Source: alternet.org Published: August 7, 2017 Written by Robin Scher Reduce, reuse, recycle. Everyone has heard this call ad infinitum, but do we really take heed? Yes, sorting your trash is a good start, but that still only ticks one box. Maybe you’re a stellar...
Source: treehugger.com Published: March 19, 2014 By Katherine Martinko CC BY 2.0 Helmuts Guigo The bathroom is one of the easiest rooms in the house to cut back on waste, although you might be surprised to hear that. With a few adjustments to your shopping habits, you...
Source: bates.edu Published: June 22, 2017 Just as Bates has a goal of becoming carbon neutral, we also have a goal of moving towards becoming a Zero Waste campus. If this sounds impossible, consider this: our Dining Service has already achieved an over 80% diversion...
Source: umaine.edu Published: June 22, 2017 UMaine researchers and state stakeholders work towards a cleaner waste stream By JOE RANKIN It’s only human to make trash. Even early hunter-gathers had a waste stream. Of course, back then most of it was biodegradable and,...
Source: cta.tech Published: September 13, 2016 We are purchasing and enjoying technology at unprecedented levels, and emerging trends such as the Internet of Things and wearables likely mean more tech devices will soon be entering our homes. But what happens once...
Source: army.mil Published: April 13, 2016 The Battalion-scale Waste to Energy Conversion Green Energy Machine converts 3 tons of trash into 100 gross kilowatts of energy. (Photo Credit: Danielle Davis) By Danielle Davis FORT BENNING, Ga. — Fort Benning is helping the...
Project Oscar Source: boston.gov Published: February 17, 2017 Project Oscar is Boston’s 24-hour community compost pilot program. Named after the Sesame Street character, Project Oscar compost bins give communities a place to drop-off residential food scraps for...
Source: saveonenergy.com Published: August 9, 2016 The average American tosses 4.4 pounds of trash every single day. It may not seem all that astonishing on the surface, but with 323.7 million people living in the United States, that is roughly 728,000 tons of daily...
