Source: inhabitat.com Published: August 1, 2017 By Jasmin Malik Chua Don’t toss your bagel wrapper in the trash just yet; scientists at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland say they have discovered a way to turn used aluminum foil into a catalyst to create...
Source: reuters.com Published: July 12, 2017 Sarah Marsh Olaff Alejo’s salt lamps are eerily beautiful and designed to purify the air. Yet the Cuban designer must rummage through trash bins and scour the sidewalks of Havana for scraps of wood and obsolete electrical...
Source: theguardian.com Published: June 29, 2017 Natalie Fee left a job in television to focus on reducing plastic pollution. Her latest project, Refill, aims to make reusing a plastic bottle simpler than buying a new one and it’s catching on in cities from Bath to...
Source: onegreenplanet.org Published: June 23, 2017 Image source: gouravgola89/Pixabay By Aleksandra Pajda In light of the current plastic waste crisis, recycling and reusing this omnipresent, but threatening, material is one of the biggest tactics we can use to lower...
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: thepaperstory.co.za Published: June 7, 2017 We can all agree that “digital is not going away” – it is very much a part of our world. I’m using it to publish this post. But even in this multimedia, multiplatform world, paper is not going away either. And that’s...
Source: ict-pulse.com Published: April 20, 2016 Although we are supposedly living more digital lives, paper consumption globally has been increasing. Here are five ways we use less paper in our work lives. Posted by Michele Marius In today’s society, many of us pride...
Source: americas-stirfry.com Published: May 5, 2016 By admine ricasst Listed here are some of the environmental and money saving benefits of recycling paper… Saves Trees – The obvious reason to recycle paper is for saving trees which provide vital oxygen for the...
Source: mobilerecordshredders.com Published: May 4, 2017 It’s more than just a piece of paper you are shredding. It’s also something that help better the environment if disposed of correctly. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, when you throw paper...
Source: reddeeradvocate.com Published: October 12, 2016 Time to round up all those old or unwanted electronics. Red Deer Public Schools has teamed up with Alberta Recycling and Recycle Logic to raise money for students in need while helping the environment at the same...