The Swedish town of Halmstad has come up with a way to recycle heat from the furnaces of their local crematorium.
The plan to close the loop on the crematorium came about after an environmental review found that the plant was producing too much smoke. Ordinarily they would have had to buy new ovens to solve [...]
Greywater is water that is drained from sinks, washing machines and showers/bathtubs. Greywater contains lots of nitrates and phosphates from household products as well as the expected hair and skin particles, but is still safe for use in irrigation as both nitrogen and phosphate are important nutrients for plant growth. However, when greywater is allowed [...]
Tired of the fruit flies and summertime smell of your compost bin? Worm composting may be the solution! A bin of worms can act as an extremely efficient, stench free compost, in just about any household environment, provided you set it up right.
First of all you want to procure some red wiggler worms. Digging worms [...]
You may have heard that composting is a good thing because food waste that rots in our landfills and creates methane gas that adds to the greenhouse effect, but that’s a lot to take in even for a minimalist. I mean, I’m not a scientist. But, here are some other reasons why I started composting [...]
Hospitals are joining the world’s growing environmental consciousness through the reuse and recycling of medical devices labeled “single-use”.
Currently 100 devices including, scissors, scrubs and surgical blades are all permissible for reuse by the FDA as long as they are sent out to special reprocessing companies to be cleaned and sterilized. The impact reusing these materials [...]
Bottled water manufacturers’ marketing campaigns capitalize on isolated instances of contaminated public drinking water supplies by encouraging the perception that their products are purer and safer than tap water. – The Union of Concerned Scientists
It is actually a misconception created by (surprise!) bottled water industries, that bottled water is better to drink than tap [...]
The Village Bicycle Project is a small non-government organization working primarily in Ghana, West Africa to increase access to bicycles and provide community workshops for participants to learn bike maintenance and mechanic skills.
In Africa where 1% of people have access to owning a vehicle, alternative modes of transport are not just an environmentally pleasing choice, [...]
Earthship Biotecture, based in Taos, NM, USA creates amazing EarthShips – housing made from readily obtainable materials including recycled items such as car tires. Earthship houses utilize passive solar heating and cooling, photovoltaic power systems, rainwater catchment, solar hot water, gray water and black water treatment systems.
Through workshops for contractors and architects, educational books for [...]
After being taken to task by sustainable and green advocates in the last year, notably Greenpeace and this community of EcoSpace, Apple has made some decisive moves toward a future that allows for both the health of our Gaian hostess and amazing techno-toys (& tools).
With the introduction of the new MacBook Air has come [...]
It’s encouraging to see some governments are taking recycling really seriously. For example, in Westchester County, New York; starting February 1, garbarge containing recyclables or vice versa will not get picked up; leaving the offending resident or business to deal with the smelly pile.
This isn’t a hip shooting exercise, there will be a warning. Starting [...]
