Environmental Gazette of the Planet
Waste batteries that are classified as hazardous waste can be collected under the streamlined collection standards for universal waste. These universal waste standards were created in an attempt to make it easier to collect the waste batteries and send them for recycling (or proper treatment and disposal). What kind of waste are batteries? Batteries are …
Government economists have estimated that U.S. firms may pay more than $200 billion per year to comply with federal environmental laws. That is a sizable amount of money. Why are environmental regulations bad? Environmental regulations raise production costs and lower productivity by requiring firms to install pollution control equipment and change production processes. … Stricter …
Internal analysis of the environment is the first step of environment scanning. Organizations should observe the internal organizational environment. What are the three process of environmental scanning? Solved Question on Environmental Scanning Answer: The four important factors of environmental scanning are events, trends, issues, and expectations. Events are occurrences which takes place in different environmental …
Good. This charity’s score is 84.95, earning it a 3-Star rating. Donors can “Give with Confidence” to this charity. What is wrong with Greenpeace? Several publications have accused Greenpeace of being anti-technology. … Other publications also criticized Greenpeace’s stand against genetically modified crops and the unlawful destruction of those crops by its members. How do …
Pre-consumer waste is a material that was discarded before it was ready for consumer use. … Pre-consumer waste is commonly used in manufacturing industries, and is often not considered recycling in the traditional sense. Post-consumer waste is material discarded after someone uses it. What is the difference between recycled and post consumer? If a package …
The factors that determine climate include global wind patterns in the atmosphere, like the westerlies and the trade winds. Large bodies of water and circulation of air are also important for distributing heat around the globe. Landforms like mountain ranges can also affect climate. What are some important causes to a Regions climate? The climate …
Printed circuit boards are often recycled through dismantling. Dismantling involves the removal of tiny components on the PCB. Once recovered, many of these components can be used again. Common PCB components include capacitors, switches, audio sockets, TV plugs, resistors, motors, screws, CRTs, LEDs and transistors. How do circuit boards get recycled? The Recycling Process for …
Ecologists study these relationships among organisms and habitats of many different sizes, ranging from the study of microscopic bacteria growing in a fish tank, to the complex interactions between the thousands of plant, animal, and other communities found in a desert. Ecologists also study many kinds of environments. What are some things ecologists study? Ecologists …
At a global scale, each group of living organisms may reach its greatest species richness in a different part of the world because of historical circumstances or the suitability of the site to its needs. Larger areas also can provide a greater range of habitats in which species can evolve and live. Why are ecosystems …
All types of ecosystems fall into one of two categories: terrestrial or aquatic. Terrestrial ecosystems are land-based, while aquatic are water-based. The major types of ecosystems are forests, grasslands, deserts, tundra, freshwater and marine. What are the characteristics of a ecosystem? Ecosystems contain biotic or living, parts, as well as abiotic factors, or nonliving parts. …