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    Guide to Waste Diversion: For Home and Business
    Guide to Waste Diversion: For Home and Business
    Guide to Waste Diversion: For Home and Business
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    Guide to Waste Diversion: For Home and Business

    By Kenneth E. Barnes

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    The purpose of this handbook is to provide you with the tools and expertise in diverting waste from our landfills. It is meant to be used as a “guide” for home and work. You will be shown ways to create waste reduction programs, reusing materials, reducing your carbon footprint and creating a recycling program (Regulations and restrictions may apply depending on the state, county or city which you live).
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBookBaby
    Release dateFeb 26, 2014
    ISBN9781483522258
    Guide to Waste Diversion: For Home and Business

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      Amazed by its easy to read format. So much information on how I can impact the environment and live a sustainable life. A must read for personal and businesses.

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    Guide to Waste Diversion - Kenneth E. Barnes

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    Chapter 1

    The purpose of this handbook is to provide you with the tools and expertise in diverting waste from our landfills. It is meant to be used as a guide for home and work. You will be shown ways to create waste reduction programs, reusing materials, reducing your carbon footprint and creating a recycling program (Regulations and restrictions may apply depending on the state, county or city which you live).

    The environment is everything that isn’t me. - Albert Einstein

    Growing up in Southern California during the 1970’s offered several eco-learning events for me.

    The freedom to venture into the neighboring canyons and water sheds.

    Drinking a soda from a glass bottle.

    Redeeming glass soda bottles for spending money.

    Walking.

    Getting up to change the TV channel.

    Catching a ride on a bus to get around.

    Riding a bike.

    Owning a wooden skate board with clay wheels.

    Reusing previously used cloths and toys.

    Sharing toys with your friends.

    Drinking water from our garden hose.

    Open Space & Habitat’s

    Clean Air & Oceans

    Talking in person & no cell phones

    Exercise was a daily activity

    The above are just a few examples of how our choices not only impacted our environment, and our health. But also the way we co-existed and engaged the environment that surrounds us.

    Through the years technology, innovation and change have heavily influenced our choices. Just look around and see how the virtual world and the disposable culture have changed our planet. We have single-handily replaced the above with:

    Decrease Habitats

    Increased Housing

    Mass Production and usage of Plastic Beverage Containers

    Increasing Hazardous Waste

    Overfishing

    Increased Pollution

    Polluting our Oceans

    Habitat Destruction

    Plastic Bags

    Heighten Carbon Footprint

    Furthering the need for fossil fuels

    Recycling Revenue Opportunities.

    Convenience of fast food.

    Obesity

    In 2011, some studies concluded that 8.7 million species are left on this planet. A planet which is over 4.54 billion years old.

    How many of these species have been lost by our own doing?

    Have environmental impact studies effected the economic and surrounding urban communities?

    What will Global Leaders do to improve sustainability, green buildings and reduce the use of fossil fuels?

    What is an Environmental Impact Statement?

    These are just a few questions that fuel my intellectual curiosity.

    If you ask Wikipedia they tell you

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