All posts tagged landfills

Reduce Landfill Volume by Taking Extra Care of Your Stuff

Reduce Landfill Volume by Taking Extra Care of Your Stuff

Everyone can make a difference in how much trash we produce. From simple steps like keeping your tires inflated to properly managing your razor, every little step will add up in the long run. Find out how you can help by checking out these three tips.

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If You Could Solve One Environmental Problem, What Would It Be?

If You Could Solve One Environmental Problem, What Would It Be?

An exclusive online poll uncovers the top environmental problem our readers want to solve. While every problem deserves our attention we can now see what our top priority is and how we should tackle it.

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Litter On Mount Everest: The World’s Highest Garbage Dump

Litter On Mount Everest: The World’s Highest Garbage Dump

It saddens us to have to report that Mount Everest has earned the nickname, the “world’s highest garbage dump.” With so many looking to accomplish the once thought impossible, it is hard to understand why they would destroy it for the next person.

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Methane & Landfill Gas Collection System Technicians Job and Green Career Profile

Methane & Landfill Gas Collection System Technicians Job and Green Career Profile

Landfill gas-collection power plants harvest the methane gas from landfills and turn it into electricity. Methane/landfill gas collection system technicians operate and maintain landfill gas collection system components to convert methane into green energy resource.

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New Technologies for Recycling Old Electronics

New Technologies for Recycling Old Electronics

To help curb the amount of electronic waste that’s being generated, the tech industry is making strides in creating new methods of recycling old electronics to create new ones.

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Help Create a Sustainable Earth by Using Rechargeable Batteries

Help Create a Sustainable Earth by Using Rechargeable Batteries

You can help reduce the 180,000 tons of landfill waste produced by old batteries by recycling used ones and switching to rechargeable batteries. Help create a sustainable earth and save money at the same time by using rechargeable batteries.

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