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Zero waste

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Preventing food loss and waste in Aotearoa New Zealand


Globally, 40% of food produced is lost or wasted. Prevention is the most important intervention to reduce food waste as it has the greatest potential to mitigate the social, economic, and environmental harms. This report identifies sector-specific challenges in preventing food waste and explores the evidence for solutions in the supply chain.
Briefing paper

Banned single-use plastic items: review of part 3A and 3AA


As part of the single-use plastic items ban in 2021, the Queensland Government committed to a review that would ensure the ban had been effective and was functioning as intended. This review details the effects of the ban on the community and retailers as well as the ban's efficacy in reducing plastic waste and litter...
Report

Recommendations for standardisation of kerbside collections in Aotearoa


Domestic kerbside collections in Aotearoa New Zealand vary significantly across the country. Inconsistencies lead to confusion among the public, incentivise waste to landfill, and can increase contamination in recycling. This report discusses ways to standardise domestic kerbside collections to increase consistency, reduce confusion for householders, improve material quality and reduce residual rubbish to landfill.
Conference paper

Waste in design management operations from the viewpoint of project needs


Traditional design management processes aim to remove waste on individual design processes, neglecting to view the process as a whole. This research answers the question: How project participants perceive waste in design management operations, and in which ways the waste could be eliminated?
Journal article

Lean and BIM meet social sciences: new perspectives in construction engineering and management

Lean construction and Building Information Modelling (BIM) are central means of ongoing transformation in the construction industry. The current transformation of the industry is a major opportunity for social science researchers to observe interesting social phenomena, e.g., creativity, problem solving, collaboration, co-creation, commitment, and trust, which may lead to improved methods and models of management.