The Business Environmental Program provides free and confidential environmental management assistance to business and government operations in Nevada. The Program specializes in cost effective strategies to reduce hazardous materials and waste generation, conserve water and energy, minimize air emissions, and maintain compliance with environmental requirements. The program provides training, on-site consultation, assistance over the phone and through its website and publications.
From Environmental Daily Advisor: Recycling 1 million cell phones saves enough energy to power more than 185 US homes with electricity for 1 year. EPA estimates that more than 100 million cell phones are rendered out of use every year. Got a new iPhone or Blackberry for Christmas and wondering what to do with your...
Have you ever considered what that rotten food in your refrigerator costs? The average American family of four throws out an estimated $130-175 per month in spoiled and discarded food. That’s real money going straight into the garbage or compost bin instead of paying off your credit card bills. Don’t get me wrong — I love...
Sustainable development is a vast and all-encompassing idea, and corporate sustainability is nearly so. No corporate sustainability leader can hope to make their company “sustainable” in the next year—or even the next five. So as we think ahead to our sustainability initiatives for 2012, how can we set meaningful goals that will lead to measurable...
By Environmental Leader Aluminum fabricator Alcoa has launched a new series of wide base that wheels are the lightest 14″ aluminum wheels on the market. The new 58 lbs wheels are engineered for high performance through Alcoa’s proprietary LvL ONE wheel manufacturing process of light weighting. By switching from single steel 22.5″ x 8.25″ wheels...
Environmental Daily Advisor Recycling = US Jobs Recycling turns materials that would otherwise become waste into valuable resources. Not only is it good business to be green, collecting recyclable materials is just the first step in a series of actions that generate a host of financial, environmental, and societal returns—including job creation. More than 56,000...
Just in case some hospital chiefs have millions in the coffers to spend but can’t figure out what to buy, a report by the ECRI Institute lists ten high-priced gadgets and systems that bear at least a look. “Hospitals have very high pressure on their budgets right now,” says Diane Robertson, director of ECRI’s health...
Editor’s note: This piece originally appeared in the Vendor Viewpoint column in the January 2012 issue of ICT. By P. Richard Warburton, PhD, JD Marketing trends follow social trends; the language of the marketers is shaped to appeal to the popular interest. Awareness has grown in recent decades about the influence of hazardous chemicals on...
The world is dealing with a severe water crisis. Population growth and economic development continue to push water resources beyond natural limits, and demand will only continue to grow – projected to triple in the next 20 years. Yet, the earth’s water supply remains limited. The positive news is that advancements in technology are helping...
EPA Recycling Water Science