The Minnesota waste management system promotes reuse, recycling and composting while protecting land, air and water quality. Minnesota has pioneered best practices and policies to prepare for what should be thrown away with an emphasis on waste reduction, recycling, and diversion from landfills. Led by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and supported by local … Read more
Waste management in the Midwest United States is a complex set of challenges, influenced by the industrial legacy of the region, its agricultural domination and its vast rural and urban landscapes. The state of Illinois, as well cities across the Midwest and in other areas of the country, are home to many major universities as … Read more
Wisconsin has faced mounting challenges at its landfills as residents, businesses and industries generate more waste year after year. Landfills, after all, are more than garbage sites in an agricultural state like North Dakota: they also can be environmental hazards. That fact is made more alarming in a state where landfill capacity is running out … Read more
The state of Minnesota, beloved for its natural beauty, plentiful water resources and a wide range of ecosystems in part because it is home to the unofficial motto “Land of 10,000 Lakes” now looks at waste management with a new eye. As the state has enormous pollution problems, with vast potential to degrade its environment … Read more
Congress has to retify new legislations for the treatment and management of garbage, and will have to issue scientific recommendations to communicate to the government. A new initiative aimed at finding one or more solution to the waste crisis which has been raging sinc for a long time was added to efforts to resolve this … Read more
Installing a tap water disinfection or purification system is a common practice in US households nowadays. But you still have gray areas and are developing skepticism towards these devices? More than you imagine, installing a tap water defection or purification system has several advantages in use, including eco-friendliness. Improve water quality In tap water treatment … Read more
The issue of waste and its management has become a major subject for the preservation of our planet. However, these environmental concerns should not overshadow the dangers that waste represents for human health. Between diseases linked to exposure to certain harmful substances, air pollution or contamination of water and soil, it is time to become … Read more
The question of ecology has never been so important for man. We realize over the years that the survival of the human race depends on this. So, we think about integrating responsible actions into our daily lives and that starts with the products we use. Why not opt for an ecological disinfectant? We could try, … Read more
In June, the Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (IDE) Action Committee completed a survey to gather information about a variety of topics. We asked you what barriers you face when participating in Midwest Chapter, the resources and activities you would like to see from the IDE Action Committee; and we gathered demographic information about our chapter … Read more
Who could have dreamed or envisioned, way back in mid- February, when the first snippets of international news reported a mysterious and unknown virus threatening its way into the world—that every aspect of life as we know it, unprecedented in our lifetime, would be transformed rapidly, and likely permanently—and historically? I squirm with a bit … Read more
