Ever wondered how long it takes for certain everyday items such as paper bags, milk cartons, foam cups and plastic bags to decompose? The following chart offers up some examples of just how long the process takes, and the answer may surprise you. Keep in mind this is just for decomposing in a natural environment. [...]
Article by Luis Rosario If cleanliness is next to godliness, then we have a lot of work to do if we want to enter the pearly gates. From carbon emissions to plastic containers washing up on our beach shores, our waste production keeps on going up as our global population increases. It’s pretty obvious what [...]
A few years ago I received a SodaStream, which I mentioned in my 2009 eco-friendly holiday gift guide as a great gift for anyone who drinks a lot of carbonated beverages. Well, it’s now been 2+ years later since I got it, and it’s still going strong in my house. The SodaStream machine is a [...]
There’s a double standard in many people’s lives today. At home they carefully toss cans and bottles to the blue bin, stacking the newspaper beside it, conscious not to put anything recyclable into the trash. That same person often turns into a waste machine when they get to work, printing out long reports on one [...]
Q: Why don’t more states mandate deposits on beverage bottles as incentives for people to return them? Most bottles I’ve seen only list a few states on them. So-called bottle bills, otherwise known as container recycling laws, mandate that certain types of beverage containers require a small deposit (usually five or ten cents) at checkout [...]
Still changing your own motor oil? You aren’t alone. Ever since the automobile was invented, self-made garage mechanics have been spending Saturdays changing their motor oil and filters. While many years went by that the used oil was just dumped in backyards and trash barrels without much thought of any environmental impact, we now know [...]
