Recent reports reveal U.S. natural gas reserves are more abundant than previously thought. Enough so, at current usage rates the U.S. looks to have a 90 year supply. That’s great news compared to a decade ago when it looked like we have used up all are natural gas reserves. Read more…
Today was recycling day in my neighborhood. On my way to work I noticed only a handful of people were recycling. Why?
Did they forget today was recycling? Could be.
Don’t they believe recycling is important? What! Do they live under a rock?
Or, are they just that ignorant about how recycling is necessary in today’s world?
Whatever the reason, we can all do more to recycle. Local governments, trash collectors and neighborhood associations can easily do more to increase recycling rates. Through better education programs, incentives to recycle, and making it fun and easy, we could see a tremendous increase in recycling. Read more…
With 2 kids, my household seems to go through a ton of drink pouches & juice boxes. At the start of the school year we received a flyer asking us to bring in our used juice pouches so they could be converted into pencil bags & backpacks. My daughter’s school had joined the Drink Pouch Brigade™ program. Each year billions of drink pouches end up in landfills because they cannot be recycled. The company TerraCycle teamed up manufactures to create free programs that collect non-recyclable packaging which they upcycle into new products. Its surprising to see how many drink pouches the school collects each week. The kids are saving the pouches from taking up space in landfills and receiving a $.02 donation for each drink pouch they collect. Join the brigade!
