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How to Embrace a Sustainable Living Lifestyle

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

He describes sustainability as “shifting to a renewable energy-based, reuse/recycle economy with a diversified transport system” People often refer to their attempts at sustainability as “going green”, being eco-friendly or adopting an eco-living lifestyle. Why is sustainable living necessary? .

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Calendar of Environmental Events Around the World

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Recyclemania – First week of February – RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. America Recycles Day – Mid-November – Encourages everyone to start recycling.

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Reviewing The World’s Landfills – A Future Fictional Business Plan Excerpt

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

In the early 21 st century, increasing world population, growing use of non-decomposable plastics, the westernization of the Asian continent and several world economic crisis cycles all contributed to increasing numbers of landfill operations throughout the world – mostly containing petroleum based plastic products. Their conclusion? “So