Tag: "landfill"

Side Trips from Interstate 5: The Deep San Joaquin Valley

Side Trips from Interstate 5: The Deep San Joaquin Valley

The Central Valley has rocks and oil, but its geology also includes water and fossils. See them in this side trip during your next drive south.

 
Andrew Alden

Post on May 24, 2012 by from

Methane Moves From Landfill to Fuel Tank

Methane Moves From Landfill to Fuel Tank

Trash that ends up at a landfill is the ugly stepsister of hipper, cooler compostable kitchen scraps and recyclable bottles and cans. But landfill trash has more of a future than you might think.

 
Jennifer Skene

Post on Jan 23, 2012 by from

Making Better Land

Making Better Land

Humans have been reclaiming land for thousands of years. Lately we have gotten better at reclamation, but nature continues to test our work.

 
Andrew Alden

Post on Sep 15, 2011 by from

Boom Times for Recycling

Boom Times for Recycling

People are recycling vastly more than they used to. It’s a big shift. Recycling was once the icing. Now, it’s the cake.

 
Amy Standen

Post on Jul 08, 2011 by

Reporter's Notes: Is This Recyclable?

Reporter's Notes: Is This Recyclable?

After twenty years of curbside recycling and, more recently, composting programs, Californians produce more waste than ever. Amy Standen reports, recycling can only take us so far.

 
Amy Standen

Post on Aug 28, 2009 by

Plastic not Fantastic

Plastic not Fantastic

Humans produce 500 billion plastic bags annually. In China, they recently banned it. Australia, Bangladesh, Ireland, Italy, South Africa,Taiwan, Mumbai and India have either banned it or discouraged its use by raising taxes. And on March 27, 2007, San Francisco became the first city in the USA to ban it from large grocery stores. More [...]

 
Shuka Kalantari

Post on Jun 23, 2008 by