https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd This is to help people realize that waste and some of us being fine with it is not ok, and is killing are planet en-us 2018-03-09 20:15:32 UTC 2024-12-07 20:05:54 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Planets.png radusnic000 https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd/wish/240355851 By: Nicholas Radusin]]> 2018-03-09 20:15:50 UTC https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd/wish/240355851 radusnic000 https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd/wish/240357942 In 2013, Americans generated about 254 million tons of trash and recycled and composted about 87 million tons of this material, about equally to a 34.3 percent recycling rate. On average, we recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of our individual waste generation of 4.40 pounds per person a day.]]> 2018-03-09 20:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd/wish/240357942 radusnic000 https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd/wish/240359804 Sustainable materials
Biological nutrients
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Cradle-to-cradle design]]> 2018-03-09 20:27:29 UTC https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd/wish/240359804 radusnic000 https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd/wish/240364734 According to new findings from the Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group based in New York City, as much as 40 percent of the food produced in the U.S. never gets eaten. The tossed-out food is worth about 1,500 calories per person per day almost enough to feed an additional person. All that waste adds up to a staggering $165 billion yearly.]]> 2018-03-09 20:43:23 UTC https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd/wish/240364734 radusnic000 https://padlet.com/radusnic000/j18pvq2jkusd/wish/240366043 search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=cookie,ip,cpid&custid=s6262035&db=ulh&AN=126263938&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

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