landfills

The whole problem with global warming starts with digging up and burning the carbon from plants and animals, in the form of coal and oil, that has been buried for millions of years. So two German scientists have a solution: Start burying stuff on a massive scale....

Ten stories about the varying states of recycling, from promising and valuable to dangerous exploitation.  E-waste, plastics, cell phones, "free electronics recycling", how to recycle plastic (from the EPA), and more.

To reduce the amount of waste created every year, companies like General Motors (GM) have announced plans to implement a landfill free manufacturing process. This means all of the materials generated in their regular production operations will be reused or recycled.

Daniel Burt is an eye doctor and his wife Amanda is a civil engineer living in Nashville. Their hobbies include living a lifestyle that makes a statement against rampant overconsumption and wastefulness in America. In other words, they dive in dumpsters to redeem things that have been thrown away.

A non-profit in South Florida is turning the concept of food recycling into something huge. Farm Share collects culled fruits and veggies and distributes them to the hungry...at a rate of 15-20 million pounds per year.

Much like "Act Naturally" or "tax cut," “landfill recycling” seems contradictory and an oxymoron, but if you think of it, landfill operations are consistently concerned with maximizing space and extending landfill life—so why not recycle the landfill? This is exactly what Salem County Utilities Authority (SCUA), New Jersey, did after being faced with a legal issue and dwindling landfill space.

If you are looking to reduce your environmental footprint, one place to start might be looking at your TV. Technological advancement in consumer electronics has made us more in touch with happenings around the world but, increased our energy usage and taste for shopping while creating a looming environmental problem with landfills.

Why are we cutting down our trees to make an expensive limited life cycle cardboard box to then use it one, maybe twice and throwing it away, expanding our landfills? Another approach is to use hard-to-recycle plastic trash to make a series of Recopack boxes that detoxes landfills and provides a zero- waste pack-and-move solution.

                        Welcome www.buymytronics.com, who is buying your broken and used iPods, iPhones, and gaming consoles at competitive prices to keep them out of landfills, and gives them a second life. Before you pitch, be reminded that electronic equipment leaches hazardous chemicals into our landfills.  This Company offers a great environmental incentive to send your electronics to them

So here is an open question to the likes of Fisher-Price, Mattel, Disney, Toys R Us, KB Toys, Dollar General, Target, Reebok, and all of the other hundreds of parties involved: How are the recalled toys being disposed of? What measures are they taking to ensure that these millions of lead-contaminated toys don't just end up in landfills that are not equipped to handle toxic materials?

While the Midwest may not be leading the pack on solar power, when it comes to turning drugs and trash into energy, it's at the forefront.