Tag: Waste - Page 8
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Traditional Landscapes With a Twist: Photographer Yao Lu Makes Mountains out of China's Rubble Heaps
In photographer Yao Lu's "View of Waterfall with Rocks and Pines," two men stand underneath the spreading branches of a gnarled pine tree, aiming their cameras off in the distance, where
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An Aesthetic Case Against Disposables: 8 Timeless Objects Vs. Their Tacky Single-Use Alternatives (Slideshow)
After experiencing the impact of our consumer society on our environment first-hand during my recent sailing trip with the 5 Gyres project, visiting miles of ocean trash, the question hit me: Why can't we get away from our ridiculous
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An Aesthetic Case Against Disposables: 8 Timeless Objects Vs. Their Tacky Single-Use Alternatives
After experiencing the impact of our consumer society on our environment first-hand during my recent sailing trip with the 5 Gyres project, visiting miles of ocean trash, the question hit me: Why can't we get away from our ridiculous consumption of dispos
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EU To Pay Fishermen to Catch Plastic Trash
With heaps of plastic choking the world's oceans and fishermen chaffing at new regulations meant to protect dwindling European fish stocks, a top EU official has proposed a clever idea
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Fake Lake Makes Magic Water for the Magic Kingdom
Nearly everything about Disneyland, including the out-of-control and egregious consumerism, horrifed me on a recent visit. So horrified me, really, that I had to quickly suspend my judgment and my
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Food Waste Diversion to Smarter Transportation: EPA Awards 22 "Climate Showcase Communities"
The EPA announced yesterday the latest round of grants for climate showcase communities, and the list is filled with some pretty exciting projects.
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Source of Sanitation Crisis Becomes Sustainable Power Solution in Africa's Largest Slum
In the impoverished Nairobi neighborhood of Kibera, often called "Africa's biggest slum," the lack of toilets and sewer systems leaves hundreds of thousands of people
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Microdust in Orbit Proposed as Solution to Space Debris Problem
We can now add space debris remediation with tungsten micro-dust to the many geo-engineering proposals on the table for cleaning up the mess humanity is making with our only planet. The proposal, penned by G. Ganguli, C. Crabtree, L.
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Eliminating Landfill Waste Makes Sense for Everyone
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, more than 665,000 tons of waste is created
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Eco Scoopers Aids the Dog Poop Problem
Who knew that poop scooping was big business? Well, not big business like Coca-Cola or tampons or power production, but big business as in there's a poop scoop business in most large towns. That's because pet waste is
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A Dumpster Diving, Bike Riding Garden Company (Video)
With some dumpster divers getting arrested for their efforts, it gets easier to understand why some dumpster divers like The Secret Freegan choose to keep it on the down low. Others, however, are more than happy to
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Discarding Food Wastes More Water than Showering
Lloyd has already covered the astounding carbon and water footprint of waste food, and some research even suggests that half of all food produced worldwide goes uneaten! But just in case you
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TreeHugger Joins 5 Gyres To Sail The South Pacific In Search Of Plastic Pollution
Although one could argue every single thing on the planet is related, ocean plastic pollution seems to have little to do with the recent 8.9
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Plastic Bag Monster Takes Over Slovenian Capital
Its tentacles snake through the streets of Ljubljana, paralleling the river as it runs past the city's charming Baroque buildings, growing with every careless action of local residents, whose discards have created the creature
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Why Are Concentrated Products Such a Flop?
People like to have a product just work, and don't want to work to make it work. Even if it's a simple matter of running the tap, screwing in a refill cylinder, and off you go, that seems to be too much
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Styrofoam Never Beats Reusable Cups
The GOP's politically-motivated move to disband the Democrat's biodegradable packaging and composting program in the House of Representatives -- and replace said packaging with disposable Styrofoam -- drew
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GOP Cancels Biodegradable Packaging, Brings Styrofoam Back
Okay, so it's not exactly earth-shattering green political news -- but it's still indicative of the new anti-environment attitude that's swept into the US House of Representatives. Four
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Amendments to GOP Budget Bill Seek to Prevent Coal Ash Regulation as Hazardous Waste, PCB Cleanup, and More
If you're reading TreeHugger, you're probably aware of the environmental and health problems with coal ash and the debate surrounding whether or not the EPA will decide to classify it as hazardous waste.
