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Most of you don't know me here. I'm pretty opinionated on the subject of “going green”, but I am logical enough to know that what I believe it should be won't be for everyone.

Really it's a matter of perspective, where you live and what your resources are that will decide just how far you can “Go Green”.

The ad that the above picture is from tends to irritate me a bit since I really do not believe the sincerity of the people that run the ad. It's being run by the Ontario Power Authority, (The Ontario Power Authority (OPA) is an independent, non-profit corporation established through the Electricity ...

Campaigns about going green are becoming popular in different parts of the world and many companies are starting to notice the consumer demands for eco-friendly products and services. Standards must be set even for green products especially for basic aspects such as safety and performance. If the products have a good impact on the environment, then it means that it fulfills its role as being an eco-friendly product and is upholding its standards.

How are green products good for the environment and more cost-effective? There are several reasons for this. First, it produces less impact during the manufacturing stage. It means that less energy is being used up during product assembly, less materials are used, more biodegradable, ...

Recycling organizations have expressed their sentiments on government officials to intensify the recycling efforts being done on residences located on high rise buildings since thousands of homeowners don't have the proper venue to recycle their rubbish.

High rise residents only recycle around 10% of their garbage which is below the 43% national average for recycling.

Latest reports on most high rise residential building recycling showed problems such as low to zero recycling and food waste collections.

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Some interesting stats about crackers
• A town called Sivakasi – capital of india’s fire cracker industry with about 9000 contributes to 90% of firecrackers produced in India.
• Sivakasi sold firecrackers worth more than 1700 crores a week before Diwali.
• It is believed to be a 5 billion dollar industry over next 5 years in India.
• Sales of firecrackers are down by 40% in many cities (thanks to Environmentalists and teachers).
• Many of the firecrackers as much as 20% sold in market are either fake or outdated.
• Bangalore alone has records of about 500 eye injuries every year due to firecracker accidents.

Harmful effects of crackers
Yes we all have heard about harmful effects ...

In this kitchen, trash is treated with respect.

Melanie Peterson-Nafziger carefully cleans up, putting a milk jug in one bin, the cap for the jug in another. Paper goes into a recycling bin.

She slips a wine cork into the cork-recycling bowl. She carries food scraps outside to her compost pile. Egg cartons go back to the man who sells her eggs.

Her nonrecycled garbage? It fills half a shoebox. For the week. For a family of four.

"It all makes such perfect sense to me," said Peterson-Nafziger, of St. Paul, sliding a battery-recycling bowl back into a cabinet.

But is Minnesota ready to follow her example?

The future of recycling is at stake. After ...