Waste Reduction
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Bottled Water Versus Tap Water, Which Is Better
By: Sara Wittenberg
Many people spend substantial amounts of money each year on bottled water because they believe that it is cleaner or safer than tap water. more...
Bottled Water Affects the Environment and Health
Producing bottled water is energy-intensive and most of the bottles end up in landfills. Toxic chemicals, like BPA, in plastic bottles could cause health concerns. more...
A New Waste-to-Energy Technology
By: Dan Rafter
A new form of waste disposal - plasma gasification - may provide municipalities with an efficient, quiet and clean way to dispose of their solid waste. more...
The Environmental Cost of Hazardous Waste Export
Hazardous waste export causes environmental problems in developing countries. The environmental benefits of reducing waste are negated when waste material is exported. more...
Cut Food Waste, Save Phosphorus
By: Sue Cartledge
Vital for plant life and food production, phosphorus is non-renewable and rapidly running out. We need to save and reuse phosphorus stored in food to reduce demand. more...
Environmental Approach to Electronic Waste
E-waste is a growing environmental problem which does not lend itself to traditional waste management solutions. An integrated life cycle approach to e-waste is needed. more...
By: Philip McIntosh
In America alone, three billion small DC cells and nearly 100 million lead-acid car batteries are manufactured. What happens to the old ones? more...
Getting Rid of Unwanted Medications Safely
By: Uni Blake
Flushing unused or expired medications down the drain is no longer an option. Ever since medications started showing up in drinking water, the old adage had to be revised more...
Environmental Hazards of Electronic Waste
New technology breeds electronic obsolescence, creating a growing e-waste environmental problem. Even electronic waste recycling can have negative environmental impacts. more...
Recycling Programs Can Encourage Waste Reduction
Recycling programs, such as curbside recycling and drop off centers, reduce household waste. Problems with recycling programs can reduce the rate of recycling. more...
Materials Best Suited to Recycling
Recycling is the most important of the three R's, Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. Recycling Paper, aluminum, glass and plastic produce large savings in energy and materials. more...
Rubberized Asphalt Concrete (RAC)
By: Alan Sorum
Combining the rubber from waste tires and conventional asphalt is an alternative use for tires that keeps them out of landfills and improves public highways. more...
A Green Policy on Plastic Bag Use
Plastic shopping bags have a large environmental impact. Countries and individuals will have to adopt a more green policy in order to limit plastic bag use. more...
By: Sue Cartledge
Many organisations are developing biofuels to replace gasoline, but most of them use food crops. Australian scientists have made a biofuel from forest and garden waste. more...
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