Solid Waste

Posted on August 22, 2016

These Maps Show How Much of the U.S. is Covered in Landfills

By Lauren Shanesy

The average American throws out 4.4 pounds of trash a day. And then we put it in a... More

Tags: Recycling, EcoBuilding Pulse, Sustainability, Recycled Materials, Construction Waste Recycling

Posted on June 07, 2016

The Bricks In This House Are All Made From Industrial Waste

By Lauren Shanesy

StoneCycling recycles the garbage from local factories and eliminates the... More

Tags: EcoBuilding Pulse, Sustainability, Renewable Materials, Recycled Materials, Salvaged Materials

Posted on October 30, 2014

How Landfills Can Keep the Lights On

By Katie Gloede

One man's trash is another man's energy. More

Tags: EcoBuilding Pulse, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Infrastructure Projects, South Carolina

Posted on September 08, 2014

Yea or Nay on Bottle Bills?

By Charlotte O'Malley

Only 10 U.S. states have bottle bills in place, with deposits ranging from 5 cents to 15 cents depending on the beverage. Do you think bottle bills promote civic responsibility by force of habit? Should more states should put bottle bills in place? More

Tags: Recycling, EcoBuilding Pulse, Infrastructure Projects, Sanitation, Construction Management

Posted on April 04, 2012

Composting Toilet

Sun-Mar. The firm’s composting toilets evaporate urine and compost solid waste, so there’s no output or contamination of groundwater. More

Tags: Bath, Kohler, Residential Architect, Composting, Toilets

Posted on April 04, 2012

Composting Toilet

Sun-Mar. The firm’s composting toilets evaporate urine and compost solid waste, so there’s no output or contamination of groundwater. More

Tags: Bath, EcoBuilding Pulse, Kohler, Composting, Toilets

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