Alexander Clapp’s guest essay in the NYT’s about what really happens to recycling raises several damning and important questions and conclusions. His historical summary says a great deal about how much we in the United States really only care about our material going “away;” not where it goes. This is a thought provoking piece. It […]
First, before I get to the food waste bans let me say that I hate the term food waste…food is only a waste if it is not utilized to make compost or energy. It is a food resource. Secondly, the findings of the report cited by Fast Company make it clear that the simplest reasons […]
As reported in the NYT on July 3, NJ is one of the states heating up the fastest…Given this summer, you may not be surprised…but the real question is why is this New Jersey heat happening? Well, no one knows for certain…but some reasons include our proximity to water…ie, warm air off the ocean over […]
South Korea has banned the disposal of food waste for 18 years….Unfortunately, as reported in the NY Times, the culture tends to generate more food waste than it should due to its culinary traditions..Specifically, too much food served at each meal. Sound familiar? However, in South Korea, the food waste is deemed a resource. It […]
One must give the state credit. California is attempting to reduce the 11 million metric tons of plastic that we put in the ocean every year. Their effort, and to New Jersey’s credit, we are doing some things to reduce micro-plastics as well…includes banning single use plastics and working to remove 150,000 pounds of plastic […]