Every Little Bit Helps

Now more than every countries around the world are becoming more aware of waste management and are finding ways to increase the amount of recycling that needs to be done worldwide. Rubbish removal services Sydney (Australia) has seen a major increase in recycling and in the ways that are available to assist business and residential customers in understanding the true costs of waste. Veolia Environmental Services has developed a Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Estimator and Reporting Tool to help people better understand the life cycle of waste that is produced. The first step is to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions through waste reduction.

Waste management Sydney (Australia) encourages reduce, reuse and recycle! Tips for more effective recycling include: the use of recycling bins, avoiding the use of "single use" plastic bags, recycling empty plastic containers with the lids removed, disposing of printer cartridges, corks and cell phones properly, avoiding toys and items that require batteries and buying products that have minimal packaging. Saving energy and disposing of special waste including clinical waste are also on the top of their list of solutions to the ever increasing problem of protecting the environment.

Live GREEN Like Leonardo DiCaprio

Two very recognizable symbols are the ones for recycling and composting. But what is the difference between the 2 processes? The composting process refers only to what can be "composted" which is the bio-degradation of organic matter, such as yard waste and food. This process, usually done by a garden composter is performed by micro-organisms, mostly bacteria, but also yeasts and fungi. There are many contributors to the different phases of decomposition including earthworms and fruit flies. Composting is usually not considered as recycling according to several sources.

Recycling involves processing used materials into new products to prevent waste, reduce pollution (both air and water) and to reduce the need for conventional waste disposal. Recyclable materials include glass, paper, metal, textiles and electronics. For the processing of these materials neither garden composters or recycling bins are used. The materials are either brought to a collection center or picked up curbside and sorted and reprocessed into new materials.

How does Leonardo DiCaprio figure into all of this? He has been an avid supporter of the "green movement" and the environment for many years and practices what he preaches. He recently moved into a $9M environmentally correct apartment in New York City. His apartment has rotating solar panels that provide 10% of his power. Leonardo says that he lives in the "green manner" and has released a feature length documentary "11th Hour" which focuses on the problems facing the planet's life systems. This film was done with the help of over 50 of the most prominent thinkers and activists including Mikhail Gorbachev and physicist Stephen Hawking. Global warming, deforestation, species extinction and depletion of ocean habitats are addressed. The feature offers hope and solutions. The "11th Hour" calls for a healthier future and this includes garden composters.