Green Living

when you recycle plastic, do they melt it back down, or how does the process work? thanks

2007-12-17 13:41:49 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous

How does it help the environment??
How does it compare?
Any Statistiques??
PLEASE

2007-12-17 12:47:54 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

If you had a chance to attend a school that teaches nothing but Solar equipment production, electronics, and recycling.

Would you jump at it and attend?

2007-12-17 03:59:49 · 11 answers · asked by smittybo20 6

What are some positive or negative (or both) affects of Nuclear energy?
Please help, thanx

2007-12-17 01:26:47 · 6 answers · asked by mojo00 2

2007-12-16 23:52:08 · 3 answers · asked by boyinlove2k 2

from pseudo-environmentalists concerning Christmas lights? Not the little displays, but those massive store and/or town sponsored ones.

2007-12-16 23:48:30 · 5 answers · asked by Paul F 4

Want to know if any of the rock salt type stuff is actually good for the enviroment. I currently use Calcium Chloride...

2007-12-16 14:56:11 · 8 answers · asked by C.S. 5

This is for homework. I need to pick a company that isn't enviormentally friendly towards a certain thing. For example, someone I know is doing there assignment on Canada's Wonderland who does not recycle enough. Any ideas for a company I can pick?

2007-12-16 08:26:51 · 4 answers · asked by xYungWarriorX 3

I can't find a plastic recylce place near my home. It seems like a hassle to drive so far for my little bit of things. It seems like they would make it easier to recycle since it helps the planet.

2007-12-16 07:02:06 · 14 answers · asked by Openminded 1

They have that widget (I think that's what it's called) in them, so I'm not sure. If not, that's pretty messed up.

2007-12-16 04:41:46 · 5 answers · asked by Nate V 3

why yes or no?

2007-12-16 02:58:14 · 10 answers · asked by Pedro G 2

if no why?

2007-12-16 02:34:33 · 17 answers · asked by Pedro G 2

Which source is the most environmentally safe?
Which source is cheapest?
Which source is the most efficient?

2007-12-16 01:56:18 · 6 answers · asked by no g 2

Briefly describe two ways in which solar energy may be converted into another useful form of energy.

2007-12-15 22:28:51 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

my doubt is that ,if our skin became burned with a piece of plastic(if polythine bag )which is made out of medical wastes such as syrinches,blood bags etc by recycling these.My doubt is that if the viruses or other germs can survive after the process of recycling ,from the things that we recycled to the recycled plastic?

2007-12-15 16:35:59 · 2 answers · asked by Arun 2

If we all love earth and the life on it why are we ruining it. I'm 16 and I'm trying to get a better recycling group going at my school, people are throwing away garbage cans full of paper and plastic bottles a day in our 700 person school. Think about that 200 or so days of school each year, that is tons of pounds of recyclables that are being thrown in to landfills. I've gotten permission from my principle to post flyers and put a message in our school bulletin. I need exciting ideas to get all the kids I can to help me. I want to get all the schools possible to recycle everything possible, all the schools in my county, then all in my state, and eventually all in the U.S. I'm tired of waiting for an "adult" to get it going. If you have any way to help, even if it is just posting an answer or passing on the idea to someone else please help. I'm going to keep posting these ideas until I get results. And if no one helps I'll do it myself.

2007-12-15 14:39:56 · 12 answers · asked by George G 2

In 1999, oil was $9 a barrell. I see many SUV's but not with big families in them, usually a single person and on a cell phone too.

Homes are being built bigger and bigger as well, huge houses and the families aren't that big.

What can be done about wasting energy; is carpooling a good place to start? TY

2007-12-14 12:13:12 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

When I buy bread at my local bakery, the lady asks what kind of bag do I want....¿paper or plastic?

I decided to take my own cloth bag when shopping for bread

But I still wonder.....What´s better for the enviroment paper or plastic bags?

2007-12-14 09:49:55 · 10 answers · asked by paloma 2

a) a small amount of energy is destroyed
b) a small amount of energy is created
c) the total amount of energy remains the same
d) the total energy can be either increase or decrease

2007-12-14 04:53:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have to do this final project for my partisipation in government class and my final project is on how to reduce the nations garbage problem, and i am getting stuck on what else to put into my power point, i have already: recycling, machinery that is used to recyle, and thats about it!!!

2007-12-14 03:32:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok, so from what I understand, these companies, people, and even gov't entities can buy up these so called carbon credits and somehow offset their carbon emissions and therefore become "green" or "carbon-neutral". It sounds like each credit is equivalent to so-many cubic tons of gas, and you just buy up your share. I frankly dont see how this process could ever hope to work. What body or entity is controlling these credits? There amount and availability? Is there a strict limit to how many the world (or a country) has? And who creates these credits? Anybody that wants to, or that gets "licensed"?

It basically sounds like different companies sell them off and then people, who think they are actually doing something productive, buy them up without actually doing anything at all. Everyone is STILL producing the same amount of carbon and NO ONE, at all, is greener in the process. Am I missing something here?

2007-12-14 02:39:40 · 6 answers · asked by Toledo Engineer 6

By law my new landlady is required to provide bins for recycling in our building and she does not, even though the city picks up everything recyclable and it could not be simpler to do. I've emailed her to ask her several times what the situation is with recycling in the building and she never got back to me; finally another tenant told me that she just doesn't bother. This tenant said she was actually told to go out to a neighboring building and put her recycling in with their stuff! In this day and age I think this is just ridiculous and I'm kind of pissed about it, but if I complain to the city won't she know it was me since I've been asking about it? I don't want to get on her bad side because we like the apartment but I really feel strongly that this is just criminally lazy and I want it to change. Thanks!

2007-12-14 01:50:38 · 17 answers · asked by jd 2

In terms of efficiency and cost, what is the best solar panel.

I am limited in the number of panels I can put up (probably 6-8) so they must be efficient, but cost is important also.

What about these panels that can collect a wider range of light frequency?

2007-12-13 23:59:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

a)By using more & more renewable energy.
b)By controling our consumption of fuel.
b)Do not bother now.

2007-12-13 21:00:22 · 13 answers · asked by deb s 1

What would be the strongest hold with the most eco-friendly product?

2007-12-13 15:27:23 · 5 answers · asked by Matthew H 1

2007-12-13 14:42:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I want to recycle, because I am a total tree-hugger (and I take that literally, I got a litttle too emotianal last night, and I actually hugged a tree. lol!!) Anyway, I would be the complete tree-hugging package if I was a vegetarian and I recycled, but I am a really busy person, and recycling seems like a lot of work. IE:

Sorting Paper, plastics, glass, etc.

Any Advice?

2007-12-13 09:14:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

this is for a science class im in right now please hurry up and tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'd love you if you could hurry.

2007-12-13 03:31:37 · 5 answers · asked by Becca 1

2007-12-13 03:13:06 · 15 answers · asked by Gnotknormal 3

How about leveling 55 square feet of rain forest for a single meal or dumping 2,500 gallons of water down the drain?

If you're eating chicken, fish, turkey, pork, or beef, that's what you're doing—wasting resources and destroying our environment.

Mmmmm PETA People Eating Tasty Animals.

I'm going to have a steak and only eat half of it.

2007-12-12 14:29:34 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous