Post Tagged with: "waste reduction"

Apartment Green Living

January 19, 2013 8:45 PM0 comments
A recent research proved that a big number of such devices (TVs, DVD players, VCRs, computers, microwaves, etc) consume a tangible amount of electric power even when in 'standby' mode.

Nowadays, the need for green living is getting more and more serious with all that pollution coming from various sources – factories, moving vehicles, household waste and so on. People are becoming especially aware of this and this has led to them wanting to embrace a greener way of life, [...]

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GM releases process outline for zero-waste manufacturing

October 22, 2012 6:53 PM0 comments
GM releases process outline for zero-waste manufacturing

General Motors is offering a kind of dopesheet that summarizes how the company makes its plants and facilities landfill-free. A landfill-free environment means that the company’s production waste is reused, recycled or used to create energy. The document was created to help companies of all sizes and industries reduce waste [...]

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Five Methods of Moving in an Environmentally Friendly Manner

October 17, 2012 8:00 AM0 comments
Before you hire a mover, inquire about their eco-friendly practises, if any.

These days, more and more people want to do things in an environmentally friendly manner. While some tasks, such as moving to a new home, can be difficult to accomplish in a way that is good to the world and the environment as a whole, even these events can be [...]

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Bokashi: the Japanese Composting Method Not Recognized in USA

June 13, 2012 6:45 AM1 comment
Bokashi: the Japanese Composting Method Not Recognized in USA

The correlation between food waste and environmental decline may seem weak, but the amount of food wasted is, in fact, a problem for our environment. First and foremost, despite starving people around the world, we manage to waste a lot of food. In 2010, there was more than 34 million tons of food [...]

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