by CELL Staff | Mar 20, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Julianne Boulton Food miles refer to the distance that your food travels from production until it gets onto your plate. The issue of how food miles can increase your food carbon print gained prominence with the publishing of “The Food Miles Report” in 1994. The...
by CELL Staff | Feb 27, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Julianne Boulton Printing a document requires input from a number of resources. Sometimes there is no alternative to printing a document. Printing only when it is essential and practicing the most sustainable methods to print can help decrease the impact your...
by CELL Staff | Feb 24, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability News
by: Julianne Boulton Everyday thousands of men, women and children in developing countries rummage through the dumps of some of the world’s most populated cities. They look for waste items that they can be sold to middlemen who will go on to sell them to factories...
by CELL Staff | Feb 20, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Julianne Boulton Natural organic matter (essentially anything that is living or was once alive) goes through a growth (build-up) and decomposition (break-down) cycle. When we throw away anything that can be composted, the material ends up in a landfill site. The...
by CELL Staff | Feb 17, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability News
by: Julianne Boulton Cutting down trees and harmful fumes released from burning fossil fuels are probably some of the first reasons that come to your mind when you think of the causes of environmental loss. Let’s step back for a moment and take a look at the bigger...
by CELL Staff | Feb 13, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Julianne Boulton Space heating accounts for more than 40% of the energy used in U.S. homes, according to the most recent Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS) . This means that you can save energy and money by reducing the amount of heating you use. You can...
