...policy and procedures for sustainability Task 1 – project (policy update and implementation) Activity 1 Sustainability initiatives for MacVille 1 Allow air-conditioning to turn off automatically after working hours 2 Lights switched off after working hours 3 Recycle paper 4 Dual-flush of toilets to be used Activity 2 Best practice model 1 Organisation name University of Oregon's campus recycling program Best practice Looking at current proposals and examine waste stream, purchase recycled products and establishing a recycling program on site to reduce wastes Best practice model 2 Organisation name Good guys Bendigo Best practice Upgrade lighting, for example replacing metal halide high-bay lights with...
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...Research Project: E-Waste 1. What are the environmental issues associated with e-waste? E-Waste (electronic or electrical) is generated from any equipment (running on electricity or a battery) that isdiscarded by the original user (still in working or non-working condition). The processes of dismantling and disposing of electronic waste in the third world lead to a number of environmental impacts as illustrated in the graphic. Liquid and atmospheric releases end up in bodies of water, groundwater, soil, and air and therefore in land and sea animals – both domesticated and wild, in crops eaten by both animals and human, and in drinking water. One study of environmental effects in Guiyu, China found the following: * Airborne dioxins – one type found at 100 times levels previously measured * Levels of carcinogens in duck ponds and rice paddies exceeded international standards for agricultural areas and cadmium, copper, nickel, and lead levels in rice paddies were above international standards * Heavy metals found in road dust – lead over 300 times that of a control village’s road dust and copper over 100 times The environmental impact of the processing of different electronic waste components: E-Waste Component | Process Used | Potential Environmental Hazard | Cathode ray tubes (used in TVs, computer monitors, ATM, video cameras, and more) | Breaking and removal of yoke, then dumping | Lead, barium and other heavy metals leaching into the ground water and...
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...What Specific Action(S) Should Christians Take Regarding The Environment And Its Preser Abstract Christian are required by God's law to obey the laws of man. Furthermore, the United States Government has Federal and State organization that will help protect our environment. There are many ways that Christian can protect the earth's environment and restore the earth national resources. For an example, Christians could recycle many natural resources; buy vehicles that are more efficient and not being wasteful is all very important. Christians cannot be disillusioned that everyone thinks the same way and there viewpoint are the same. There are many non-Christians that belief that there is a need protect the earth and we will have endless supplies of natural resources. Finally, Christians realize that efforts to protect the earth may not be enough, so we must prepare and plan to restore natural resources. As Christian followers of God, we must educate others about conserving the earth's natural resources. What Specific Action(S) Should Christians Take Regarding The Environment And Its Preservation Or Restoration? Could you imagine Jesus Christ driving a car that is not environmental friendly? According to the Christian faith, Jesus Christ was the only perfect person that ever lived on the earth that was perfect. Therefore, Christians understand that to be Christ like, it would mean Christian would have to preserve the environment and if necessary contribute...
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...that recycling is essential to the environment. Many companies today have recycling programs to emphasize that. New York City has the biggest recycling program because they are the “capital of trash”. With that being said, New York faces problems on where to dump their trash. The recycling program began to sell their trash to firms, to make other products, in hope of making a profit. Unfortunately, they had more expenses than revenues. The supply for trash is higher than its demand. Meaning most of the trash people recycle is piling up somewhere. There are two solutions to this problem, closed-loop recycling or getting the government involved. Closed-loop recycling requires companies to create their own markets...
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...Solid waste management is an emerging issue as the world’s municipalities become increasingly affected by the huge generation of waste. According to the UNEP (2010), Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) generated worldwide an estimated 1.7 – 1.9 billion metric tons of waste. Rapid urbanization, industrialization and economic development are responsible for increased volumes of municipal solid waste. As a result, municipalities - typically the level of government responsible for waste management in cities - must provide effective and efficient solid waste services to their inhabitants. They often face problems beyond the ability of municipal authorities to tackle the problem (Sujauddin et al, 2008). This has been attributed to a lack of organization,...
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...E227 Global Solutions Going Green Formal Proposal DeVry University Professor Audra Spicer Professional Writing Shane’e Green April 21, 2016 * Introduction As we look at every day and the temperatures are extremely high I notice that the natural beauty is slowly disappearing right in front of our eyes. We have to realize that if we don’t actively try to make our environment brighter and cleaner not only for ourselves but for our children as well. A cleaner way of living is a way to provide a healthier, brighter and cleaner long term future for ourselves, for our children and their children. E227 Global Solutions has decided that we need to reduce our carbon foot print by 25% in the upcoming year in an effort to help our fellow human race. Also this will lead E227 Global Solutions to become one of the leaders in the industry that will use the three methods of solar energy to reduce electricity, paper/waste reduction, and focusing on green power. All of the money that we will be able to save because of the decrease in the energy can be used to fund future environmental safe projects or initiatives. It also allows E227 Global Solutions to possibly invest that money into hiring the additional employees who can come aboard and expand the E227 Global Solutions going green initiatives as well. *...
