Methane Emissions From Landfills

Here I mention that fridges are growing larger by a cubic foot every year, but this is actually true for every decade. In 2014, refrigerators averaged 22.5 cubic feet, up from 19.6 cubic feet in 1980, according to the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers.

As Waistlines Grow, So Do Refrigerator Sizes

Food wastage footprint: Impacts on natural resources

The Progressive Increase of Food Waste in America and Its Environmental Impact

I say that the UK government produced the "Soggy Lettuce Report." In fact, it was published by Prudential PLC, an international financial services group based in the UK, and was mentioned in a report by WRAP, a government-funded not-for-profit agency in the UK.

Soggy Lettuce Report: Are We a Nation of Wasters?

Does Peak Phosphorus Loom?

At a Glance: The Role of Energy in Food Security and Climate

The rise of the machines: A review of energy using products in the home

Habits of a Lifetime

Here I state that "one day of extra energy use from boiling kettles is enough to light all of the streetlights in England for a night." Actually, the [Energy Saving Trust] (http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Take-action/Energy-saving-top-tips/Changing-your-habits-room-by-room/Saving-water-in-the-kitchen) concluded that if everyone in the UK boiled only the water they needed each time they use the kettle for one year, it would save enough electricity to power their street lights for two months. Subsequent articles have come up with different figures based on EST's report but that's the most accurate so far!

Saving Water in the Kitchen

Mobile Phone Access Reaches Three Quarters of the Planet's Population

Cisco Visual Networking Index: Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast Update, 2013–2018

Electronics Waste Management in the United States Through 2009

I mentioned that in Australia there are 22 million unused phones in people's drawers. In fact, the most recent report from MobileMuster (which recycles phones in Australia) put that figure at more than 23 million unwanted mobiles in Australia, which is a staggering amount!

Fast facts about MobileMuster

Urban Miners Look for Precious Metals in Cell Phones

E-waste: An assessment of global production and environmental impacts

Minimising Impact: How legislation and sustainable design can reduce the environmental cost of a mobile phone

Environmental impacts of shopping bags

Paper Making and Recycling

Die meisten von uns wollen das Richtige für die Umwelt tun. Aber die Dinge sind  nicht so einfach wie der Griff zur Papiertüte, sagt Nachhaltigkeits-Strategin Leyla Acaroglu. Ein mutiger Aufruf, hartnäckige grüne Mythen loszulassen und in größeren Dimensionen zu denken, um so Systeme und Produkte zu entwickeln, die unseren Planeten entlasten.

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