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by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Aside from the fact that food waste must be reduced any waste of food that does occur should, obviously, be recycled to bio-methane and compost. Food waste may not travel as far as that it is ONLY shipped to mainland Europe to be made into methane. MORE
HTML clipboardHTML clipboardHow long do different types of waste such as paper, plastic and other materials take to break. down in the environment? That's a tricky question, but here's some decomposition figures to consider MORE
Claire, Emmanuel, Matthias, Elsa and Jade generate eleven pounds of waste per head each year. As the Poiriers switched to local and organic produce, their community imposed a new tax designed to reduce household waste. This got us thinking about the waste we generate.” MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Zero waste is a nice idea and concept but does it work as an individual action? A fair number of people around the developed world are attempting a zero waste lifestyle and claim that they are having great success. They have very little waste they produce, but for many that means waste that they can't get rid off in the various “recycling” streams. The idea of zero waste may be all the rage right now but realistic it is not really. MORE
Chronic Wasting Disease is now found in 26 states. What does it mean for deer, and for you? Wildlife Deer Disease & Parasites Outdoor Rec MORE
The energy usage of recycling, while not as high as when using exclusively virgin raw materials, is still extremely high and reuse, repurposing and upcycling is a much better use of waste as a resource than is recycling. MORE
The takeaway: We waste a lot of extra food (and money) simply because we don’t shop often enough. As big of a problem as it is, food waste rarely makes the news. Simply put: We’re throwing away more in food waste than we are saving by buying in bulk. bulk buying food waste MORE
There are many things that are considered waste and waste products by the majority and the powers-that-be that, in fact, can become the resources for making things we want and need ourselves, or as gifts for family and friends. MORE
The post Derby Poo Ponds and waste water wetland upgrade appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Last Sunday, February 3rd, we drove to Derby for the day from Broome. Derby is our closest town and is 220kms/137 miles away and you can get there in about two hours. MORE
The most recent green bandwagon is “zero waste”. Zero waste is generally understood to mean moving towards generating nothing that gets disposed of in the general rubbish. What should we be thinking about when we talk “zero waste”? MORE
Quick Navigation for Pros and Cons of Waste Incineration. Municipal solid waste incineration process. High-temperature, mass-scale incineration produces ash, flue gases, and heat, and at the end of the burning cycle the total mass of solid waste left behind will be dramatically reduced. MORE
Welcome to 12 First Steps from the Trash Backwards Zero Waste Household Guide. Today we’ll share some basics that address household waste in general; future installments will cover a typical home, room-by-room. Moving to a lower waste life is an ongoing process – There is a lot we can do as individuals and more that we’ll only be able to address collectively to get at the tangled roots of our waste issues. waste reduction zero waste MORE
Eco-Waste Management: North West Pioneers. Every day, tons of usable waste is discarded, left only to rot in landfills rather than be reused for things such as compost rejuvenation and/or power options. San Francisco: Decades Long Efforts Head Toward Zero Waste. MORE
Children from all over the world are making a living sorting through e-waste. More than one hundred organisations from over forty countries worldwide will organise activities as part of the second International E-Waste Day taking place on 14 th October. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) First of all it also must be said that “zero waste” is a myth itself. There is no such thing as “zero waste”. True, paper bags can decompose, but it is not exactly zero waste to use so much energy producing something that is not designed to last. MORE
billion US-gallons of clean drinking water going down the drain, literally wasted. If you have a garden then you do not want to waste this fantastic source of nitrogen, phosphorus, etc. MORE
food waste green living by Michael Smith (Veshengro) This photo was sent to the Austrian broadcast station ORF heute konkret by a viewer and shows a dumpster outside of a branch of a well-known supermarket chain in Vienna after the shop had closed in late July 2014. MORE
Instead of actually reducing waste, especially, though not restricted to, plastic waste, and secondly building our own facilities for recycling the countries are, yet again, looking for places with lower environmental standards to where to dump the waste rather than doing the other. MORE
What a waste. So whether you’re shallow or altruistic the message is the same – don’t waste your bird photos, share them. **. Birders are fairly easy to spot. Many wear awful clothes, variations of beige and khaki with legs that can be zipped off to make uglier shorts. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) A “Bread Happy Hour” against food waste? From September 25 to October 6 will the department for consumer protection of the Berlin Senate mobilize against food waste. food waste wasted food foodshare food MORE
