Tag: plastic waste
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Halloween is coming! Go Green!
byHalloween revelers can make a commitment to celebrate a green Halloween this year by reducing their impact on the environment, according to state environmental officials. The celebrations traditionally associated with the holiday can create extra waste and pollution. Alternatives can make for a more creative and family-friendly event. Below are some tips to reduce, reuse […]
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New Coca-Cola Machines Give the Option of Recycling
byThe Coca-Cola Company has showcased a new vending machine in China which features facial recognition and allows consumers to return used packaging. Called VenCycling, the machine has a voice interactive system and it is said to make purchasing and recycling a variety of Coca-Cola beverages “more efficient and intelligent”. Sporting AI LEDs and two ‘eyes’ – […]
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How to Keep Your Whites Bright with No Bleach!
byAs a person who spills something on absolutely everything she owns, I frequently struggle with resisting the desire to bleach my coffee/tea/chocolate (okay fine, wine)-stained whites. According to nontoxic-living guru Sophie Gushée, however, chlorine bleach—the compound commonly used to get whites whiter—is not the answer to my clumsiness. Why? It can create more harm to […]
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All Natural Cleaner from Orange Peels!
byFinding a new batch of in-season produce at the farmer’s market is just one more thing to love about PSL-weather. But next time you’re hygge-ing it up with a knit blanket, Netflix, and a bowl full of clementines, don’t toss those aromatic peels into the compost pile: Turns out, there’s a simple way to upcycle […]
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Hawaii Keeps Up Tourism Even with Natural Disasters
byThe battered Hawaiian Islands have managed to keep tourism dollars coming in despite an ongoing volcanic eruption, earthquakes, hurricanes and flooding, according to figures released Thursday. Hawaii’s 2018 woes began with flooding on Kauai in April, followed by earthquakes and eruptions of lava and volcanic gases caused by the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island. The […]
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Tropical Storm Walaka Can Be Hazardous to Hawaii
byThere’s now a tropical cyclone with a Hawaiian name. Tropical Storm Walaka formed Saturday morning some 680 miles south of Honolulu. It was given a Hawaiian name since it formed in the Central Pacific, the first one to do so. It is the sixth tropical cyclone in the Central Pacific basin. The Central Pacific Hurricane […]
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How to Travel as a “Green Tourist”
byThere are many simple and affordable ways you can travel in Hawaii while being considerate to the environment. Think being a “green tourist” means camping in the wilderness? Not necessarily. There are many simple and affordable ways you can travel responsibly, with as little impact to the environment as possible. Ecotourism—or green travel—is becoming increasingly […]
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How Students Can Help Prevent Global Warming
byGlobal warming is a real threat to our planet and if not prevented, it can truly hurt our ecosystem and life as we know it. While the media keeps repeating about the dangers that come with it, many people, especially the younger ones might not be exactly sure what they can do in order to […]
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Ways Renewable Energy Can Help in an Emergency
byMany of the things people depend on in their everyday lives without thinking — such as electricity and running water — become less abundant or even entirely unavailable in regions that get hit by natural disasters. Renewable energy sources that are self-sufficient can help people get back on their feet quickly after a disaster strikes. […]
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Drones Are Lowering the Cost of Clean Energy; Here’s How!
byThe shift towards clean energy is becoming the goal of many people and industries around the world today. Even though we have already found many clean energy sources, like solar, wind and water, renewable energy is still under development which means that we can expect to see more innovative clean energy technology soon. Solar and wind […]
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