By investing our time and resources in salvaging and reclaiming, we are keeping viable building
materials out of the landfills and re-using them in new construction projects.
Also, Eric Corey Freed, founding principal of Organic Architect in Portland, Ore., recommends real estate professionals learn what's available for environmental - and health - conscious consumers, such as recycled options that keep raw
materials out of landfills, concrete walls that «eat» carbon to remove it from a room's air supply, and tiles that decoratively cover walls while eliminating contaminating gases for those highly sensitive to certain chemicals.
This in turn benefits you, the owner, while keeping harmful
materials out of landfills.
By deconstructing by hand rather than demolishing buildings, they are able to conserve valuable resources and keep recovered
materials out of landfills.
From 10 AM to 4 PM, they'll be collecting electronics for proper recycling in an effort to keep hazardous
materials out of landfills.
E-waste is a growing issue, but thankfully programs to keep toxic
materials out of landfills — and out of the manufacturing process all together — are growing equally quickly to address it.
Fresh News Cat Litters are made from 100 percent recycled paper, which not only makes them biodegradable when composted, but also keeps paper
materials out of landfills.
His organization alone keeps 4 million pounds of building
materials out of the landfill each year, selling them locally through a Home Depot style warehouse rather than shipping them off to the dump forever.
Using salvaged architectural elements creates patina in an old - house kitchen addition while keeping high - quality
materials out of the landfill.
The next bus I rode had another ad with the same theme, but referring to the environmental benefits of composting (specifically, that keeping organic
material out of landfills reduces methane, a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change):
Not exact matches
This reduced the amount
of trash generated at the facility and ensured that
materials with recyclable value are kept
out of landfills.
Oh, and we think it is just marvelous that as opposed to these toys creating more waste in our
landfills, each Green Toys ™ Stacking Cup actually was made with recycled
materials, keeping even more trash
out of mother earth!
But even if the economic drivers are such that you can use these new engineered
materials, the idea is to keep them
out of the
landfills.
When you buy secondhand, you may not know the production story or 100 % love the
materials used, but you do know that you are saving gallons
of water, a significant amount
of energy, and keeping a perfectly good piece
of fashion
out of the
landfill.
Szaky, the serial creator who started TerraCycle
out of his college dorm room, and his team seek to «eliminate the idea
of waste» by partnering with brands and retailers to make it easier for consumers to send in previously
landfill - bound household
material.
«We purchase post-industrial, pre-consumer, recyclable
materials to reduce our carbon footprint and keep millions
of pounds
of plastic
out of landfills,» says senior marketing manager Emilye Schmale.
To be successful, we have to provide good service to our wood suppliers, balance the supply coming in with the market for products going
out and find customers for every portion
of the raw
material so none goes to waste or to the
landfill.
Most
of us know that recycling helps to minimise our reliance on raw
materials as well as reducing
landfill and damaging greenhouse gases - but you may not know what happens to your waste once it has been put
out for collection.
Given the time I had and in wading through literally reams
of paper and data, I have also attempted to present the case for diversion but may just be another voice crying
out in the wilderness since there seems to be no true interest in diverting
materials from the
landfill waste stream.
Mr. Cipollina said that as the cost
of shipping garbage to
out -
of - state
landfills rises, and as the price the city can get for recycled
material increases, recycling will make more sense.
While many
of us make efforts to recycle aluminum and glass, you may be surprised to find
out over 50 %
of landfills are construction waste and building
materials.
When she found
out that tons
of sea grass were ending up in
landfills each year, German designer Carolin Pertsch decided to find new ways to use this natural
material.
Once you add the Totality from mine to end
of life and include the energy to clean and maintain the systems you are actually producing Far More CO2 and using Far more energy that you save with panels not to mention the nasty byproducts and
materials that will find their way into
landfills and the environment wen the systems are trashed
out...