Sentence examples for number of waste from inspiring English sources

This was achieved mainly by bringing together a number of waste and recycling contracts into a single one with tight sustainability focused specifications.

It recently cut the number of waste companies it works with from 30 to 5. It also held a big recycling and waste conference to inspire positive ways of working with these suppliers.

Representatives Jose E. Serrano of the Bronx and Nydia M. Velazquez, whose district includes parts of Brooklyn, have each filed federal civil rights complaints over the high number of waste transfer sites in their districts.

The Upper East Side is one of the city's wealthiest areas, they say, and the sanitation plan is intended to redress the disproportionate number of waste stations in poorer neighborhoods.

A number of waste streams which are separated and recycled or reused are not regularly reported on, such as batteries and fluorescent lighting, and we have not been composting food waste or degradable packaging, which is more damaging than ordinary plastic if it goes to landfill.

The battle over the site at Kings Cliffe is being seen as a test case for the rest of the country, as a growing number of waste companies hope to take advantage of the government's change of rules to allow such dumping to take place.

It is about taking a large number of waste-reducing steps right across the food system.

Finally, colleges should work to reduce the number of wasted credits.

Analysis by the not-for-profit organisation Y Vote found that the total number of wasted votes of electors or would-be electors aged 18 to 24 outnumbered the winning margin, by several multiples, in the 10 tightest contests.

INSIDE PITCH Fred Wilpon, the Mets' principal owner, told Newsday that he supported General Manager Sandy Alderson and the rest of the front office staff, noting a number of wasted player investments would soon come off the payroll and predicting that better days were ahead.

Also, a large number of waste-treatment plants will be required to handle the resulting wastes.