Europe usually precedes the US in sustainability laws and regulations. It also seems like the US usually follows suit within 5 years or so of the new regulations being implemented in Europe.
Every year Americans fill an estimated 4 billion prescriptions and buy even more over-the-counter medications. But we all know that the problem with recycling prescription bottles is that most curbside programs don’t accept them, which is why.
Environmentally-friendly, natural, organic, green, recycling… These are just a few common interpretations of the word sustainability. But what does it really mean? The EPA defines sustainability as the creation and maintenance of the conditions.
There’s no question that today’s consumers consider sustainability and social consequences when shopping, and many are putting their money where their values are. In fact, according to Nielsen’s recently released 2014 Global Survey on Corporate.
With so much focus on sustainability these days, it may surprise you that according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), industrial pollution is responsible for almost 50 percent of the pollution present in the United States..
As one of the most vital areas of any hospital, operating rooms can generate as much as 40% of a hospital’s revenue. They can also produce as much as 30% of a hospital’s waste volume – consume half of its supplies budget – and consume the.
We’ve all seen them before. The receptacles by the grocery store exit for used plastic bags, the bin at they eye doctors for old eyeglasses even the used phone kiosks at the mall. And many of us are also familiar with less obvious recycling.
When it comes to sustainability, we are all quite familiar with the “Go Green” mantra – from calls to buy organically grown food the local farmers' market to reminders to energy proof our homes or to use of reusable water bottles and shopping.
Big Brother is watching you, especially if you live in San Francisco. Although city residents are required by law to sort their trash into three different bins (landfill, compost, and recycling), those who incorrectly dispose of garbage could be.
Plastic, like pasta, is just a fancy umbrella term. When we refer to “pasta” we could mean a whole host of dishes - from spaghetti with meatballs and red sauce to fettuccine alfredo with shrimp to orzo with vegetables. Whenever someone says.
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