Plastics are made out of natural components like cellulose, natural gas, coal, salt, oil through a process of polymerization or polycondensation. Plastics are primarily highly polymerized compounds of carbon and hydrogen, made from substances such as oil and natural gas. Crude oil is heated and first cracked to extract substances with a simpler structure (i.e.like …
Reducing plastic is of course particularly problematic because it is not biodegradable and therefore lasts much longer than other forms of waste. A few small steps in everyday life would help keep plastic out of the waste stream. Tips to reduce plastic waste: Avoid using single-use plastics 90% of the plastic items in our daily …
The SPI introduced in 1988 its resin classification coding system at the request of recyclers across the country. The seven types of plastics include: Polyethylene Terephthalate (PETE or PET) High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) Polypropylene (PP) Polystyrene or polystyrene (PS) Various plastics (including: polycarbonate, polylactide, acrylic, acrylonitrile-butadiene, styrene, fiberglass and nylonPlastics …
Plastic products are now an integral part of our everyday lives, which is why polymers are manufactured on a large scale around the world. On average, global plastic production exceeds 150 million tonnes per year. Its wide range of applications is in the packaging of films, packaging materials, shopping bags, garbage bags, liquid containers, clothing, …
All food produced in the orchards, fields, pastures, greenhouses, ranches, and fisheries of the world is ultimately intended for human consumption. Ideally, every plum, sardine, or cut of pork will successfully progress through the various steps of the food supply to meet the urgent needs of feeding a growing world population. Each year the world …
The term food waste generally refers to food that has been bought but not eaten and ends up in the trash. However, this is not the only valid meaning, as there are various reasons why edible food is thrown away throughout the food supply chain. There is no single definition of food waste, either as …
The physical mass of food produced for human consumption and the food lost and wasted in the food supply chain was quantified using available data, results from the global food waste literature. Meat production in industrialized Asia was dominated by large pigs (about 46 million). ton) and chicken production (about 12 million tons). Meat production …
Before adopting Zero Waste, I was an avid consumer of beauty and grooming products. But when I started to learn more about the chemicals they’re loaded with, and the negative impact they have on health, I began to feel like a guinea pig. When I decided to eradicate waste and toxins from our lives, I …
I agree that fashion (even if organic), when associated with “fast fashion” or trends (i.e., ephemeral and disposable wardrobes dictated by glossy magazines, Hollywood celebrity sightings, and marketing campaigns), is wasteful. But it does not need to be. As a matter of fact, I believe that fashion actually completes my Low Waste lifestyle quite perfectly. …
There are millions of different jobs in our country, which means that targeting this post to the specific kinds of trash you generate in your workplace would be nearly impossible. That said, you can use many of the techniques discussed in earlier articles to customize your approach to workplace trash reduction. Specifically you will start …
