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"Food waste is like the band Rascal Flatts: It can fill a surprising number of football stadiums, even though many people consider it complete garbage," said John Oliver. In the Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Food Waste (HBO), John Oliver discusses how much food Americans waste. He expresses how he is appalled and disgusted at the amount of food being wasted for various unacceptable reasons. Oliver makes a point to say that it’s not only affecting the hungry, but also the producers,…

domesticated pigs. No identifiable competitor. Aeaea Farms offers two products: Native Pigs for lechon weighing 15 to 20 kg, and Vermi-compost sold by bulk or in a 50-kg sack. The primary product would be the native pigs, price is at ₱100 per kilo and will range from ₱1,500 to ₱2,000 per head. After sale, it can be delivered or picked up from the farm itself. The Vermi-compost is only a secondary source of income hence, it was not emphasized in this paper. It will be sold at ₱20 and is also…

both coasts as her bakery focuses heavily on ecommerce. When taking only one bite of her Compost Cookie, which includes potato chips, coffee and butterscotch, it’s impossible not to appreciate Tosi’s talent of combining ingredients to make mouthwatering masterpieces. Starting the Milk Bar in New York City, the stores have expanded including a West Coast connection at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas where the Compost Cookie is readily…

When it comes to gardens, plants need to have enough sunlight, quality soil, and clean water. Most people plant with the right amount of sun and good soil, however, many people don’t consider the pureness of the water flowing through their irrigation system. Irrigation is a system used to supply a plant with water so that the plant may flourish in amount and quality. The purpose of irrigation is to bring water to croplands that normally do not receive enough water from rain or from underground…

I moved forward in my seat to look outside the window of the school bus. The trip to Harlem Valley, NY to visit the McEnroe farm was entertaining. Nevertheless, two hours of card games, lots of singing, and a ton of laughing still had me looking at my watch every twenty minutes. Out of all the trips this June, the McEnroe farm was the one that I was looking forward to the most. Five hours, in total, worth of driving and waiting wouldn't lead us to somewhere I would be bored at. It would be worth…

Basuratagalog Fireworks explode overhead as the Santos family marvels at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2116 Summer Olympic Games in Basuratagalog, Philippines. The Olympic Flame symbolizes new energy in a city powered by “tagged and logged” trash. In 2016, Basuratagalog produced 9,000 tons of trash daily. Considerable waste composed of plastic formed mountains of trash, polluted Manila Bay and the Pasig River Delta. Gangs of trash pickers, afflicted by heavy metal poisoning, lived in shanty…

As a school, MCCPS has numerous issues related to over consumption, for example: the quantity of food thrown away daily and the amount of electricity and paper used at the school is harmful to the planet and its environment. The two issues MCCPS faces is over-consumption of energy and the products that lead to increasing production of waste. The students at MCCPS would like to eliminate the problems and try to make the school a greener and more environment-friendly place. As many people know,…

Our city is Vil Nan Richés in the country of Haiti. Haiti, the third largest country in the Caribbean, is dominated by three large mountain ranges. The country is located about 700 miles (1,127km) southwest of Miami, Florida and connected to the Dominican Republic to the east. Our city is around 20 miles (32km) from Étang Saumâtre and rests right near a bay. The city has about 900,000 residents and is a fairly large city. Our city is ran off of solar and wind power supplied by a solar array on…

A. 1. This week’s session on sustainability hit very close to home with me. My adult children have been altering their consumption habits by buying organic, antibiotic free, and non-gmo products over the last few months. They have also been purchasing either free range or locally grown meats, local meat markets. After reading “A Meat Eater’s Guide to Climate Change”, I also altered my buying habits for the week. I knew, from my daughters, that there were health benefits to eating organic…

game board. The game board is shaped in a snake type design, using colour coded tiles on the game board to distinguish which card is to be picked up and to be considered for the children to determine whether they fit into the rubbish, recycle or the compost bin. Other tiles have been marked, such as return to the start of the game. move back and move forward a certain number of spots on the game board; this is to enable a longer length of time for the game to be played. The second part of the…