The Problem: Excessive Plastic Products in Landfills
People have become accustomed to buying their food in clean, nicely designed packaging, using detergents bottled in handy plastic containers or personal hygiene products which are not disposable. All these improvements are here to stay because they are convenient but there is another, less desirable, side to this coin in that they are adding enormous volumes to household wastes because they are of the ’single-use’ type and must thus [...]
Japanese lingerie designer Triumph International Japan has designed an incredible solar powered bra, with built in photovoltaic cells that can power an iPod or cell phone.
It is also equipped with refillable plastic drink pouches that can be filled with your favorite drink, allowing wearers to quench their thirst without having to buy and then throw away water, juice and soda bottles.
In an effort to jump on the bandwagon of seeming to be environmentally [...]
The carbon cycle is the process in which carbon atoms are recycled over and over again on Earth. Carbon recycling takes place within Earth’s biosphere and between living things and the nonliving environment. Since a continual supply of carbon is essential for all living organisms, the carbon cycle is the name given to the different processes that move carbon from one to another. The complete cycle is made up of “sources” that put carbon back [...]
Keep America Beautiful is an environmental organization founded in 1953. It is the largest community improvement organization in the United States, with approximately 580 affiliate organizations (similar to local chapters) and more than 17,000 participating communities in their signature annual event - the Great American Cleanup.
KAB focuses on three key issues: litter prevention, the waste hierarchy: waste reduction, reuse, recycling and community beautification (tree planting, community gardens). This is accomplished through a combination of community [...]
