI-FOOD WASTE TO HIGH-VALUE COMPOUNDS VIA GREEN TECHNOLOGY APPROACHES
… >99% conversion in con:nuous flow under zero-waste condi:ons. Second, soybean glycosides were converted into bioac:ve aglycones and lipophilized deriva:ves through a dual strategy involving hydroly:c and esterifica:on reac:ons under flow, thus improving their physicochemical proper:es for …
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Stree Mukti Sanghatana : exploring the work of an Indian NGO through gender, economy, and civil society
… the organization's role as a supporter of female waste pickers. There are many parallels between my own journey and that of SMS, as it continues to expand its mission and engage with new communities. Combining my experience with the knowledge of other participants and researchers, I analyzed the …
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Undead Bed: Mattress Recycling in Boston
… Protection (MassDEP) published the 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan in October 2021. As part of this plan, MassDEP issued a waste regulation that bans the disposal of mattresses and box springs at solid waste facilities. The waste ban will take effect while the Massachusetts legislature is working …
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falsework : staging construction
… of stone, tree, and jig. Suspended between a zero-waste utopia where out-of-commission buildings are efficiently stripped for parts, pulverized, and recast into new buildings and a preserved world where the size of climate-controlled wunderkammers get ever larger, these material narratives …
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Nothing Unwanted: Prototyping Matter out of Place
… with reclaimed materials. The design of waste, inevitably, often symbolizes the separation between society and its waste, marked by an intention to remove, re-form, and re-standardize. Zero-waste systems and circular economy often inadvertently create hidden wastes, labor, and carbon …
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