Household Recycling
Household Recycling Personal Waste Facts
Every household produces personal waste every day that adds up to a staggering amount of garbage each year. In 2009 alone, the Environmental Protection Agency reports, municipal solid waste produced by American households, businesses and hospitals amounted to 243 million tons of trash, or roughly 4.3 lbs. per person per day (see References 1). In addition to common daily waste such as food scraps and paper, many ...
How Much Does One Household Produce in Recyclables?
Environmental Protection Agency statistics indicate that American households collectively produced 243 million tons of trash in 2009, of which 82 million tons was composted or recycled (see References 1). This equates to approximately 1.46 lbs. of recovered recyclables out of nearly 4.5 lbs. of waste materials produced each day per person (see References 1). Based on 2005 to 2009 census estimates, this means the ...
List of Recyclable Household Items
When you can't reduce or reuse, recycle. Any household item that no longer has a place around your home might just fit the bill for some other household and enjoy a much longer useful life. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says that recycling saved over 72 million tons of trash from landfills in 2003, and it creates millions of jobs, reduces greenhouse gases, saves energy and natural resources and decreases ...
How to Be Greener for Teens
From shopping at secondhand stores to downloading music instead of buying CDs, teens can incorporate green living into their daily lives with minimal difficulty and maximum impact on the environment. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans recycled about 34 percent of the 250 million tons of trash generated in 2010. That means each person recycled and composted about 1.51 lbs. of ...
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Household Recycling Ideas
When the gardening bug bites into a modest budget, recycle used household items into attractive planters for culinary herbs or air-cleaning greens. A shabby kitchen colander, an empty tin tomato can or a seatless chair destined for kindling can become your indoor garden with some sphagnum moss and a few plug plants or a potful of Boston fern. Old plumbing gets new life as an eco-conversation piece on the patio. You don't need a green thumb or a green wallet to green your home.
