Composting

Introduction Recycling is not common among Americans. That is a problem. Recycling is reusing which saves materials and helps make landfills smaller. Recycling can be done in more than one way. Recycling can be done by reusing a bag. Recycling can be done by throwing away a can in the recycling bin. Recycling can even be done by giving old clothes of yours that don’t fit you to others, or just simple donations. The Effects of Recycling Americans not recycling affects the economy, our nation and…

Red beet (Beta vulagaris L.) is a crop of the Chenopodiaceae family [1]. The crop is primarily cultivated for its edible roots and valued extremely for its color [1, 2]. Over the past 20 years, the production of red beets in the United States is estimated around 200,000 tonnes/ year [3, 4], of which almost 95% of the cultivated red beets are canned and only 5% are consumed as a vegetable [3]. Interestingly, this root vegetable is a crop of commercial importance [5], that is also exploited for…

To begin with, Jensen argues “would any sane person think dumpster diving would have stopped Hitler, or that composting would have ended slavery?”. Dumpster diving may not have stopped Hitler, but by getting a mass to recycle with dumpster diving you can change the mindset of people and enact huge change by influencing lawmakers. Composting did not end slavery, but Harriet Tubman, an individual, saved more than 70 black people while making a big impact in the abolition of slavery. Jensen…

Melissa, Belic. Nicholas, Brown. Amy Landis. “Toward zero waste: Composting and recycling for sustainable venue based events.” EBSCOhost Researcher. Waste Management. Apr 2015, Vol. 38, p86-94. 9p. This source evaluates a different waste management strategies, the seven waste management scenarios included traditional ways such as composting and recycling. The waste audits were conducted at four Arizona State University (ASU) baseball games, including…

2Green Tree Voluntary Certification System- (Short Term Goal) Making a voluntary certification system can help educate interested businesses and showcase their commitment to sustainability to eco-conscious costumers. I have made a “Green Tree” certification program for office tenants interested in improving and quantifying their sustainability at UIC that could easily be adjusted for dining vendors based on community’s sustainability priorities. It’s a Microsoft Excel based certification…

Recycling- An Important Part of the Solution As a young child, I always hated the smell of garbage from the local landfill. The average American discards an average seven and a half pounds of garbage every day, unfortunately most of this garbage goes into to landfills. Although America’s recycling rate has doubled over the past 15 years, it has occurred in the absence of a federal law on recycling. Instead, state legislation and local support have been leading the action. Recently stricter…

The Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance of 2076 revolutionized trash. Fueling the first gasification plant, waste was removed and Smokey Mountain Landfill was transformed into Sariwa Park. The Santos’s 2116 Olympic visit started on the park’s solar-powered ferris wheel, offering…

The fisheries sector as part of the oceans sector plays a large part in Nova Scotia's economy. The direct GDP impact of the ocean sector in the Nova Scotia economy is estimated at $2.62 billion in 2001, about double the 1996 impact measured at $1.37 billion. This direct impact accounts for about 10% of total Nova Scotia GDP (Gardner, Fraser, Milloy, Frost, 2005). However, it is important to remember for such a large industry, a large amount of waste is produced as well. Currently in Nova Scotia,…

family. Education can go a long way in your future survival efforts, and teaching others can be a great method of teaching yourself. Some of the useful skills for prepping include: Human Anatomy Paramedic Skills Solar Energy Guides Homesteading Composting Method #2: Tell Them to Stockpile…

Alyssa said she had her own laptop in her backpack. So we walked about to our original spot at the table near Dudley Moorhead Hall. Once at the table, we started to come up with a way to send the email, and to ask permission to set up a bin for composting. Finally Alyssa sent the email, while we waited, we discussed on how we can built a wooden compost…