Sustainable Guide – Page 89

Tips on Dumpster Diving [Infographic]

July 15July 23Posted in Food, Sustainable GuideTagged consumption, diving, dumpster, eco, ecological, food, footprint, freegan, freeganism, hunger, infographic, lifestyle, money, movement, production, resources, sustainable, tips, trash, Waste, water5 Comments

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While some people spend the early morning hours asleep, partying, or getting ready for work, other people around the world pursue a slightly less conventional activity: digging through trash.

Why, you might ask, would someone enthusiastically subject themselves to the often disgusting sights and smells on the inside of a dumpster or in the middle of a trash heap? Turns out, these intrepid dumpster divers are on to something. Read on to learn what dumpster diving is all about and how you can take advantage of the wonderful treasure that is other people’s trash.

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Is Climate Change just a lot of Hot Air? [Video]

July 13July 13Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged climate change, global, heat, hot air, impact, ocean, temperature, weatherLeave a comment

You’ve probably heard that weather is getting more extreme and that this is in part because accumulating greenhouse gases have caused the air at earth’s surface to warm by an average of 0.8 degrees celsius over the last century. But how could a barely perceptible rise in air temperature lead to such crazy changes in weather?

Well, that air temperature rise actually only amounts to 1% of the extra energy absorbed by earth’s atmosphere over the last century – a few percent has been absorbed by land and almost all the rest has been soaked up by the oceans. That increase in ocean heat content is the energy equivalent of an atomic bomb exploding every second for the last 100 years. And THAT matters because heat stored in the oceans has a big impact on the weather.

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The Death of Bees Explained [Video]

July 10September 11Posted in Garden & Nature, Man & Nature, MediaTagged agriculture, bees, collapse, colony, consequences, danger, ddt, death, disorder, extinction, food, help the bees, nature, parasites, pesticides, poison, reasons, save the bees2 Comments

In 2015 the bees are still dying in masses. Which at first seems not very important until you realize that one third of all food humans consume would disappear with them. Millions could starve. The foes bees face are truly horrifying – some are a direct consequence of human greed. We need to help our small buzzing friends or we will face extremely unpleasant consequences.

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A Bottle’s Journey [Infographic]

July 6July 13Posted in Sustainable GuideTagged bottle, collection, converting, glass, infographic, journey, process, product, recycled, Recycling, sortingLeave a comment

by Group Advanced Technical Concepts

This infographic shows the process of recycling a bottle from the time it leaves your home to being recast into another product, every process explained.

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