Last week, Senator Smith introduced legislation that would require manufacturers to include post consumer content in the products that they manufacture. Interestingly, the major producers of those products were not speaking in outright opposition. They hedged their bets with the hope of watering down the legislation and having a smaller percentage of post consumer material […]
Politico recently reported that the funds to continue studying the best way to protect the harbor in the New York Metro region have been zeroed out of the 2020 budget by President Trump. This is not a surprise since this small, venal and vindictive person is angry at this part of the country..or any part […]
A packaging product called Renew Liner is made from PET fiber. Unfortunately, the company FALSELY claims that this packaging is recyclable. As you can see, the packaging is a fiber and clear plastic film. To my knowledge, there are no curbside programs that can accept this material. It cannot be recycled with plastic bags at […]
In two articles we see an interesting trend….While this president is reversing, or attempting to reverse, almost every environmental law that he can, he can’t seem to stem the tide that renewable energy is surpassing coal as a power source. And these changes are not entirely because of the environmental rules of the past….but due […]
Please join us on Friday June 5th at 11am EST for Living in Harmony with Nature – General Green Practices. Discover how to incorporate healthy environmental standards in your home and yard, and why it matters. There will be a slide show on LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and green building in general, […]