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5 Tips for Environmentally Conscious Gardening
Source: FlickrCredit: Terriem Gardening can be costly, both to you and the environment. Thankfully though, it doesn’t have to be this way. There are numerous ways to save money and, more importantly,...
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I Can Compost This?!
Source: Shutterstock One of the biggest drawbacks to composting is trying to determine what you can and what you cannot put in your compost. Here are a few tips on what’s compostable (with reasons why...
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Consumerism and tech growth create rising tide of e-waste
Despite legislation and growing public awareness, global levels of dangerous electronic waste are skyrocketing. E-waste, which is basically any electronic item that gets thrown in the garbage, often...
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Christmas tree recycling
What happens to all those Christmas trees after the holidays? When I was a kid some families left theirs up until it became either an embarrassment or a sort of piece of ironic modern art. Others were...
View ArticleThe evolution of recycling in Serbia
Recycling is a process to change materials into new products in order to prevent the waste of potentially useful materials. Recycling also helps to save energy and natural resources which would...
View ArticleDeconstruction for recycling
The EDA – or European Demolition Association – founded in 1978 is Europe’s largest platform and meeting place for demolition contractors and suppliers. Two of its main goals are, “To set and to promote...
View ArticleSlovenia: Old paper for new hope
On Monday 17, March 2014 a big recycling project will launch in Slovenia. Zealous ecologists gained support from commercial enterprises for their undertaking to activate the entire country and collect...
View ArticleHow to recycle the unacceptable
So you participate in recycling. What does that mean? For most people it means separating their trash into two containers, one intended for recycling. Each municipality has its own rules for what...
View ArticleGrowing up Green: How to teach your kids to be eco-friendly
While the general awareness regarding the environmental costs of our civilized lives is by no means deficient, we still need to adjust our lifestyles to fit the new paradigm. In order to ensure the...
View ArticleMore and more pharmaceutical waste is collected selectively in Hungary
Since 2005 more than 1,000 tons of pharmaceutical waste have been collected selectively by Hungarians — at more than 4,000 waste collection points. This number is expected to grow in the coming years....
View ArticleProject ‘Zero Food Waste Slovenia’
Ecologists Without Borders (EBM in Slovenian) have a new exciting Green project: Zero Food Waste Slovenia. Through it they aim to reduce wasted food across the nation. Hopefully, one day zero food will...
View ArticleWaste management through the seasons
We’re merely guests on Earth. What remains are the beautiful natural resources of the world and it’s the next generation’s turn to wisely use what the planet has to offer. Waste Management is one of...
View ArticleParis restaurants join together to collect food waste
Huge amounts of organic waste are going to be collected selectively by Parisian catereres. Vegetable peelings, leftovers and coffee grains will be used to produce biomethane once the new system is...
View ArticleAre Greek elections harmful to the environment?
The fever of Greek municipal & prefectural elections is heating up. Four years have passed since the last elections. This year, Greek people are called upon to choose their new representatives in...
View ArticleMontenegro: Recycling instead of fines
Recycling by definition is to use discarded and unwanted products to create new products. With recycling we have the dual benefit of saving scarce landfill space and also limiting the use of natural...
View ArticleRecycling through education in Montenegro
In my last article dedicated to recycling in Montenegro, I finished by saying that “…a project of selective waste disposal without education is a waste of money.” Environmental education involves...
View ArticleGreece: Environmental plans scrapped again
Rubbish has been placed in the world spotlight. People are increasingly aware of environmental pollution and are making some effort to help in recycling. More and more valuable scrap is recycled yearly...
View ArticleBelgium: Great achievements in battery recycling
Belgium is collecting its batteries and flashlights in a more and more efficient way, according to the press release of the non-profit organization Bebat. The group specialises in giving a second life...
View ArticleHungary: Record number of volunteers in litter clean up event
This year was the fourth time that Hungary organized its yearly litter clean up event, You Pick It! (“TeSzedd!”). A high number of 200,000 volunteers participated in event, which lasted three days....
View ArticleZero waste supermarket to open in Belgium
A store without plastic packaging is planned to open in Antwerp on June 29th, according to DeMorgen.be. Although there are only a few similar stores so far in Europe, the number of zero waste...
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