I use up and discard about 4 batteries a week, 16 per month and almost 200 per year. You may not have thought that batteries are a major environmental pollution problem. Unfortunately they are. This problem is getting worse every year that passes since more and more of our gadgets contain batteries. Batteries are everywhere ...
What are some of the major problems faced by the third world countries today? What challenges do we face in overcoming these problems? What are the causes and remedies for the same including the barriers to successfully overcoming those challenges? There is no global issue – whether poverty, population and hunger, environmental pollution, disease and ...
Most of us have them somewhere: discarded cell phones cluttering up the drawers. Now an integral part of American life, cell phones are replaced by the millions each year, and many of them end up in landfills. Dig out your cell phones, batteries, and chargers and consider donating them to one of these worthy causes. ...
The 18th century heralded the advent of industrialization. Man exploited nature for his benefits, without any foresight as to what the implications of his actions would be. In an attempt to sustain the living world, the non-living world was ignored. Industrialization, though a sign of progress, led to the urbanization. The more man is developing ...
Some of the worst contributors to environmental pollution happen to be more nearby than you might think. In fact a lot of them are right under our own kitchen sinks beginning with petroleum based household cleaners that make their way into the air and water supply. It requires minimal effort to easily convert your own ...
