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Sunday, December 4, 2011


I have compiled a few solutions that does not require for you to go out and buy solar panels or a hybrid car in order to be environmentally conscious.  Feeling the need to reduce emissions starts with the little things that you do. The purpose of this list is in order for you to re-think a few of the little things that you can do in order to reduce the size of your carbon footprint:

Your Neighborhood:

-       Build a community garden


Your Waste:
               - Natural composting, or biological decomposition is a great process, which produces a natural source of enriching soil. This practice is a great new innovation for the agricultural world. The practice of compost is a form of recycling kitchen waste along with your yard trimmings. A great way in which this practice of reducing garbage works is complying your waste in a designated spot in the ground. 

“Composting organic materials that have been diverted from landfills ultimately avoids the production of methane and leachate formulation in the landfills. Compost has the ability to prevent pollutants in storm water runoff from reaching surface water resources. Compost has also been shown to prevent erosion and silting on embankments parallel to creeks, lakes, and rivers, and prevents erosion and turf loss on roadsides, hillsides, playing fields, and golf courses.” http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/composting/benefits.htm

-Sade Mehdizadeh

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