If your home or business catches fire, there is potential for water contamination, even if most of the structure survives the fire. During a fire, contaminants can enter the water system through structure or vegetation combustion, plastic pipes melting, and/or contaminated water from burned structures flowing back into the main pipe. […]
At the end of my weekly, half-hour ritual of mowing my lawns, my old gas-powered lawn mower choked and coughed its last dying breath, and with it, about the same amount of pollution as driving 150 miles, according to the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. For the past few years I had heard that […]
What exactly is wastewater? It is the water and sewage from toilets, tubs, showers, sinks, and appliances (washers, dishwashers, etc.) that flows down the drain into the sewer pipes. This article examines how wastewater is being used for COVID virus detection. […]
One of the biggest hurdles in moving toward a more sustainable and circular lifestyle is the feeling of not doing enough. […]
Did you know that doing laundry contributes to the plastic pollution in our bodies of water? […]
Investing in a set or a type of reusable menstrual products will cut down on the monthly or every-few-months trip to the store to stock up on pads and tampons. […]
Investing in a set or a type of reusable menstrual products will cut down on the monthly or every-few-months trip to the store to stock up on pads and tampons. […]
What is Fast Fashion? What makes it “fast”? What is the impact? […]
During
quarantine, I have had a lot of time to contemplate what I can do to make my lifestyle more
sustainable, reducing the environmental harm I cause outside of my home. […]
