See on Scoop.it – Waste Waste Everywhere Upcycling is different from Recycling. Recycling is the process of changing discarded materials … More
Tag: waste
SWM Scenario in Iraq
See on Scoop.it – Waste Waste Everywhere Iraq is estimated to produce 31,000 tons of solid waste every day with … More
The Barter Market of Mexico City – an inspiring idea for recycling waste
The World Beyond Your Trash Bag
Originally posted on Earthling Nature:
by Piter Kehoma Boll It’s been a while since I had the idea of writing a…
Reduce your waste (and your carbon footprint!)
How to Deal with Healthcare Wastes
Originally posted on The Confused Environmentalist:
I’m not a big fan of hospitals. Oh, I know the great things that they can…
Wasting of Seas
Originally posted on Robert Kyriakides's Weblog:
We think of the oceans as being so vast that they can absorb whatever we humans…
US Waste Generation Data, 1960-2010
Originally posted on Atomizu:
A picture (or graph) is worth a thousand words. Since 1960, the typical American is creating…
Transforming Household Waste into Filthy Rich Dirt
Originally posted on Living Lightly:
By P.C. Zick – @PCZick I’ve been composting kitchen waste ever since I had a small…
Garbology
Originally posted on JunkScience.com:
Thanks to new regulations, the emission of such toxic chemicals from waste processing has been reduced…
What is Zero Waste?
Originally posted on Envirothink:
As consumers demand more of companies in their green practices, more companies are scrambling to embrace…
Basic Waste Management Tips
Originally posted on Green Home Blog:
4 Things That Should Never Go Down The Drain Keep your drain toxic free A household…
Fashioning the Garbage
Originally posted on EidoScope:
For those of us who mindlessly engage in consumption binges, have you considered what happens to…
What is Waste to Energy
Reduction in the volume and mass of solid waste is a crucial issue especially in the light of limited availability … More
Food Waste Management
Food waste is an untapped energy source that mostly ends up rotting in landfills, thereby releasing greenhouse gases into the … More
What is Vermicomposting?
Vermicomposting is a type of composting in which certain species of earthworms are used to enhance the process of organic … More
Growing Size of Waste-to-Energy Industry
Around 130 million tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) are combusted annually in over 600 waste-to-energy (WTE) facilities globally that … More
Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste
Food waste is one of the single largest constituent of municipal solid waste stream. Diversion of food waste from landfills … More
Incorporating Energy Recovery in Waste Management System
The increasing clamor for energy and satisfying it with a combination of conventional and renewable resources is a big challenge. … More
Biochar Sequestration
Biochar sequestration is considered carbon negative as it results in a net decrease in atmospheric carbon dioxide over centuries or … More