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Zero Waste

The Astonishing Facts About Plastic Pollution in Pennsylvania

January 6, 2025 by Marion 1 Comment

Plastic pollution in Pennsylvania? Yes, and it’s affecting all of us. Did you know microplastics have been found in every river, lake and stream in Pennsylvania, including our drinking water? But […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Zero Waste Tagged With: Berkey water filter, climate crisis, health, microplastics, planetary boundaries, plastic pollution, sustainable living

What Does Zero Waste Mean?

October 24, 2024 by Sari 1 Comment

Zero waste—Are you kidding me?  How is that even a thing? But it is, and it’s not as crazy as you may think.

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Working Groups, Zero Waste Tagged With: circular economy, composting, consumption, recycle, reduce, reuse, zero waste

Got Methane?

November 7, 2023 by Marion Leave a Comment

Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas that is 28-30 % more potent than CO2.  That makes it a big concern.  According to the UN’s Climate and Clean Air Coalition, “Reducing human-caused methane emissions is one of the most cost-effective strategies to rapidly reduce the rate of warming and contribute significantly to global efforts to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C. “ 

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Working Groups, Zero Waste Tagged With: air pollution, CH4, Climate and Clean Air Coalition, climate change, climate crisis, composting, gas fracking, ground level ozone, Media Free Store, methane

Zero Waste Takes The Stage

April 27, 2023 by Sari Leave a Comment

We were honored to present a panel of illustrious experts on Zero Waste—the issues, the challenges, the solutions—at the Delaware County Institute of Science on April 17th, 2023. The event […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Working Groups, Zero Waste Tagged With: circular economy, climate change, composting, microplastics, plastic pollution, producer responsibility, recycling, single-use plastics, waste incineration, waste reduction, zero waste

From Trashing Black Lives to Treasuring Each Other: A Journey from Incineration Toward Zero Waste

March 19, 2022 by Sari Leave a Comment

The second of two recent papers written by local students in support of Transition Town Media’s Zero Waste efforts, this post was submitted to us by Hasan Alquaid, a student […]

Filed Under: Blog, Featured, Zero Waste Tagged With: Chester PA, Covanta, CRCQL, environmental injustice, environmental pollution, trash incineration, zero waste

Zero Waste—Its Time Has Come

March 19, 2022 by Maureen McC 1 Comment

One of two recent papers written by local students in support of Transition Town Media’s Zero Waste efforts, this post was submitted to us by Maryam Khan, a student at […]

Filed Under: Blog, Composting, Featured, Zero Waste Tagged With: climate change, composting, ecosystems, environment, recycling, sustainable living, zero waste

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