Recycling up locally, statewide

According to a recent survey from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, 96 percent of respondents statewide consider recycling important. Here is the original post: Recycling up locally, statewide … [Read more...]

Recycling increasing throughout Kansas

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment recently published the results of its 2011 Community Recycling Survey, which showed that 85 percent of Kansans surveyed are recycling household waste and 96 percent consider recycling important. Read the original: Recycling increasing throughout Kansas … [Read more...]

Africans wait for swallows amid global warming fears

Wetlands — critical for the health of South Africa's coasts and river systems — already have been degraded by human activity, and experts fear global warming threatens them further. Originally posted here: Africans wait for swallows amid global warming fears … [Read more...]

Offshore Health & Safety: A Spotlight on Industry Practice

Health and safety practices in the young but growing offshore wind industry have suffered from a lack of international consistency. Developing any guidelines and practices outside individual projects or businesses is very much up to the industry itself; manufacturers, developers and operators have to tailor their approach to each country or project. Read the original: Offshore Health & Safety: A Spotlight on Industry Practice … [Read more...]

Curbside Recycling: Preventing a Market Failure

Nobody likes trash: taking it out or talking about it. It smells, it is a hassle to deal with, and it can be hazardous to your health, which is why we go through great lengths to have it hauled away every week. Recycling is trash's cuter brother, with more support because resources are being re-used versus just being thrown out. More here: Curbside Recycling: Preventing a Market Failure … [Read more...]