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This Week in Logistics New (May 6 – 12)

Logistics Viewpoints

But it turns out, unfortunately, that there is so much more material waste in this world that we never think about. A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters and ski boots, cuts a strange sight in Chile’s Atacama, the driest desert in the world, which is increasingly suffering from pollution created by fast fashion.

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One Man’s Trash: How Blockchain Can Target Food Waste to Help End World Hunger

Material Handling & Logistics

As population density rises and resources dwindle, the lasting effects of world hunger only seem to be getting worse. As it turns out, the solution to this growing problem may lie in our own refrigerators. billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted. billion metric tons—gets lost or wasted. You may be asking, “What can we do?”

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AI and Climate Change, Can Technology Save The Planet, and What’s Next for Green City Vancouver

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What I saw is that resources can be distributed in such different ways. I saw what people need in different places and realized that we would have enough for everyone if we were more efficient with our resources and by being more effective with how we distribute them. I think it’s a critical tool at a critical time.