Archive for the ‘Solid Waste’ Category

What would the Chernobyl disaster, the Gulf oil spill, or the floods in Pakistan look like in your home town?

What does it really mean to “go green?”

Here’s a cool infographic from the folks at Mint.com describing some of Walmart’s efforts to make their stores, products, and supply chains more environmentally friendly.

In the case of Plastic vs. Reusable Bags, the prosecution is trying to play dirty. But do reusable bags really carry more nasty bacteria that can make you sick?

The nation is up in arms over the Gulf oil spill, but is there an even greater environmental catastrophe on the other side of the world and at the end of oil’s life cycle?

Bottles designed to pack tighter and collapse for recycling would be a great improvement… if consumers will buy them.

The Onion takes a shot at all of us who think our own insignificant actions don’t make a difference. ‘How Bad For The Environment Can Throwing Away One Plastic Bottle Be?’ 30 Million People Wonder WASHINGTON—Wishing to dispose of the empty plastic container, and failing to spot a recycling bin nearby, an estimated 30 million [...]

Lots of good infographics to be found across the web, intending to explain complex issues bite-sized visual chunks. We start with “Global Warming Skeptics vs The Scientific Consensus” from the Information is Beautiful blog.  Despite the clear agenda by the designer, it does a nice job of introducing the various debates surrounding man’s impact on [...]

What do you do when you see the tide turning in favor of your opponent?  Publicly question their personal hygiene, of course! The plastics industry has clearly taken notice of the backlash against disposable plastic bags, and they’re in a desperate push to defend the status quo.  Cities like San Francisco have banned plastic bags [...]