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...Introduction There’s plenty of facts out there on why recycling is important. The world population is growing, not shrinking, and currently each human being adds significant waste to the planet over his or her lifetime. In Bangladesh, people produce enough trash in one day to fill the entire building. The frustrating thing is, in most developing countries it’s not all too difficult to make a difference. And what a difference we can make. What Exactly Is Recycling? Recycling basically involves turning used materials that are labeled as recyclable over to your local waste facility designated in a disposal container as “recyclable” materials to be taken and reused as material for a new purpose. A recyclable product is turned back into a raw form that can be used to create a new and different product. Not only are natural resources limited, but recycling efforts can significantly reduce additional waste that will not only harm the planet today, but future generations as well. The natural resources on our planet earth are limited so we must make the most to conserve, recycle and reuse whenever possible. What Can I Recycle? What you can recycle depends on your area, not all materials may be recyclable. Check with your local recycle center to find out what you can and cannot recycle. You’ll notice that recyclable products are labeled with numbers from 1 to 7, 1 being the most recyclable, and 7 being the least recyclable. Also check with your city to make sure that you have the...
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...Mandatory Recycling “So easy a caveman can do it” is the motto attached to Geico car insurance ads, and now scientific evidence proves this motto is actually true of recycling. The roots of recycling can be traced all the way back to the prehistoric era of the caveman now. The Origins of Recycling conference revealed that they believe our ancestors from the Paleolithic Era practiced recycling. Research has been found that the earliest cavemen reused their tools over and over and transformed them into new objects. It says a great deal that even our early ancestors could see the value in recycling and reusing objects, that even over four hundred and twenty million years ago cavemen could see the benefits to mankind (Ross, 2013, p.1). I want to prove that recycling should be adopted in a smart, efficient, cost-effective manner in both residential and commercial aspects of our city and all others. I will show from prehistoric times to today that recycling always has been and always will be beneficial to people, animals, and our planet. It is a given fact that our population is growing, resources are scarce, more animals are going extinct, and our planet is slowly dying. This is evident by the thinning ozone layer, deforestation, and greenhouse gases. If it’s not recycled, it gets burned or buried, neither of which is good for the environment. The EPA released a stunning statistic on greenhouse gases stating, “ In 2005, recycling was projected to avoid—through a combination...
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...Computer Disposal Paper By: Calvin Drager The best way to dispose of these 500 computers is through E-waste recycling and here’s why. E-waste recycling has become one of the fastest-moving industries in the world. Our society has, for the most part, always been aware that certain convenient technologies we use every day also contain some of the most harmful known substances. Cell phones, computers, laptops, CRTs, flat screen TVs, tablets, printers, and monitors have all assisted our society in advancing our wants and needs. As we all know, technology moves faster than the speed of light, and by the time we have the newest gadgets, we are already in the process of wanting something bigger and better. As convenient as these technologies are, let's not forget that most of these gadgets contain harmful substances and should be properly recycled, refurbished, or reused. When these products are placed into landfills, either on purpose or not, we have a huge problem. Recycling electronics prevents the biggest and most prevalent pollutants in our society, which come from mining. Chemicals such as cyanide and sulfuric acid are commonly used in the mining process. When these substances spill, leak, or leach into the ground or water, the ecosystem is heavily affected. Once the chemicals are introduced to our landscape, the cycle of pollution is put into place. Through such common environmental occurrences as erosion and heavy rain, the pollutant chemicals end up in our oceans, streams...
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...An effective plan for recycling 11/11/2012 Abstract: The construction of both single and multiple family home in the United States on average generates more than two tons of waste. Studies have shown that more than 90% of the waste generated is recyclable. In recent years federal green building programs have been established to award points and give tax credits for those who recycle construction debris. With the current state of today’s housing market, builders can improve their profit margin by reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills. Unfortunately, many builders are puzzled at how to take advantage recycling. In this paper I will focus on cost effective and environmentally friendly methods to dispose of construction waste for those in the home building industry. The program will outline how those in the home building industry implement techniques for managing construction waste on their projects. Introduction When speaking of sustainability those in the construction industry should understand and acknowledge that a critical part includes effective waste management. Napier (2012) suggests the following: “Responsible management of waste is an essential aspect of sustainable building. In this context, managing waste means eliminating waste where possible; minimizing waste where feasible; and reusing materials that might otherwise become waste. Solid waste management practices have identified the reduction, recycling, and reuse of wastes as...
