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You Asked: Should I Buy Biodegradable Materials If My Trash Just Goes to a Landfill?
Our expert says: It’s better than adding another piece of plastic to the problem.
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Your Holiday Trash Could Be Contributing to Environmental Injustice
Here are a few things you can do to help.
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Divert Biodegradable Waste From Landfills to Cut Climate-Warming Methane Emissions
Landfills should also be outfitted with facilities to monitor and control existing methane emissions.
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You Asked: What Are the Most Eco-Friendly Garbage Bags?
An Earth Institute staffer gives advice on alternative trash bag options and how reduce your need for trash bags altogether.
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What’s in Our Waste Bins?
Sustainability Management student Asami Tanimoto dug through the university’s trash to discover what we’re throwing out, and how we can do better.
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Map: Where Are the Trashiest New Yorkers?
No, not that kind of trashy – we’re talking here about what New York City neighborhoods produce the most municipal solid waste per person.
The first Earth Day in 1970 ignited a movement to stop polluting our planet. This Earth Month, join us in our commitment to realizing a just and sustainable future for our planet. Visit our Earth Day website for ideas, resources, and inspiration.
