Addicted to Plastic - essential viewing

Jeff Corwin, swimming with trash, etc.

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Recycling aluminum foil

Recycling aluminum foil is very easy, and "aluminum is 100 percent recyclable and can be reworked indefinitely, without degrading its quality."

One you have used, reused, and perhaps reused again, clean the foil, and simply recycle them with your aluminum cans (soda, beer, etc).

Otherwise, find out if your community recycling program accepts it.

The above quote is from "Reuse, Recycle Your Aluminum Foil" from the Planet Green section of discovery.com

Planet Earth

We only have one planet. If everyone could visit the glaciers, mountain ranges, deserts, poles, etc. They'd realise what they were causing. No doubt about it, as seeing the beauty of the planet in person is a huge eye opener. It obviously isn't easy to do.

With that in mind, I'll recommend a couple television programs that will help illustrate my point.

First is Planet Earth, the David Attenborough narrated BBC series. Recommended in high definition.

Second is Man vs. Wild also know as Born Survivor: Bear Grylls. More specifically the fourth episode, where he is in the Chugach Mountains, Alaska. However the entire show is worth it, as he is many remote locations, including glaciers. (Posted also on my general blog, All of my Neurons are Functioning Smoothly.)

1978

"Energy supply systems must be devised that do not produce irreversible environmental changes." - Williams, Jill. Futures. Aug. 1978

Percentage of waste that is recyclable

I was thinking earlier today, walking along a street on garbage day, about the percentage of garbage that can actually be recycled. I was thinking, still am for that matter, somewhere around 90%. This is based really on my own experience, and how I feel, no scientific hoohah.

If a city/town has a good recycling program, and accepts the vast majority of stuff that generally is thought of as being recyclable, and people compost, be it their own, or in city bins, surely 90% can easily be attained.

Wikipedia and Renewable Energy

Everyone knows you have to take Wikipedia with a grain of salt, however they also have some good articles here and there. I was just looking up E85, and saw the little rectangle that has links to all their renewable energy links. I won't begin to try explaining, so for starters, go here, and then choose from biofuels, solar power, wave power, wind power, etc. From each article there is bound to be some external links to get to more in depth articles.