The Atlantic hurricane season is upon us and September and October typically mark the most active period of the storm season. NOAA is predicting a quieter season than usual, given the current meteorological trends, but that doesn’t mean a facility can take things for granted. Even if the United States manages to make it through the season without landfall of a major hurricane (category 3 or greater), weak hurricanes and tropical storms can cause major problems.

Existe sempre espaço para inovar no mercado, seja onde for, e no de coleta seletiva não seria diferente. Nem sempre coleta seletiva tradicional traz resultados, então negócios surgem para resolver o problema.

Yes, I know. You spend every morning hitting snooze one time too many and rushing out of your apartment 30 minutes after when you intended on leaving. You run out of the door with half a granola bar falling out of your mouth and hope that maybe today’s the day the bus decides to be on time. From there, you spend your day rushing between classes, work, student org responsibilities and random adult errands that you now have to run all of the sudden, and it’s a good day if you remember to recycle the bottle of water you chugged before you hopped onto the bus. Even given your hectic life, you still want to find some way to be sustainable. You recognize  we have a rapidly changing climate, there’s a Texas-sized patch of plastic floating in the Pacific Ocean, and if we don’t play our part, we and future generations may suffer. So what can you do to reduce your carbon footprint without making changes that feel like a strict diet you dropped after just three days? The answer is — a lot. You could tweak your lifestyle for your entire life and still feel like there is more you can do, but that’s not the point of this column. What I can offer you is a starting point to becoming environmentally conscious and doing something about it. The rest will happen along the way! Buy (and actually use) reusables.  Drink coffee? Buy a reusable travel mug and ask your favorite barista to fill it instead of using the disposable ones they have (Note: those may not be recyclable). Most places will give you a discount or will just charge you for the smallest size too  — just ask! See all of those nifty water bottle stations around campus? Yeah, the ones you paid for. Fill up a reusable water bottle (or even that same coffee mug) instead of buying all of those plastic water bottles. I promise the water is much cleaner than you’d think it is. Ziploc bags and food wrap can get really expensive. Make a one-time investment in some reusable containers and throw your sandwich or leftovers in there — and get something microwave-safe so you don’t have to waste time putting it on a plate. I could go on for pages, but generally, just watch and then question what you are disposing of in the trash can. Throwing away a granola bar wrapper? TerraCycle it. Tossing out 6 produce bags from the store? Amazon’s got you. Once you get on a roll, you’ll have the mindset forever. Think about food-related sustainability. Ever wanted to have an organic garden? Rent a plot at the UT Microfarm. It’s literally only ten dollars per semester to rent a four by four garden plot in which you can do whatever you want. Try to eat less meat. Not only is eating less meat good for you, as it usually contributes to a lot of the fat in our diet, but less meat production also leads to less greenhouse gases being emitted. Also, it’s super easy to do in Austin — just try the Veggie Royale from Bouldin Creek Cafe. Make an effort to educate yourself. Put on your pajamas or your large org t-shirt, turn on the streaming service of your choosing, and watch one of those environmental documentaries you always scroll past on Netflix. Stop making excuses and finally go out to a sustainability event on campus or around Austin that interests you. It could be just what you need to feel inspired. Join an organization, whether campus-based or national, to surround yourself with people who have different perspectives. There is, of course, so much more you can do to integrate sustainability into your lifestyle, but if you can just do at least one of these each semester, you’ll be a tree-hugger before you know it! Rivera is a director at the Campus Environmental Center.

Saffron Walden families can now drop off waste baby food pouches and snack packets locally for recycling for the first time. They can be taken to the public access collection box at the Tesco store in Radwinter Road thanks to a new nationwide scheme.

If you're the proud owner of a coffee machine that uses individually sealed coffee pods to brew a luxury cuppa, listen up! Once you've settled down to enjoy the aroma of your fresh coffee, please give a thought to the disposal of the pods. At Willen Hospice, we have teamed up with George, an eco-champion (aka eco-warrior) from Charity Recycling MK who helps us to collect and recycle used coffee, milk, hot chocolate and tea pods. Together we are raising money for our charity and helping to prevent a small mountain of 'coffee waste' forming at the local tip.

Last night around 500 executives from across the green economy gathered at The Brewery in central London for the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. It was the most competitive year yet with all the finalists securing praise from the judges. But the winners and highly commended entries were:

With one of the driest Julys on record we have seen a problem in the town exposed to its full extent. Cigarette butts are everywhere. Clearly when it rains they normally get washed through the gutters, down the drains, and straight into the sea, but now they are just lying around waiting. I have been busy with my chalk (but have been asked not to do it any more during the summer months as it looks ‘unsightly’. I might be pedantic and say no more unsightly than the problem I’m highlighting, but if it’s got people talking then maybe I’ve done my job for now…

Plastic is a versatile material which covers a multitude of products – sometimes quite literally - from plastic bottles to pots and polythene packaging, it can be difficult to know what can be recycled, and where.

Here are my 20 easy eco-friendly lifestyle hacks for reducing waste in your home. These green tips and tricks will help you live a more green and minimalist lifestyle. A lot of people think that making eco-friendly life changes are expensive and require specialty products. The truth is there are easy and affordable swaps you can make. It is NOT difficult or expensive to be eco friendly.

Space saver

The Bulb Eater is a drum-top, bulb-crusher for spent light bulbs. The machine has been used in hospitals to crush linear fluorescents and CFLs quickly and efficiently. More than 1,350 bulbs can be crushed in one 55-gallon drum that is attached to the machine, condensing the storage footprint of 12 boxes down to a 2-foot by 2-foot space.