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Water waste

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Canadians think we have plenty of it, but water is a valuable resource we already waste. In the coming decades we'll need solutions to our wasted water. Find out how science is looking way down the road and coming up with a plan.

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Zero Waste

Is it possible to live a life of Zero Waste? Host Torah Kachur talks with scientists and innovative people who believe it's only a matter of time, and meets a man who has generated only one bag of garbage in the last decade.

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Leftovers!

This week on What a Waste - all of the other types of waste that pile up - we're calling it the leftovers edition. From paper to cigarette butts to tires, it's our garbage catch all. Host Torah Kachur talks scientists and innovators.

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Gaseous waste

Greenhouse gases and global warming may seem like insurmountable problems. But all it takes is a bit of scientific ingenuity and hard work to come up with incredible and seemingly simple inventions to remove gaseous waste.

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Industrial waste

A lot of our waste problem can be blamed on industries. Now there's a new concept called 'Industrial Symbiosis' that can create greener communities of interdependent industries. 
All they want to do is reduce waste and save resources.


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Space junk

The amount of debris in space is rising exponentially and is a threat to astronauts, cosmonauts and martian colonizers. Scientists don't want to just clean it up......they're figuring out creative ways to re-use it.

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