In recent years officials have repeatedly called on manufacturers to use less elaborate packaging in order to cut down on waste and make mooncakes more affordable.

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It will help families and businesses cut down on energy waste, save money and reduce dangerous carbon pollution.

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He in fact switched from one mode of breeding that did not work to another and even invented and patented a device to cut down on feed waste.

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Tata designed a simple protective cover for the grilles, plus a slip-on fabric cover for belts and watches that is now used to cut down on expensive waste at each of Tata Motors' factories.

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In the travel industry, some establishments are trying to cut down food waste on their own.

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Within its Think Big Blueprint, O2's 3 year sustainability strategy, the company has pledged to supply phones charger-free by 2015 to cut down on the huge environmental waste that spare and redundant chargers create.

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Capsulizing the new mood, the website of the Global Times newspaper on Wednesday displayed a photo of workers at a power supply company in eastern Anhui province writing "cut down waste" slogans on balloons.

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Xi recently called for people to be more frugal and oppose waste following a "Clear the Plate" campaign by netizens calling on restaurants to cut down food waste.

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