10 Ways to Upcycle your Plastic Waste: 1. Plastic is one of the most used materials in the world, and it is also one of the most polluting. The material gained its popularity due largely to its versatility. MORE
In place of carrier bags, the UK's fastest growing supermarket will offer customers bags for life as reusable 9p bags made from back-of-store plastic waste. In support of this aim, Aldi has signed up to a new cross-sector initiative from WRAP aimed at tackling plastic waste. MORE
A new paper finds for the first time a way to deactivate Chronic Wasting Disease, using a common household product. Wildlife Conservation Science Deer Disease & Parasites MORE
but very little is actually being done to prevent food waste. People are being urged to waste less food – common sense really but then common sense is not all that common and somewhat of a misnomer – but much of the waste happens before it ever reaches the consumer. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Many people believe that dumping their garden waste in woods, parks and the countryside is a good idea as it goes back into soil but far from it. MORE
Waste not, want not is a saying I heard many times growing up and it's taking on even more importance now with our. environment under assault on so many fronts and many natural resources rapidly dwindling MORE
Single-use paper products are also a product of our wasteful society. Academy Alumni Animal Rights Bicycle Conscious Consumerism Ecofashion Elephant Academy Enlightened Society Family Green Travel awareness change eco environment green mindfulness plogging repair cafes single-use plastics zero wasteYep, I know. But hear me out. Paper towels, tissues, napkins, and toilet paper are manufactured for a few moments of use and that's it. MORE
Electronic waste generates a certain amount of schizophrenia among environmental scientists. But, when we hear of the conditions in which electronic waste is disassembled by impoverished peoples of the third world, it gives us pause. Kareiva: Marine Pollution and a World of Waste. MORE
Reducing Waste. So for the third week of Earth Month, Greenhome wants to help you reduce waste by finding ways to throw away less. Industrial waste in the U.S. of all waste. started the Superfund program in 1980 to clean up areas contaminated with hazardous waste. produces over 35 million tons of hazardous waste a year. 5 Easy Ways to Reduce Waste Every Day. MORE
According to the Food Waste Reduction Alliance 25 to 40% of food grown, processed, and transported in the United States will never be consumed. This waste is upsetting because 1 in 6 people in the United States suffer from hunger. Food waste is also terrible for the environment. MORE
The damage done, these unwanted gifts shouldn't go to waste An Australian charity estimates the value of last year's discarded/unwanted Christmas gifts was more than $750 million - that's a lot of money for such a small country and represents a big impact on the environment. MORE
how to go green reduce waste reuse saving money Green living reduce food waste save money When Americans find food in the fridge or pantry after the sell-by date stamped on the packaging, most reflexively throw it away. With food-poisoning scares appearing in the national news at least once a month, many believe that playing around with food after the packaging date is simply asking for trouble. Whether it be bacteria [.]. MORE
A woman from California was so distressed by the amount of plastic waste she encounters daily while walking her dogs that she started posting her pictures online to show people where plastic ends up. Plastic Waste waste MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The greatest scourge, as far as waste is concerned and the amount of it, is packaging waste and much of it, because of the way that it is made – the packaging, not the waste – is also not recyclable. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Zero Waste is a concept that is very much like the idea of sustainable consumption in that it is not feasible regardless of what some people preach. Only Nature knows no real waste as in Nature everything is recycled, truly recycled, in one way or the other. MORE
By reducing meat waste in our own homes, it helps lessen our environmental impact and goes some way to acknowledging the sacrifice Meat is really a luxury and something we may forget is that an animal died to provide it. MORE
Waste as resource not as recyclables by Michael Smith (Veshengro) We must begin, also at home and at work, to see “waste” not as something to be thrown away because there is no away and we must see “waste” as a resource for reuse and upcycling. So-called recycling, which best should be referred to as “downcycling”, does not cut it, to be very honest, and we must seriously rethink how we handle and what we do with the waste that we generate, and we generate far too much of it. MORE
With waste management being one of the prime steps of the recycling process, it is evident that each and every part of your waste is segregated and sent for recycling. The most hazardous waste material to reach a landfill is electronic waste (E-waste). MORE
