Call for G7 Cornwall summit to forge global plastic pollution treaty

Nestlé and UK supermarkets sign open letter calling for G7 nations to show leadership this June Major packaging producers and environmental charities have called for the G7 summit to agree to a global treaty on plastic to tackle the waste crisis. Nestlé, one of the largest creators of plastic waste, has joined the supermarkets Aldi, Iceland and the...

Memorial Day

Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Memorial Day 2021 will occur on Monday, May 31. Originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and became an official federal holiday in 1971. Many...

Do You Really Get Free Junk Removal Service?

Junk removal from residential and commercial places is an essential part of having a clean and healthy life. There are many different types of junk that people want to get rid of and there are plenty of ways to remove it. The most common being hiring a junk removal service provider that would not only do the heavy...

Study blames climate change for 37 percent of heat deaths worldwide

More than one-third of the world’s heat deaths each year are due directly to global warming, according to the latest study to calculate the human cost of climate change. But scientists say that’s only a sliver of climate’s overall toll — even more people die from other extreme weather amplified by global warming such as storms, flooding and...

Construction and Demolition Waste Removal

Construction and demolition waste removal is a huge problem for many households especially if debris is in large quantities. There are many companies offering dedicated services including Haultail® to help solve this problem. Now, while Haultail® has been at the center of providing world-class construction and demolition waste removal services in the United States, there are many service...

BATTERY RECYCLING – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

By Linda Stewart Batteries are categorized as hazardous waste. When it comes to addressing this issue, the best thing to do is to choose reusable batteries over single-use ones. This is an eco-friendly alternative and reduces the environmental pressures on an island like Hawaii and its fragile ecosystems. Batteries are an inalienable part of our lives. Mobile phones,...