Although we are all aware that “we must” recycle, we are not always clear about “why.” Is it really a significant advantage to put a can of soda in a recycling bin and not just throw it away? If we better understand the benefits of recycling and how we can help the environment, we will…
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Knowing More About Upcycling
One of those words that sounds familiar, but it is quite challenging to explain to another person is upcycling. You know what it is, but you can only give examples when you have to explain it. As with recycling, it’s about unwanted materials. There is also the aspect of refurbishing or simply giving new life…
Tips for Living With Less Plastic
Plastic is so common in our world today that it is almost impossible to imagine life without it. However, fighting for a life without plastic remains a noble and worthy goal – and it gets easier with each passing year as more and more people demand alternatives to plastic and deny participation in the absurd…
6 Basic Tips To Go Zero Waste
From wildfires to droughts and floods, you frequently hear about the harmful effects of climate change on our planet. Since you are aware that human activities are the primary sources of greenhouse gas emissions, you know that it is our responsibility to adopt better habits to help in reducing global warming. In fact, to save…
Top Benefits of Recycling
Recycling is a process – a series of activities, if you will, including collecting and sorting waste, processing these materials to produce brand new products, and buying and using these new products by consumers. Recycling is more optimized and efficient if we practice the three “Rs” of waste management: reduce, reuse, recycle. Reducing waste that…
Facts About Recycling
Once you start, your mindset will begin to change and before you know it you will start realizing how much you have changed. You will realize how much waste each one of us is capable of creating most of which can be recycled. Any one of these tips alone can make a huge difference for…
Let’s Know More About Hazardous and Non-Hazardous Waste Recycling
With everyone around the world becoming environmentally conscious, there is the thing of hazardous and non-hazardous waste that preoccupies almost everyone. According to Wikipedia, hazardous wastes are wastes that have substantial or potential threats to public health and the environment. Hazardous wastes are most of the times industrially produced, and these are responsible for the…
Eliminating Plastic Pollution
According to environmentalists and ecologists, between 4 and 12 million metric tons of plastic enter the ocean each year. From sea turtles and whales to seabirds and fishes, plastic debris impacts on the life of all marine species and their habitats, injuring and killing them. So, what can we do to reduce the amount of…