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...
by CELL Staff | Feb 10, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability News
by: Julianne Boulton The number of people who live in urban environments has been rapidly increasing for the past few decades. The United Nations recently predicted that by 2030 the global urban population would have reached almost 5 billion. This means that current...
by CELL Staff | Feb 6, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Julianne Boulton Although carefully sorting out and sending your used items for recycling is a good practice, you can’t recycle everything that way. Many of those items that can’t be recycled end up in land fill sites where they can remain for years...
