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 …
The family road trip—or plane trip or boat trip—is a time-honored family tradition. Many of us find ourselves hitting the road at least once a year for a weekend getaway or a longer vacation. And these trips present us with a unique set of zero-waste considerations: traveling to your destination, eating out at restaurants, enjoying …
In this world’s rapid technology, the idea of life has begun to get popularity and acceptance in a slow and relaxing rhythm. Includes growing fruits and vegetables, animal husbandry, food storage, making homemade bread, cheese, and yogurt, spinning and weaving, making cleaning products, using solar and wind energy, saving of water, and the production of …
The term carbon footprint has gained popularity over the past decade in response to growing public awareness of environmental issues and climate change. This expression is now widely used in the media, government, and business world. The popularity of this concept is closely related to concern about rising levels of CO2 in the Earth’s atmosphere …
