Posts tagged as:

waste

Over Paper Mail? Zumbox!

Why it matters:
The average American receives about 167 pounds of junk mail annually with 44% of that being sent to landfills, unopened. In just the U.S., over 200 billion pieces of mail are sent each year, only 16% are being [...]

Making Waste of Waste

by Nancy Astrid Lindo 08.12.2009

Why it matters:
The average American generates 4.6 lbs. of garbage (2.1 kilograms) per day per person, which translates to 251 million tons (228 million metric tons) annually. With waste being an increasingly growing problem nationally and worldwide, it is imperative [...]

Bio-Plastics as the New Fool’s Gold

by Nancy Astrid Lindo 07.24.2009

Why it matters:
Because everywhere you go, people are saying ‘don’t worry, it’s compostable.’ As if!
Recap:
Bio-plastic has been touted as the environmental substitute to plastic. The problem? You can only truly compost it in an industrial setting where temperature and moisture [...]

Straws Are for Suckers

by Nancy Astrid Lindo 07.24.2009

Why it matters:
Straws are made from petroleum, have an intense carbon footprint and are intended for single use consumption all for 30 minutes of use, meaning, they are toxic and insanely wasteful. Bad combo.
Recap:
Aside from straws being such a waste, [...]

Largest Environmental Disaster in American History

by Kevin McCann 07.20.2009

devastates tennessee, cancer, coal, spill, water, toxic

Why it matters:
“Largest environmental disaster in American history.”
Recap:
CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta shot a story about a small town in eastern Tennessee (video to the right). The town really is picturesque. It’s quiet, quaint (the residents have accents… We love accents!), [...]

Support Proper Recycling Practices

by Nancy Astrid Lindo 06.30.2009

Why it matters:
Proper recycling practices save time and energy.
Recap:
Too many people are unclear about what they can and cannot recycle. The reality is that each municipality has its own set of rules and regulations; what works in one city may [...]

Put Your Garbage to Work

by Kevin McCann 06.09.2009

Why it matters:
Because all trash is not created equal. In fact, some of it could be helping you around the yard.
Recap:
The average American throws out almost 5 pounds of trash a day and as many as 65 tons of trash [...]

Spam Causing Large Amount of GHG Emissions

by Jennifer Morone 05.09.2009

Why it matters:
Energy consumed transmitting and deleting spam is equivalent to 3.1 million passenger cars. Now that’s a lot of waste.
Recap:
Software developer McAfee commissioned climate-change consultant ICF International and spam expert Richi Jennings to investigate the environmental impact of Internet [...]