It is spring, and my attention has returned to my neglected compost pile. It’s a 4-by-4 foot rather unsightly area in my background where I toss things like coffee grounds and vegetable scraps and wait for it to miraculously turn into wonderful fresh smelling compost. The last time I looked…
Plastic recycling is, for many of us, a guilt provoking topic. I try to be careful of what I toss into my recycling bin, even so, I do not believe that all of it is recycled. Contrary to what the waste management websites say, I know there is no recycling…
On Feb. 28 history was made: 175 nations agreed to begin writing a global treaty that will restrict the growth of plastic pollution. Writing for The New York Times, Hiroko Tabuchi said, “The agreement commits nations to work on a broad and legally binding treaty that would not only aim…
I guess I am not your average tourist. Most people would not be excited about visiting a landfill, even a state-of-the-art facility like Santa Barbara County’s Tajiguas Landfill and Resource Center in mid-coast California. Here is what makes this facility interesting: All recyclables are hand-sorted. All trash goes through a…
Most people understand we have to electrify transportation to get to net-zero emissions. Annually about 8 gigatons of emissions come from tailpipes. A gigaton is 2.2 trillion pounds. These numbers are hard to comprehend. About 29% of U.S. greenhouse emissions are from cars. While electric cars (EVs) are entirely emissions-free,…
