Find out more about reducing your waste and carbon footprint here. 10. Up to 60% of the rubbish that ends up in the bin could be recycled. Not everything can be recycled but unfortunately more than half of the things we put in the bin to go to landfill could have been recycled. ...
Versatile, pliable, durable, cheap to produce—and ubiquitous. Plastic is all of that. It is also both a life-saving miracle product and the scourge of the Earth. Here are eight essential facts to keep in mind.
It is efficient, safe, and reduces environmental damage by reducing wastewater. Popular opposition to the process has held up its widespread adoption, despite its advantages. INSET: Seen & Heard.Parkinson,...
This goes back to the simple lesson of “only take what you need.” If we buy and create less food, we’ll throw less out. This is about simply reducing waste by not creating it in the first place. Feed Hungry People Much of the food we throw out is perfectly edible. With 50 mill...
The presence of environmental pollution raises the issue ofpollution control. Great efforts are made to limit the release of harmful substances into the environment throughair pollution control,wastewater treatment,solid-waste management,hazardous-waste management, andrecycling. Unfortunately, attempts at pol...
Why live zero waste? The average American produces about4.9 pounds of trash a day, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). That’s nearly 1,800 pounds of trash a year, per person. So by reducing the amount of trash you create, you could literally savethousandsof pounds of...
Fast Facts About Recycling & Sustainability According to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), recycling in Pennsylvania in 2005 saved over 98 trillion BTUs of energy, enough to power 941,000 houses. In 2019, Penn Waste’s state of the art recycling facility processed more...
Cities account for 75 per cent of global resource and energy use and produce more than half of global waste and at least 60 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions. Trees in urban areas can cool the air by up to 5°C, reducing air conditioning needs by 25 per cent. Urban trees provid...
Here are some other facts about glass recycling: 80% of glass is estimated to be recycled into new containers. By making new glass bottles from 50% recycled material, enough energy is saved to power 45,000 households for a year and prevent 181,550 tons of waste from entering landfills ...
Pollution can be described as contamination of air, water and soil by introduction of a contaminant into a natural environment, usually by humans that are harmful to living organisms. Here are 71+ shocking facts about pollution.