Earth911 Quiz #47: Battery Recycling Challenge
January 31, 2019 by
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Americans buy about 3 billion batteries each year, half of … The post Earth911 Quiz #47: Battery Recycling Challenge appeared first on Earth911.com.
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Earth911 Quiz #47: Battery Recycling Challenge
Coal is not competitive with cheaper alternatives, and the industry’s true costs are even higher
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Power plant emissions kill tens of thousands of Americans each year, scientists estimate.
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Coal is not competitive with cheaper alternatives, and the industry’s true costs are even higher
5 Stores Who Kicked Plastic Bags To The Curb
August 15, 2016 by
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Did you know that studies have shown that about 12 million metric tons of plastic debris, including plastic bags, has accumulated in our oceans around the world? Due to this pollution, more than 100,000 marine animals die each year due to plastic…
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4 convincing reasons to minimize food loss now
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One in nine people don’t get enough to eat, while wasted food costs $940 billion each year.
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4 convincing reasons to minimize food loss now
How Patagonia Is Recycling Bottles Into Jackets
March 4, 2016 by
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Did you know that Americans use 50 billion plastic water bottles each year, with a recycling rate of only 23%? From an environmental standpoint, it brings up numerous concerns. Kicking our bottled water habit can conserve resources, but what are we…
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7 Steps Towards A Zero Waste Lifestyle
The average person generates 4.4 pounds of waste each day. Of that waste, a mere 1.5 pounds is recycled or composted. Nationally, that means that 167 million pounds of waste is disposed of each year. There is a tremendous opportunity here to…
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7 Steps Towards A Zero Waste Lifestyle
Restaurants Begin Offering Healthy Serving Of Food Waste
September 29, 2015 by
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Did you know that 40% of the food in the United State is thrown away each year? Or that 1 in 6 Americans are experiencing food insecurity right now? If we could reduce food waste by 15%, that would be enough food to feed more than 25 million…
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Restaurants Begin Offering Healthy Serving Of Food Waste
20 Creative Ways To Reuse Plastic Milk Jugs
September 9, 2015 by
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Millions of plastic milk jugs are thrown away each year. Most plastic milk containers are made from high-density polyethylene, also known as HDPE or No. 2 plastic. This means that milk jugs are recyclable, and most curbside recycling programs…
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11 Ways To Upcycle A T-Shirt
September 3, 2015 by
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How many t-shirts are in your drawers? It’s estimated that over 2 billion t-shirts are sold each year (2012, Repair the World). T-shirts are a staple in our families wardrobe, but what happens to t-shirts when they don’t get worn any longer? You…
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Clothing Recycling Is Fashionable
Looking for a chance to change the world through fashion? Only 15 percent of clothes, shoes and accessories are recycled each year, the remaining 85 percent, 10.5 million tons, ends up in landfills. Reformation and Community Recycling are inspiring…
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Clothing Recycling Is Fashionable