But the dangerous side of the nuclear waste still casts a shadow over its widespread use. It is the troublesome disposal of the waste that remains an unsolved (perhaps even unsolvable) riddle. Quick Navigation for Reasons Why Nuclear Waste Is Dangerous. What is nuclear waste? MORE
There's an argument to be made that the only time something is actually waste is if we don't know how to put it to work, and that by making an effort to recognize so-called waste items as really being resources, we can improve our lives, our homes and communities, and perhaps our entire world. MORE
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) All waste has to stop and we are the only ones that can do this. We can stop waste and starve the trashcan. While it is true that we will never be able to eliminate all waste, and that aside from human waste; not even our ancestors of old managed to do that, much of it can be eliminated, especially food waste and packaging waste. So, let''s not waste them. Let''s reduce waste by all means possible. MORE
This is wasting a great gardening resource. Never put leaves in a bag on the kerb, it is a waste of a great resource. So, don''t waste your yard waste and that also includes grass clippings. autumn leaves fall leaves gardening Lasagne Gardening leaf mold yard waste MORE
Perhaps unsurprisingly we found that it’s the issues that are closest to home that take priority, and top of the list for our customers is to waste less food. We’re proud of the work we’ve already done to reduce waste, both ourselves and for our customers, but we know we need to be more ambitious, that’s why we’re launching our Waste Less, Save More initiative today. food waste Sainsbury's waste less save more MORE
The amount of food waste we generate each year is incredible. Pick up some food waste reduction tips and save a stack of money It's not only an environmental issue, but a humanitarian and financial one. MORE
Waste Related Topics Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 11, 2018
Instead of actually reducing waste, especially, though not restricted to, plastic waste, and secondly building our own facilities for recycling the countries are, yet again, looking for places with lower environmental standards to where to dump the waste rather than doing the other.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 3, 2019
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Many people believe that dumping their garden waste in woods, parks and the countryside is a good idea as it goes back into soil but far from it.
Green Prophet
OCTOBER 12, 2019
Children from all over the world are making a living sorting through e-waste. More than one hundred organisations from over forty countries worldwide will organise activities as part of the second International E-Waste Day taking place on 14 th October.
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 8, 2014
but very little is actually being done to prevent food waste. People are being urged to waste less food – common sense really but then common sense is not all that common and somewhat of a misnomer – but much of the waste happens before it ever reaches the consumer.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 3, 2017
billion US-gallons of clean drinking water going down the drain, literally wasted. If you have a garden then you do not want to waste this fantastic source of nitrogen, phosphorus, etc.
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 19, 2015
Waste as resource not as recyclables by Michael Smith (Veshengro) We must begin, also at home and at work, to see “waste” not as something to be thrown away because there is no away and we must see “waste” as a resource for reuse and upcycling. So-called recycling, which best should be referred to as “downcycling”, does not cut it, to be very honest, and we must seriously rethink how we handle and what we do with the waste that we generate, and we generate far too much of it.
Green (Living) Review
DECEMBER 13, 2013
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) The greatest scourge, as far as waste is concerned and the amount of it, is packaging waste and much of it, because of the way that it is made – the packaging, not the waste – is also not recyclable.
Living Green & Saving Energy
OCTOBER 20, 2014
With waste management being one of the prime steps of the recycling process, it is evident that each and every part of your waste is segregated and sent for recycling. The most hazardous waste material to reach a landfill is electronic waste (E-waste).
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 29, 2017
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Zero Waste is a concept that is very much like the idea of sustainable consumption in that it is not feasible regardless of what some people preach. Only Nature knows no real waste as in Nature everything is recycled, truly recycled, in one way or the other.
Green (Living) Review
MARCH 23, 2018
In place of carrier bags, the UK's fastest growing supermarket will offer customers bags for life as reusable 9p bags made from back-of-store plastic waste. In support of this aim, Aldi has signed up to a new cross-sector initiative from WRAP aimed at tackling plastic waste.
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 22, 2014
There are many things that are considered waste and waste products by the majority and the powers-that-be that, in fact, can become the resources for making things we want and need ourselves, or as gifts for family and friends.
