Art is Trash
This is a really interesting collection of facts arranged visually in photos that really made me think. http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=7 ... »»more
Sustainability
Goal is to minimize the solid waste we produce and increase recycling effort (including computers, furniture, equipment), as well as controlling consumption of non-recyclable items.
Waste Management
August 8, 2007
October 4, 2006
Got Curbside?
http://www.gotcurbside.org/ This is a really good site on local effort to implement curbside recycling. It includes information on current waste levels on O‘ahu, a landfill countdown and links to help you contact your representatives. I used this site to ... »»more
August 25, 2006
Guide to Green Electronics
Greenpeace International has recently ranked major electronics companies on their use of chemicals and recycling programs (if any) for their products. The findings were startling, and may make you think twice before buying that Motorola RAZR or a product from ... »»more
August 8, 2006
Recycle Hawaii
http://www.recyclehawaii.org/ This is a really good website on the very basics of recycling. It has comprehensive lists and tips on what, how and where to recycle. This site also has lots of flyers and handouts on everything from used motor ... »»more
August 7, 2006
Sing Along for Sustainability!
http://www.earth911.org/master.asp?s=kids&a=kids/songs/songs.asp Every classroom has musical learners, and what better way to learn about the environment than singing! This site has fun songs about sustainability, re-written to match popular tunes. You can even use Windows media player to hear the song! ... »»more
Children's Books About Sustainability
http://www.epa.state.oh.us/kids/html/book_nook.html This site has an annotated bibliography of some books that would be good to introduce children to the idea of sustainability. Most of the books we have already heard of (The Lorax, Magic Tree House Rainforest Research Guide, etc.) ... »»more
Craft Projects You Can Make with Recycled Materials!
http://www.make-stuff.com/recycling/index.html This website shows you many different craft projects you can make with items that you might otherwise throw away! So if you can't put it in the recycle bin, you can at least re-use it! Find many creative projects ... »»more
Remarkable Recycling Facts
http://www.clearwater-fl.com/gov/depts/solid_waste/docs_pub/facts.asp This site has some great facts about the resources we save by recycling paper, plastic, aluminum, and steel. Just skip over the parts about recycling locations in their city to find useful facts such as: recycled plastic is made ... »»more
August 1, 2006
Trash Goes To School
Trash Goes To School website gives ideas for all kinds of different projects to reduce waste. They are categorized by age and it also gives a lot of background information on how it will help. It is very easy to ... »»more
July 31, 2006
The Consumer's Handbook for Reducing Solid Waste
http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/reduce/catbook/index.htm This site provides tips on how to reduce waste, waste reduction success stories, facts on why waste is such a major problem, and so much more. ... »»more
July 29, 2006
Waste-Free Lunches
http://www.wastefreelunches.org/ Basically, exactly what the title says. This site proposes that we trade the convenient, disposable tupperware and ustensils that America has come to rely on for reusable, sustainable ones. From packaging to actual meals, you can get dozens of ... »»more
Discover Recycling Fair
http://envhonolulu.org/solid_waste/discover_recycling.html This is the page with info concerning the City & County of Honolulu sponsored Discover Recycling Fair. September 21-23, I thought it might be a good idea to involve Punahou in the Fair, either volunteering or as an excursion. ... »»more
Honolulu ENV
http://envhonolulu.org/solid_waste/ This is Honolulu's Department of Environmental Services Refuse and Recycle branch. It focuses on opala (trash) and solid waste management. Links to the HI 5 redemption centers on O'ahu, info on Colby's Tour de Trash, collection schedules, Honolulu ENV ... »»more
July 20, 2006
Green at the World Cup
Germany has worked hard to make one of the first almost entirely eco-friendly World Cup. With its huge popularity world wide, the World Cup attracts around 218 million people world wide, mainly from behind their TV sets. However, thousands ... »»more
July 15, 2006
Paper Recycling Information Sheet
http://www.wasteonline.org.uk/resources/InformationSheets/paper.htm Did you know that office white paper, newspapers, magazines, telephone books, cardboard, mixed or colored paper, or computer paper could be recycled? Do you know how you can recycle paper? This website teaches you all about recycling paper, recycled ... »»more
June 26, 2006
Earth 911: Ways to Recycle
www.earth911.org Learn about almost every kind of recycling there is and learn smart tips about mercury & paint. This site has information on recycling for batteries, aluminum cans, electronics, and motor oil. The site also has education, government resources, and ... »»more
June 15, 2006
Reduce Waste: If Not You, Who?
http://reduce.org/ This site has tips for reducing your amount of waste in many different enviornments and situations, such as at home, the office, at school, while on trips, and during the holidays. ... »»more
June 13, 2006
Tour de trash
This is a site for free schedueld tours that give a peek into the waste management process. http://www.opala.org/recycling_business/Tour_de_trash_2006.htm ... »»more
June 9, 2006
Electronics Recycling for Business
http://www.computerrecyclingusa.com/ This website is a way for people all around the U.S. to recycle computers, monitors, and moreelectronics. It has a procedure of how to mail the electronics in step by step. For use by anyone in America, this site ... »»more
June 8, 2006
Waikiki Worm Company
http://www.waikikiworm.com/6wwschool.html This is the home page of a great company featuring vermicomposting. Vermicomposting is the use of worms to turn your natural wastes (ie: banana peels, wilted lettuce) into compost. We have a Vermiculture bin at home and it's great. ... »»more
May 23, 2006
The Basics of Landfills
http://www.ejnet.org/landfills/ This website is an informative website where anyone can read about landfills. Anything you want to know about landfills, you can find here. There are many other links to other websites about landfills, for students at schools and for ... »»more
May 22, 2006
Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
The URL is: http://www.epa.gov/garbage/reduce.htm This gives great information about managing our waste by thinking and recycling. It gives many different ways and ideas to reduce, reuse and recycle! ... »»more
Worms as Recyclers
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/worm/pg000223.html An explaination of what worm bins are and intrusctions on how to create you very own worm bin. ... »»more
Recycling and Waste Disposal
www.opala.org An in-depth overview of what is currently going on in Hawaii for waste management. ... »»more
Biodegradation
url: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodegradation This Wikipedia website has good information for anyone's use. With information of definitions, statistics, charts, and many links to other pages this website has most of the things needed to learn about landfills and biodegrading objects. The thing ... »»more
May 10, 2006
Calculate Impact of Paper Useage
Would you like to calculate the impact of the paper used at a school or business? You can find out the many ways it impacts the environment. This website does the calculation for you if you give it the ... »»more
May 2, 2006
Your Life, Your World, Your Choices
The Luke Center has a paper copy (in Spanish or in English) "Your Life, Your World, Your Choices" which is a resource collection of brochures, pamphlets, cds, etc. containing helpful information about environmental sustainability. For example, it has urls such ... »»more
Waste Management Inc.
http://www.wm.com/ is a site for the company Waste Management Inc. WMI is a company that is wisely depositing it's trash collected. Leading provider of comprehensive waste and enviromental services in North America. ... »»more