Many businesses are looking for new ideas on going green. One local expert says changing the way you manage and dispose of files and records can be good for the environment and your business. No matter what your business is, odds are you have boxes full of confidential files that, at some point, will need […]
By now you should know the importance of recycling – unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the past two decades! When almost 70% of what we consider trash can be recycled still ends up in landfills that are full to the brim and we’re running out of room, it makes you wonder just […]
Demo – demolition – part of every home renovation project; after all, you have to rip out the old carpet before you can install that new hardwood floor! You have to tear out the circa 1970’s harvest gold fiberglass shower before you can install the beautiful new granite tiled shower stall. But, if it isn’t […]
Electric cars are beginning to post all sorts of impressive numbers. Recently, the 100,000th plug-in vehicle was sold. And last year, roughly 440,000 cars deriving some degree of “go” from a battery – including hybrids, plug-in hybrids and cars running on electricity alone – were sold in this country, with approximately 50,000 of them being […]
For centuries, people have collected rainwater for drinking, washing and irrigation purposes. With the advent of municipal water treatment, rainwater collection became less popular in urbanized centers, though water storage cisterns can still be found in old farmhouses across Canada. But recently, rainwater harvesting has experienced an increase in popularity in countries around the globe […]
I’m sure you have seen those large waste receptacles sitting in front of homes that are undergoing a renovation – especially since Hurricane Sandy. They are not like the typical dumpster that you see sitting behind restaurants and in alleys – these almost resemble a box car. These dumpsters are more for rubbish which is […]
Even though Americans have grown somewhat more conscientious about recycling paper and yard trimmings, we still throw a tremendous amount of food in the garbage each day. Announced by the Grocery Manufacturers Association, a food, beverage and packaging maker’s industry alliance has been formed to reduce the amount of food sent to landfills and to […]
Imagine; a system that converts discarded plastic into crude oil – that’s what an Oregon based start-up called Agilyx says it has created. The company hopes to start selling commercial versions in approximately nine months but a prototype has already been in development for the past 18 months. The system converts cooked plastics into a […]
Installing bulkheads, levees and even developing a new mini-neighborhood of sorts on Manhattan’s east side are all part of a $20 billion move and plan by Mayor Michael Bloomberg as to help block the city and its boroughs from future devastation like Hurricane Sandy, the New York Observer reported. The mayor said in a statement […]
It’s a growing problem in the northern Pacific Ocean and one that could change life on our planet within the next 20 years. “I remember the first time I felt it; I was paddling out on my surfboard and noticed a mushy, plastic-like substance sliding through my fingers. That’s what started my obsession with the […]