Cats with diets that are high in crude fiber and ash content will produce
more solid waste, which can prematurely fill the waste trap.
He writes, «Disposables consume more raw materials and produce
more solid waste... but cloth diaper production and use consume more water and energy and produce more... atmospheric emissions and waste water effluent.»
Hershkowitz's data show that disposables use 10 times more resources (measured by weight and including fuels) than cloth diapers and produce 50 times
more solid waste.
Disposable diapers generate sixty times
more solid waste and use twenty times more raw materials, like crude oil and wood pulp.
Not exact matches
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Harvest Market and Mendosa's Market also reduce their
solid waste by
more than 50 percent through extensive recycling programs.
«Advanced anaerobic technology such as that installed at Chok Chai Starch is also strongly applicable to any factory or process with one or
more digestible
solid waste streams.»
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
more food reaches landfills than other type of municipal
solid waste.
Although we're elated that we've surpassed a goal originally set for 2020, we recognize there is always
more work to be done with minimizing our
solid waste impacts.
Further, the EPA reports
more food goes into landfills nationwide than any other single material in municipal
solid waste, and in 2010 alone Americans generated
more than 34 million tons of food
waste.
I started googling way back in may who could we be buying gonzalo higuian, julio cesar and wayne rooney but realize going by history wenger just as no interest in buying world class players, he wants 2 buy d grade players and turn them up to koscienly nd nasri that will take years while da arsenal faithful pay handsome figures for dismal performances, fans allowed wenger 2 get away when he gets away with these lucky matches of fenerbache been strong on paper but a
waste of tym on the pitch, also it happen at bayern but they put a slighty weak team but wenger runt his mouth around of how good da team was after that 2 - 0 win, not forgetting it was bould that got the team defense looking
solid while wenger moan about referee decisions and no blame on team, I just feel we (arsenal) have allowed wenger and co to misuse us, so now our main target aim is benzema yet giroud plays
more often than him for france, can any1 see how wenger is lowing our standards and expectations at arsenal, I wil be over da moon if wenger does not sign an extension wit us, after the gilberto days and disaterous results and teams we play, his approach to the game defensely which is pathetic and his annoying behaviour.So what if manu and chelski haven't really bought they are already strong it was seen last week now we should be worried about our selves since that villa defeat, jst imagine what the man's and london money maniac's are goin 2 do to us, I can see it already coming from wenger, if we find the right player we will buy him, after sept2, we didn't find da right player but the squad can challenge for the title, its so sick having 2 hear that crap, just take him psg, I just wish the fans would say we had enough of this bullshit transfer policies its time we stood up against these pigs of directors by protesting!
Breast milk produces very little
solid waste, which is why breast milk poop will mainly be
more or less liquid with only the smalls «seeds» that are
solid.
Adjustable cloth diapers can be fit to the wearer, meaning they absorb liquid
waste and contain
solids more efficiently than paper products.
The included Mini Shower diaper sprayer makes wash time easier as it connects to your toilet and sprays away
solid waste — no
more dunking!
Another way to reduce water
waste is to only flush the... er...
more solid bowel movements.
Paper products are still the largest component of municipal
solid waste, making up
more than 40 % of the composition of landfills.
In addition to plugging P&G «s Pampers and Luvs diapers, the commercials are addressing environmental criticism that has been aimed at disposable diapers, saying the disposables are «compostable «and urging consumers to learn
more about solutions to community
solid waste problems.
If you're up to flushing some of the contents down the toilet first (especially when your baby starts
solids and the bowel movements are
more formed), you can significantly reduce that
waste.
And Steve Changaris, a spokesman for the National
Solid Wastes Management Associations, representing private haulers, including Waste Management and Waste Connections, called it
more a licensing agreement.
After the
solid waste goes through a composting operation, remaining manure nutrients with
more stable levels of nitrogen can be used at local «dirt operations,» such as vineyards and sod farms, he said.
And I encourage people if you can't go in your neighborhood, go to a meeting in another neighborhood, and go to
more than one if necessary, so that you can get and understanding of what the current discussion is around
solid waste management in the city of Albany.»
Fortunately, today's
solid -
waste industry is ready to meet this challenge with science - based solutions, including
waste - based energy,
more efficient and sophisticated recycling facilities, and modern landfill technology.
New eco-clothes are still new clothes, and the fashion industry's insistence that one season's cool togs are the next season's trash spurs us to squander resources: Americans discarded 8,640,000 tons of clothing and footwear in 2006, according to Environmental Protection Agency estimates of municipal
solid waste generation — a quantity that has
more than doubled since 1990.
