Tag: #lean/continuousimprovement
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Don’t Let Ragebait Trap You
Having formal training in sustainability can be strange sometimes. I say what my job is, the person to whom I am speaking thinks I am just trying to ban plastic straws, and I struggle to go forward from there. For many people, the primary way that they engage with ‘sustainability’ as they conceive of it…
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Sorting Your Waste Could Be Your Best Sustainability Project This Year
There is a historical site near where I live that has many houses from over the centuries of the city’s founding. It is a good place for archaeologists and historians interested in colonial New England, as it was basically a landfill in ye olden times. They are still finding bits of pottery, old garden layouts…
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Reimagining Success in Business, Life, and Sustainability
Right now, owning my own business means I don’t make very much money. I knew this would be true when I started the company, but that doesn’t always make it easier. I am fortunate to have family that financially supports me so I can stay in the game, but I have to be careful about…
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The Customer Isn’t Always Right (Don’t Depend on It)
Last spring, I was in a conference session discussing the implementation of composting at a resort cafeteria. It was a good introduction to how these ideas go – the waste management cost savings, the importance of audits and data management, the improved employee experience and necessary retraining, etc. I had heard much of it before,…
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C-BAM! POW! – The Exciting World of Carbon Border Adjustment
Climate change is global and requires global action, a deeply challenging reality considering how complex global politics are on a good day. Thus far, smaller scale actions have proved more consistent and effective, with local, regional, national, and limited multinational activities producing stronger and more long-lasting plans to bring down greenhouse gas emissions and prepare…