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...In my opinion, responsible business means that responsible of a corporation. As we all know that main purpose of corporation is for generating income. However, responsibility is necessary for a corporation. Responsible business is about the positive changes and making valuable contributions to the stakeholders such as the local community, customers, supplier, investor and employee. In other words, company use profits to do well in the world. Also, for any corporation aiming for long term sustainability. There are many responsible business practices that company can apply. In the day to day operations of the business, responsible business practices could apply to several areas. Environment is one of the area, some companies will not do anything if it negatively influences the environment. Others will attempt to strike a balance between earning profits and impacting the environment. Environment always stick with 3 R which are reduce, reuse or recycle resources to minimise negative environmental impacts. One of the way to start this practice, manage business waste for recycling by separating paper, card, plastic, metals and glass prior to collection. Most food businesses also can separate food waste for recycling. Moreover, workplace practices, environmentally friendly workplaces meet the values and expectations of employees as well as other stakeholders. Also, having a positive management approach means striving to be a reasonable, fair and considerate company’s owner. Respect...
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...Electronic Waste 2 Abstract This paper will discuss how the United States dispose of electronic waste, how electronic waste is made on a daily basis, and the reasons we have so much electronic waste. This paper will also discuss the problems with e-waste in the world and how our country will benefit from recycling of e-waste and how recycling will help in creating new greener jobs in the future. Electronic Waste 3 Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a term that we use for electronic products that have become obsolete, unwanted products that have essentially reached the end of its life (Denga, 2008). Technology has become so advance at such a rate that many devices become trash even after a short time. This is due to the fact that many companies are constantly coming up with new electronic ideals faster than they can create one product they usually have another one on the market. Many electronic devices that we use on an everyday basis become trash after a few years of use by the customer. The term “old electronic” in fact is one of the reasons that contribute to e-waste such as DVD players being replaced by Blu-ray players and VCRs being replaced by the DVD players (Denga, 2008). E-waste is created from devices that may be electronic such as TV’s, PDA’s, CD players fax machines and computers (Antonitis, 2011). Many of these items are being thrown away on a daily basis. The obsolete computers and many other electronic devices are filling...
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...creation of waste material is a common phenomenon. These wastes are harmful to the environment and how you dispose them off depends on how they affect the environment. Proper disposal of waste material helps keep the environment free from disease causing pathogens and keeps it green. Given below are four methods of proper waste management that will help you keep your environment clean – 1. Recycling Recycling is one of the most well know method of managing waste. It is not expensive and can be easily done by you. If you carry out recycling, you will save a lot of energy, resources and thereby reduce pollution. You can also save money if you recycle. You can recycle papers, glass, aluminum and plastics. If you want to reduce the volume of your waste material, the best way to do so would be to recycle. If you recycle, you can eliminate batteries, tires and asphalt from your waste material and this prevents them from ending up in the landfills and incinerator. The municipality of almost all cities encourages their citizens to take up recycling. Be a responsible citizen and reduce your waste by recycling. 2. Composting This is a natural process that is completely free of any hazardous by-products. This process involves breaking down the materials into organic compounds that can be used as manure. You can carry out composting in your own backyard. You can use the leaves, grass, twigs and add vegetable and fruit peels and skins. You can use DATS bin hire system to get the bins for composting...
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...What is recycling? 3 | Table Of contents | 3 | What is recycling? | 3 | Origins | 3,4 | Supply | 4,5 | Waste recycling in Abu Dhabi | 5 | Sorting waste | 5 | Workplace Recycling Programs | 6 | Public Recycling Venues | 6 | Government Initiatives | 7 | Distribution of Waste Bins for Villas | 7 | Underground Waste System | 7 | Tariff System for Business Establishmentsh | 8 | Conclusion | 8 | References | What is recycling? Recycling is a process using materials (waste) into new products to prevent waste of potentially useful materials, reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, reduce energy usage, reduce air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from land filling) by reducing the need for "conventional" waste disposal, and lower greenhouse gas emissions as compared to plastic production. Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy. Origins Recycling has been a common practice for most of human history, with recorded advocates as far back as Plato in 400 BC. During periods when resources were scarce, archaeological studies of ancient waste dumps show less household waste (such as ash, broken tools and pottery)—implying more waste was being recycled in the absence of new material. Supply For a recycling program to work, having a large, stable supply of recyclable material is crucial. Three legislative options have been used to create...
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... the United States produces 200 million tons of garbage, and that only includes what is legally dumped. Really, how much in 200M tons? It's enough metal to build four million automobiles, enough wood to construct 2 million homes, enough paper to publish all the daily newspapers in the country, enough aluminum to rebuild the entire American air fleet 100 times, and would fill 15 million garbage trucks. Trash. We're drowning in it. Unless Americans take a more responsible role in recycling today, we are going to all be dead tomorrow! So, sort your trash. It is easy to recycle most household products and it will only take a little of your time. What’s the deal with recycling? It is such an important environmental issue, and yet it seems as though there isn’t much done about it as a community. If you ask a random person on the street what they think about recycling, nine times out of ten they’ll smirk and tell you “It’s good for the environment.” But, really, they don’t understand the significance of recycling. Recycling is plainly returning an item back to its original condition so that it can be reused. As astonishing as it may seem, the average american citizen disposes of 4.6 pounds of waste per day, which would equate to more than a thousand six hundred pounds per year. Surprising, half of this outlandish total of waste dump could easily be recycled. Most people...
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