by Connie Chan | Recycling
There are many different kinds of waste, including radioactive, harmful (industrial), biomaterials, electrical (e-waste), and municipal wastes (household, industrial, and disposal wastes). Waste Management is concerned with the collection,...
by Connie Chan | Recycling
Plastic is both a blessing and a curse. It has revolutionised the way we live for the better, but it also presents us with a big problem. Namely, what do we do with it and where does it go once we’re finished using it? Every toothbrush, drinking straw, Styrofoam...
by Connie Chan | Recycling
Single-use plastic is an environmental nightmare, but sometimes we just have to do something about it. Single-use plastics are often littering our beaches, rivers, and oceans and harming the environment. The good news is that we can do something about it if we use...
by Connie Chan | Recycling
By 2050, global waste is expected to reach 4 billion tons, doubling what it was in 2016. The rapid upsurge ties back to growing urban populations and a rise in consumer culture over the past few decades, neither of which is slowing down any time soon. To...