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[ Computer Take Back Campaign ]
Shareholder resolution on toxic materials Apple's statement OPPOSING materials resolution What Do We Want From Apple? ... legislation in the States. Lead the electronics industry in green design, including phasing out toxic materials in their products Apple Campaign Timeline Sept 2004 Computer TakeBack Campaign (CTBC) ...
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[ Computer Take Back Campaign ]
How can he be against making improvements in recycling and phasing out toxic materials? We expect more from someone who is such a strong leader on global warming.” ... Connecticut legislation for producer responsibility) Lead the electronics industry in green design, including phasing out toxic materials in their products In the letter to Gore, the Coalition compared Apple’s ...
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CBOT sampling protocols
Products with recycled content* n Fewer non-recyclable materials n Precut and prefab components n Fewer toxic materials n Strong materials (exploit their structural advantage) n High grade materials ... contractors, the Recycling Plus Program takes lessons learned out in the field about how to apply the three R ... exceed goals than miss them. n Job scheduling, including phasing.  An extremely ...
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Glossary of Terms - Environmental Protection Agency, Ireland
(PCDDs). Dioxins can form during combustion of organic materials containing chlorine, as undesirable by-products during chemical manufacture ... - The Montreal Protocol and subsequent amendments set out a programme for the phasing out of the compounds with the greatest ... of quotas as specific quantities or proportions. Toxic Equivalent (TEQ) - Toxic equivalent is a system of toxicity weighting factors ...
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ARTICLE: MEDICAL WASTE INCINERATION AND THE WORLD BANK
Given that much hospital material is composed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), toxic dioxins are created in the ... Without Harm" to call for an environmentally safe health care industry, which includes the global phasing out of incinerators. Ann Leonard, field director of the Multinationals Resource Center (MRC), has worked ...
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Future 500
Waste Recycling(GreenBiz, December 15, 2005) Microsoft to phase out toxic plastics(by Dawn Kawamoto, December 7, 2005) Wal-Mart ... (by Joel Makower, October 2005) Amcor and Husky Using Renewable Materials for Bottles (by Chris Smith, September 20, 2005) NatureWorks ... Valley (by Ted Greenwald, Wired, November 12, 2007) Iceland Phasing Out Fossil Fuels for Clean Energy (by Peggy Mihelic, CNN, September ...
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GEO-2000: Chapter Two: The State of the Environment - North America
Success in reducing emissions of some toxic industrial materials must be compared with continued high levels of industrial use of such materials and slow progress in cleaning up toxic waste sites. Success in phasing out production ...
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PVC: Recycling Killer, Public Health Menace
Phasing out PVC” Tufts Study by Frank Ackerman [pdf 1.3MB] Take Action! Consumer Action [pdf] Retailer Action [pdf] Government Action [pdf] PVC in Building Materials [ ... ) [offsite] INFORM [offsite] Northern California Recycling Association [offsite] Oregon Toxics Alliance [offsite] Toxic Comedy Pictures: “Blue Vinyl” [offsite] Toxics Action Center [offsite] Washington Toxics Coalition ...
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In Business, Creating Sustainable Enterprises & Communities
May-June In Business, Minneapolis is using its ReUse Center to resell old building materials; in Austin, Texas, Will Wynn is one of 230 mayors nationwide pledging to reduce ... million annually on city energy bills; San Francisco - Initiatives include $100 million for solar power, phasing out toxic products and sending compost from food scraps to the region's vineyards; and Seattle - Launching ...
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Scientific Certification Systems - CARB, ATCM, Airborne Toxic Control Measure, ACTM 93120, California Air Resources Board
Sustainable ChoiceIndoor Air QualityMaterial Content CARB - Airborne Toxic Control Measure FSC Chain of Custody LEED Resources CARB - Airborne Toxic Control Measure certification for Composite Wood ... with these materials are also covered under the regulations. Finished product manufacturers selling goods in California must actively begin phasing out inventories of non-compliant materials, offering ...
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