Greentumble
DECEMBER 26, 2017
But the dangerous side of the nuclear waste still casts a shadow over its widespread use. It is the troublesome disposal of the waste that remains an unsolved (perhaps even unsolvable) riddle. Quick Navigation for Reasons Why Nuclear Waste Is Dangerous. What is nuclear waste?
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 13, 2016
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Zero waste is a nice idea and concept but does it work as an individual action? A fair number of people around the developed world are attempting a zero waste lifestyle and claim that they are having great success. They have very little waste they produce, but for many that means waste that they can't get rid off in the various “recycling” streams. The idea of zero waste may be all the rage right now but realistic it is not really.
Green Living Tips
AUGUST 6, 2011
The amount of food waste we generate each year is incredible. Pick up some food waste reduction tips and save a stack of money It's not only an environmental issue, but a humanitarian and financial one.
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 13, 2015
There's an argument to be made that the only time something is actually waste is if we don't know how to put it to work, and that by making an effort to recognize so-called waste items as really being resources, we can improve our lives, our homes and communities, and perhaps our entire world.
Nature Conservancy - Science
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
A new paper finds for the first time a way to deactivate Chronic Wasting Disease, using a common household product. Wildlife Conservation Science Deer Disease & Parasites
Green (Living) Review
APRIL 4, 2018
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) First of all it also must be said that “zero waste” is a myth itself. There is no such thing as “zero waste”. True, paper bags can decompose, but it is not exactly zero waste to use so much energy producing something that is not designed to last.
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
food waste green living by Michael Smith (Veshengro) This photo was sent to the Austrian broadcast station ORF heute konkret by a viewer and shows a dumpster outside of a branch of a well-known supermarket chain in Vienna after the shop had closed in late July 2014.
Environmental News Network
JANUARY 30, 2015
According to the Food Waste Reduction Alliance 25 to 40% of food grown, processed, and transported in the United States will never be consumed. This waste is upsetting because 1 in 6 people in the United States suffer from hunger. Food waste is also terrible for the environment.
Nature Conservancy - Science
MAY 12, 2016
Electronic waste generates a certain amount of schizophrenia among environmental scientists. But, when we hear of the conditions in which electronic waste is disassembled by impoverished peoples of the third world, it gives us pause. Kareiva: Marine Pollution and a World of Waste.
Green (Living) Review
SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) A “Bread Happy Hour” against food waste? From September 25 to October 6 will the department for consumer protection of the Berlin Senate mobilize against food waste. food waste wasted food foodshare food
10,000 Birds
JUNE 27, 2018
What a waste. So whether you’re shallow or altruistic the message is the same – don’t waste your bird photos, share them. **. Birders are fairly easy to spot. Many wear awful clothes, variations of beige and khaki with legs that can be zipped off to make uglier shorts.
Green Living Tips
AUGUST 20, 2011
Waste not, want not is a saying I heard many times growing up and it's taking on even more importance now with our. environment under assault on so many fronts and many natural resources rapidly dwindling
Eccorazzi
MAY 10, 2018
The most recent green bandwagon is “zero waste”. Zero waste is generally understood to mean moving towards generating nothing that gets disposed of in the general rubbish. What should we be thinking about when we talk “zero waste”?
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 16, 2015
The takeaway: We waste a lot of extra food (and money) simply because we don’t shop often enough. As big of a problem as it is, food waste rarely makes the news. Simply put: We’re throwing away more in food waste than we are saving by buying in bulk. bulk buying food waste
Nature Conservancy - Science
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Chronic Wasting Disease is now found in 26 states. What does it mean for deer, and for you? Wildlife Deer Disease & Parasites Outdoor Rec
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 8, 2016
Claire, Emmanuel, Matthias, Elsa and Jade generate eleven pounds of waste per head each year. As the Poiriers switched to local and organic produce, their community imposed a new tax designed to reduce household waste. This got us thinking about the waste we generate.”
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 10, 2019
The post Derby Poo Ponds and waste water wetland upgrade appeared first on 10,000 Birds. Last Sunday, February 3rd, we drove to Derby for the day from Broome. Derby is our closest town and is 220kms/137 miles away and you can get there in about two hours.
