waste

Fatbergs are the perfect name to convey the huge collections of waste which congeal into destructive globs that wreak havoc on our sewer systems. We are talking about massive levels of destruction here. In the UK in 2017, a 143-ton…Read More

Plastic items have been known to help improve our standard of living, hygiene, and overall nutrition.  If you take a moment and look around you are bound to be surrounded by numerous forms of plastic – small or large. Yet…Read More

Green America is one of the nations largest non-profit organizations focusing on harnessing economic power through the strength of consumers, investors, businesses and the marketplace to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society. One of their most recent efforts…Read More

The earth holds fresh water beneath its surface, but it is being used faster than it is being replenished. Society lives off groundwater, which is our main source of drinking water. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that the average…Read More

Over 800 million people in the world are undernourished. With about 72 billion pounds of food going to waste each year, we could be using that surplus to feed families that are facing hunger. There are always ways to help…Read More

About one-third of all food produced for human consumption goes to waste. Between consumers, manufacturers, grocery stores and restaurants, approximately 72 billion pounds of food is wasted each year that could be feeding a family facing hunger.   Various organizations…Read More

This article was updated on December 28th, 2020. The average American produces around 4.3 pounds of trash every single day, 1.6 pounds more than each American produced in 1960. With 365 days in a year that amounts to over 1,500…Read More

Day 4 on our Sustainable Farming Program was a trip all the way out the Pennsylvania to visit Bright Farms. Bright Farms builds and operates green house farms that grow produce by hydroponic farming. Hydroponic farming…what’s that? First, let’s start off…Read More

The 2016 Olympics closing ceremony was just last week and it was quite the year for the Olympics. Whether we were being wowed by Simone Biles’ ability to defy gravity, or shedding tears of joy with Simone Manuel on being…Read More

This article was updated on April 28th, 2021.  The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) estimates that the US throws away nearly 40% of its food every year, amounting to $162 billion in waste annually. These numbers are staggering, especially when only in 2018, 14.3 million…Read More