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Landfill Gas Recovery and Policy Issues
Landfill gas recovery has great promise for keeping methane out of the atmosphere where it can contribute to global warming. Landfill gas is also a possible green source of energy and a potential replacement for fossil fuels. However, at the same time, ...
Help the Environment with Reusable Bags
Every time a customer walks out of your store with a plastic bag, there's a very good chance that the bag is going to end up in a landfill somewhere. Once that happens, it's going to sit there for more than 1,000 years. Instead of contributing to this con...
Plastic Bottle Recycling across Canada
The recycling process means re-producing from used waste. Recycling is equally important in case of used plastic bottles. This is beneficial for the nature and human health as well. It takes less effort in reprocessing things and getting new products. And...
Be Environment-Friendly by Recycling Used Cell Phones
Waste management is the key to a safer environment. With each passing day, the environment becomes more polluted and contaminated. In such a scenario, it becomes essential to employ some methods that can protect the environment from these dangerous threat...
The Benefits of Landfill Gas Recovery
When a municipality has finished with a landfill, they typically bury it. The organic matter in the landfill decomposes and releases gases consisting of methane and other chemical compounds. This gas, known as landfill gas, can be captured and recovered...
Starbucks Makes Controversial Choices About Recycling
Starbucks is the all-American coffee giant, so you think that they would be on board with the latest eco-friendly advancements, right? You may have to think again because Starbucks recently denied the request of customers to improve the recycling habits o...
Awards for Bioplastic
As the tons of plastics the world has produced over the years continue to congest the veins of our dear Mother Nature, bioplastic serves as a glimmer of hope that one day, our landfills would be lessened, our oceans crystal clear once again and our atmosp...
Should Recycling Be Mandatory?
Today, there is so much of emphasis on preserving the environment and protecting natural surroundings. Much of the damage to natural surroundings is caused by toxic waste substances. These substances are the by-products of man-made items that decay over a...
Why Compost?
Go green! Buy organic! Compost your trash! These messages and messages like them are constantly thrown in our faces by movie stars, the news, and magazine articles. "Okay," we say, "But why?" We know we should do these things, but no one has told us why. ...
This Business About Trying To Be Green Can Be Complicated
Cathedral Ceilings Add to Our Home Heating Bill.
We have been working on our house for some time to lower our carbon footprint. We have put in better plumbing, and are gradually buying more energy efficient appliances. We also unplug most things that h...
Global Warming is happening…..What are we doing to slow it down???
Earth's temperatures are rising and there is no indication that this problem is slowing down. The people who live on this earth and the wildlife that inhabits our oceans are all vulnerable to the effects of global warming. The problems of litter and pollu...
How to Recycle
It may seem simple enough, but there are certain specifics to recycling that can help the environment and your sanitation service. Recycling reduces waste that builds in landfills in order to make new products from the old. This is rewarding for us and th...
Recycling Old and unwanted Pc To Preserve The Atmosphere
Numerous metropolitan areas, cities and also townships are now dreaming concerning personal pc recycling in addition to TV recycling approaches to secure the ecosystem as well as prevent potential earth contamination. For the reason that computing devices...
Environment-Friendly Waste Destruction
Environment friendly waste destruction might be more complex than it sounds because it deals with more than how we dispose of glass, cardboard or plastics. Obviously to be environmentally friendly as much as possible the waste product should be recycled, ...
10 Ideas to Save Money and Make Your Orlando Home Greener
Saving money and going green are both hot topics right now. So, I'm sure you've already heard the tips to turn off water while brushing your teeth, turn off TVs and computers and swap out old light bulbs for the new energy-saving versions.
Here ar...