Green Living Tips
FEBRUARY 12, 2011
By reducing meat waste in our own homes, it helps lessen our environmental impact and goes some way to acknowledging the sacrifice Meat is really a luxury and something we may forget is that an animal died to provide it.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 21, 2013
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) Aside from the fact that food waste must be reduced any waste of food that does occur should, obviously, be recycled to bio-methane and compost. Food waste may not travel as far as that it is ONLY shipped to mainland Europe to be made into methane.
Hug a Tree with Me
FEBRUARY 26, 2014
10 Ways to Upcycle your Plastic Waste: 1. Plastic is one of the most used materials in the world, and it is also one of the most polluting. The material gained its popularity due largely to its versatility.
Green Living Tips
DECEMBER 25, 2011
The damage done, these unwanted gifts shouldn't go to waste An Australian charity estimates the value of last year's discarded/unwanted Christmas gifts was more than $750 million - that's a lot of money for such a small country and represents a big impact on the environment.
Green Living Tips
APRIL 1, 2009
HTML clipboardHTML clipboardHow long do different types of waste such as paper, plastic and other materials take to break. down in the environment? That's a tricky question, but here's some decomposition figures to consider
Green Home Blog
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
Eco-Waste Management: North West Pioneers. Every day, tons of usable waste is discarded, left only to rot in landfills rather than be reused for things such as compost rejuvenation and/or power options. San Francisco: Decades Long Efforts Head Toward Zero Waste.
Green Home Blog
JUNE 4, 2012
Reducing Waste. So for the third week of Earth Month, Greenhome wants to help you reduce waste by finding ways to throw away less. Industrial waste in the U.S. of all waste. started the Superfund program in 1980 to clean up areas contaminated with hazardous waste. produces over 35 million tons of hazardous waste a year. 5 Easy Ways to Reduce Waste Every Day.
Green (Living) Review
MAY 23, 2013
by Michael Smith (Veshengro) All waste has to stop and we are the only ones that can do this. We can stop waste and starve the trashcan. While it is true that we will never be able to eliminate all waste, and that aside from human waste; not even our ancestors of old managed to do that, much of it can be eliminated, especially food waste and packaging waste. So, let''s not waste them. Let''s reduce waste by all means possible.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 9, 2015
Welcome to 12 First Steps from the Trash Backwards Zero Waste Household Guide. Today we’ll share some basics that address household waste in general; future installments will cover a typical home, room-by-room. Moving to a lower waste life is an ongoing process – There is a lot we can do as individuals and more that we’ll only be able to address collectively to get at the tangled roots of our waste issues. waste reduction zero waste
Elephant Journal
DECEMBER 31, 2018
Single-use paper products are also a product of our wasteful society. Academy Alumni Animal Rights Bicycle Conscious Consumerism Ecofashion Elephant Academy Enlightened Society Family Green Travel awareness change eco environment green mindfulness plogging repair cafes single-use plastics zero wasteYep, I know. But hear me out. Paper towels, tissues, napkins, and toilet paper are manufactured for a few moments of use and that's it.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 6, 2014
The energy usage of recycling, while not as high as when using exclusively virgin raw materials, is still extremely high and reuse, repurposing and upcycling is a much better use of waste as a resource than is recycling.
Green (Living) Review
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
This is wasting a great gardening resource. Never put leaves in a bag on the kerb, it is a waste of a great resource. So, don''t waste your yard waste and that also includes grass clippings. autumn leaves fall leaves gardening Lasagne Gardening leaf mold yard waste
Living Green & Saving Energy
OCTOBER 14, 2013
how to go green reduce waste reuse saving money Green living reduce food waste save money When Americans find food in the fridge or pantry after the sell-by date stamped on the packaging, most reflexively throw it away. With food-poisoning scares appearing in the national news at least once a month, many believe that playing around with food after the packaging date is simply asking for trouble. Whether it be bacteria [.].
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 26, 2015
A woman from California was so distressed by the amount of plastic waste she encounters daily while walking her dogs that she started posting her pictures online to show people where plastic ends up. Plastic Waste waste
Green (Living) Review
OCTOBER 3, 2015
Perhaps unsurprisingly we found that it’s the issues that are closest to home that take priority, and top of the list for our customers is to waste less food. We’re proud of the work we’ve already done to reduce waste, both ourselves and for our customers, but we know we need to be more ambitious, that’s why we’re launching our Waste Less, Save More initiative today. food waste Sainsbury's waste less save more
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