Government sources claim that residential garbage from the United States weighs more than 210 million tons every year. Most of this material could be recycled reducing the ever increasing need for virgin material. From this huge amount of waste about 40% consists of paper and paperboard; the good part is that most of the paper [...]
Everyone needs air to survive. It is imperative to our health that we constantly get a fresh supply of air that has no contaminates. This is the same when you are outside or inside your home. Most of the homes and work places in the United States are fitted with air heating and cooling systems. [...]
Oil is made from crude oil, a valuable natural resource that is highly sought after. Oil is also a very serious pollutant so it is absolutely essential that any waste oil from the likes of car or boat engines or oil fired central heating systems for example, is disposed of in the proper manner. Despite [...]
When you’ve finally ordered that brand new three-piece suite you’ve had your eye on for months, it’s all too easy to forget that you need to get rid of the old one before its replacement turns up. Fortunately the advent of the internet has meant it’s far easier to pass on unwanted items of furniture [...]
Evan Garber, president of Escape Velocity Systems (www.evs-sw.com), suggested that, “Tactical improvements eliminate waste similar to strategic decision making; the goal of making a tactical change is to eliminate waste and improve profit and loss. Improvements are maximized when efficiency is realized by implementing the ‘suggestions’ revealed by the data.” Using this methodology, industrial organizations [...]
Why should you recycle ink cartridges? Well, there are many reasons. Firstly, and most importantly, it keeps them away from the landfills. Even though they are small, there are so many of them bought and thrown away every year that it does make a noticeable difference. For example, every year roughly 400 million ink jet [...]
Many people struggle to kill the weeds in their lawns and gardens for the reason that they do not want to use a commercially made chemical herbicide. The safety of using these commercially available weed killers is not entirely known. While the manufacturers and even government agencies say they are safe the long term affects [...]
Government sources claim that residential garbage from the United States weighs more than 210 million tons every year. Most of this material could be recycled reducing the ever increasing need for virgin material. From this huge amount of waste about 40% consists of paper and paperboard; the good part is that most of the paper [...]
Recycle, wipe clean programs have spread to almost all sectors of our society. Let’s take for instance the case of cell phones; there are more than two billion cell phones used all over the world every day; but for how long do we actually use them? A year, two, maybe? Then what? What happens to [...]
The Sunshine State has long been known for its progressive social and ecological programs. From the Super Fund clean up initiative to their ambitious attempts to preserve the Everglades, Florida has consistently been on the front lines of the battle to preserve natural habitats. Given their history, it should come as no surprise that Florida [...]