#waste-reduction

#waste-reduction

The hands-on management practice is called "gemba," which Farley said he "fell in love with at Toyota," where he started his automotive career. Gemba stems from the Japanese phrase "genchi genbutsu," meaning "go and see with your own eyes," Farley said. The concept refers roughly to the real place where real work is done on real things, as opposed to a plan or model of production.

Let's face it: Keeping the kitchen organized is one of the greatest challenges we face in our busy everyday lives, and the pantry is a particularly touchy subject. Keeping a well-stocked pantry is a joy, until it gets full of half-empty bags of beans, messy flour sacks, and who-knows-what-that-is, forgotten out of sight at the very back. If only we could have a perfectly organized pantry with matching containers designed specifically for each purpose!

Community RePaint is a UK-wide paint reuse network that collects leftover paint from drop-off points and redistributes it to individuals and groups in the community. They started in 1992 as a research project in Leeds called the Waste Wagon, led by a consortium of waste and recycling organisations and set up in response to concern from the local authority about the high cost of paint disposal and issues around household hazardous waste.

In an AI-powered economy, business leaders are focused on enhancing the productivity and efficiency of their workforce and operations. To accelerate value creation, while focusing on cost reductions and efficiencies, companies are identifying and removing silos -- structural, data, and organizational -- so they can successfully deploy hyper automation and emerging technologies like autonomous AI agents and robots, serving as an extension of their digital labor.

After paper, food, plastic, yard waste, and metal, textiles make up the largest share of household waste. Most textile waste consists of discarded clothing. But furniture, carpets, bedding, and even footwear and tires contribute to the total. As of 2018, the last year the Environmental Protection Agency published national statistics, textiles comprise 5.8% of municipal solid waste , but just 14.7 percent of the more than 17 million tons of fabric waste was recycled.

The process started with carving gold foam to explore forms and figure out what shapes worked best. After that, the team experimented with blending recycled bisque-fired ceramics.

The compost bin is more than a place for leftovers; it's a source of inspiration, as well as a way to reflect on what we waste.

The Hollow Pencil pushes aside centuries of pencil-making tradition by replacing wood with an ingenious honeycomb paper structure that reduces material waste by an astounding 85%.

The Fixperience Workshops, hosted by climate charity Possible's Fixing Factory, aim to teach beginners how to repair everyday items such as toasters, remote controls, plugs, and small electronics.

The resignation of Reform UK's chairman Zia Yusuf has caused doubt about the future direction of its Department of Government Efficiency, prompting the recent departure of its tech entrepreneur leader.

When I began composting our kitchen scraps, we cut our trash output by more than half, highlighting the significant environmental impact of composting.

Kavita emphasizes that the most significant opportunity to reduce costs lies in eliminating waste throughout our economy, from production, through the use phase, to recovering and reusing materials traditionally discarded after a single use.

The myth that frozen fish is inherently inferior persists; however, it all comes down to how your fish is frozen, with flash-freezing being the best method.

Despite ambitious claims of efficiency and savings, President Trump's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has struggled to meet its goals, delivering far less than promised.

The adoption of the working plan marks a pivotal moment that will deliver significant benefits for all Europeans, create opportunities for businesses and employment, and protect the planet.