No Glow:
More than 40 years of plutonium production created millions of tons of
solid waste and hundreds of billions of gallons in liquid
waste, and Hanford's storage, disposal and record - keeping were, at times, lacking.
The material, described in Frontiers in Chemistry, is synthesized inexpensively from
solid wastes and a naturally abundant polymer — and can cut down pollutants in air and wastewater with
more success than activated carbon, the current gold standard adsorbent.
Unwanted cell phones, televisions, PCs (including desktops, laptops, portables and computer monitors), computer peripherals (including printers, scanners and fax machines), computer mouses and keyboards amounted to
more than 1.9 million tons of
solid municipal
waste in the U.S.; of that,
more than 1.5 million tons were dumped primarily into landfills, whereas the rest was recycled, the EPA says.
The study, published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change, examined
more than 1,200
solid waste landfills, including those that are open and those that are closed and no longer accepting
waste.
It turns out that there's such a double - win in most bathrooms around the world; if we had «NoMix» toilets that separate urine from
solid waste, municipal wastewater plants would have a significantly easier task (and produce
more methane to generate electricity), and we could much
more easily extract precious nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen for use as fertilizer (instead of using fossil fuels).
The turbo's
waste gates are also electric rather than pneumatic, and feature machined - from -
solid compressor wheels, rather than cast items, to maximise air - flow into the compression chamber and deliver cooler air for improved efficiency and
more power.
Three to eight is a good number to shoot for - any less than three you won't have a
solid grasp of the local market rates, whereas any
more than eight is pretty much always a
waste of time for both parties.
Many of the 40 or so gathered at the Volusia County
solid waste transfer station spent
more than two hours hissing and snarling at each other.And there wasn't even one cat in the room.The county's animal control board workshop Tuesday was supposed to be about finding ways to solve the feral, or wild, cat problem, but all the dirty looks and snide comments that criss - crossed the room made it seem
more like a feline version of American Gladiators.One opinion - represented by animal services / control, humane societies, health department workers and citizens - seemed to be that the county's trapping and destroying of feral cats is the most humane way of dealing with the overpopulation.
Here's how it works: During the cleaning cycle, the CatGenie removes and liquefies
solid waste, then transfers it to your toilet or utility sink drain — however you decide to hook it up — for...
MORE disposal.
There is less mess and a generally
more hygienic approach, this continues with the
waste collection for the
solid waste, although some of this can get caught on the rake, which does mean some occasional manual cleaning to keep everything nice and fresh.
Solid waste needs to be cleaned out
more frequently.
Because the ingredients are
more easily digested and utilized by the cat's body, canned foods produce less
solid waste in the litterbox.
Not using them would simply have been a
waste of
solid components, and would have of course meant that I was actually building a whole new system, a far
more expensive endevour than just chucking a few upgrades in there.
I could tell you about how Metal Gear
Solid V, FIFA 14m Mad Max, and
more will be available on current gen tech but I don't want to
waste your time with games like Gran Turismo 6 or Beyond Two Souls for the PS3.
The farm's owners knew that restoring the composting operation using a
more efficient, multi-stage
solids - separating system was the best way to take full advantage of the nutrients in the
waste stream while significantly reducing the environmental threat posed by manure decomposition and nutrient run - off, but needed investment to install the new equipment.
More food - we're talking roughly one - fifth of discarded municipal
solid waste - reaches landfills and incinerators than any other single material comprising our everyday trash, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency.
These include making renewable energy carriers available on - site by using
more electricity and district heating instead of fossil fuels for processes, using
more environmentally - friendly materials for lower emissions in production (e.g. recycled steel, and
solid wood), better thinking around transport of surplus masses (soil / rock / gravel), and improved
waste management and recycling.
However, growing urban poverty and food insecurity, high costs of green open space and
solid waste management, the need for recreational opportunities in the urban and peri-urban area, tend to modify thinking of planners and authorities and a
more «agricultural» approach (farmers as povery reduction strategy; farmers as
waste reusers; farmers as landscape managers and providers of recreational services, etcetera).
Pekka, «There are also cases where mixed coal and
solid waste is not allowed because coal does not satisfy the
more stringent limits set for burning
solid waste.»
For
more on NoMix toilets and the benefits of separating urine from the
solid waste, see the posts by John and Lloyd.