It is our collective responsibility to ensure that waste is managed effectively. Waste management is crucial in ensuring that the environment stays clean. A clean environment also means that human beings’ and animals’ health do not get compromised. However, during…
This pandemic has changed the world as we know it, especially in regards to medicine and the environment. Let’s take a look at how the lockdown across the world is having an impact on waste disposal. Medical waste With hospitals…
With most of the country still under lockdown, the only businesses currently open are key stores such as supermarkets, pharmacies, and certain other essential services. As the UK population spends more time at home, it’s inevitable that we’re creating more…
While recycling has become a greater norm than it has been in the past, it still comes with many difficult challenges. Perhaps the biggest challenge is the inability to still recycle certain materials. Most of the materials that cannot be…
The days between Christmas and New Year’s Day is a great time to clean up Christmas waste and organize your home for the new year. Many people like the idea of starting the year out clean, fresh and organized. It’s…
The environmental research community collects new data with each passing year. As it comes in, they’re able to refine both their models and predictions, providing a more accurate picture of the kind of world we can expect in the future. …
The National Health Service in the UK has been negatively affected by the growing amount of stockpiled environmental waste at many of its locations. Around 50 sites across the UK have been struggling to dispose of various items, including used…
Food waste is a worldwide problem. It is estimated that almost one-third of the food produced in the world, about 1.3 billion tonnes, is lost or wasted each year. This wasted food takes a heavy toll on the environment, producing…
There are currently over seven billion human beings calling Earth home. This number has drastically increased over the past few centuries. The growing population is raising many issues and questions about how the human race can adapt to meet the…
Owing to a recent slump in recycling rates, a new government consultation is currently underway until 13 May 2019, which intends to give members of the public their say on how local recycling is collected. This offers the potential for…
