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Air pollution levels linked to demographics

Recently published findings by Yale University have added to accumulating evidence of what is referred to as widening racial and economic gap when it comes to air pollution in the United States. Cheryl Katz reports on Environmental Health News that...
aerosol cans

Aerosol can recycling hits new high

Aerosol cans are among the most recycled packaging in South Africa, namely metal cans. Collect-A-Can has announced that the 2011recovery rate for used beverage cans was 72%. (This recovery rate provides the measure for the industry as a whole. When...
global waste crisis

There is a global waste crisis – UNEP

The United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) announced in Osaka, Japan, that urgent action is needed to head off the threat to the environment and human health. There is a global waste crisis, they said, as approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of...

Rachel’s Wish – clean water in Africa

Rachel Beckwith’s 9th Birthday party wish. Rachel’s family attends Eastlake Community Church (ECC) of Bothell, Washington. The pastor, Ryan Meeks, was promoting raising funds for an organization called “Charity Water”...