Durable Plastic Houses That Resist Earthquakes Are Now A Reality!
Sustainable housing is something more and more people are looking into as a way to minimize their impact on the environment. According to Intelligent Living, Mexican engineer Ramon Martin Espinosa Solis may have found a solution for creating a house.
Organic Matter Recycling: A Natural for the Restaurant Industry
Food recycling is a trend that's fast becoming best practice. On September 16, 2015, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the goal of reducing food loss and waste by half by the year 2030.
Advanced Sustainability 401: “Greening Up” a Big Ten University
With over forty percent of its undergraduate students residing on campus, the large urban setting of the University of Maryland not far from the nation's capital makes a perfect laboratory for putting sustainability theory into practice. The Big Ten university, known for its legendary college basketball record, formidable research reputation, and strong academics, is located in College Park, MD and boasts roughly 41,000 undergrad and graduate students, and 14,000 faculty and staff.
Aldi Releases Aggressive Sustainability Plan
Most people who've heard of Aldi associate the store with low costs, good values, and a total lack of single use plastic bags. However, the German supermarket chain recently released a series of new sustainability initiatives, and according to Chain Store Age, they're setting the bar pretty high for similar retailers.
Fighting Food Waste in the Office Cafeteria
If you run an office cafeteria, you know that food costs add up. If people don't eat the food that you buy, that makes it even worse.
6 Tips to Improve Your University’s Recycling Program
Students, faculty, and staff may have already embraced your university's recycling program. However, you can still take steps to increase waste diversion and stakeholder engagement.
How to Boost Your Business Sustainability Program
"You can't manage what you don't measure" ~ Peter Drucker The movement towards greener, more sustainable work environments is gaining momentum. Many see this as a real challenge.
