http://www.memios.com/en/news/ en The Future Of Waste Unhandling Mon, 20 May 2013 21:02:21 -0700 Copyright © 2009 MEMIOS, LLC. All rights reserved. http://www.memios.com/client/images/memios.gif http://www.memios.com/en 178 76 http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=28 Every year in the USA, we throw away almost 30 million tons of household waste. That\'s enough to fill a queue of double decker buses that would stretch from here to Australia and back again! But how often do we stop to think about where all this waste came from and where it all goes? Often large amounts of energy are needed to take raw materials from the ground... http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=28 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:05:47 -0700 http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=37 Landfills are over flowing from the trash throw away every day. Since more and more trash is generated over time, many newer landfills are needed to be created. This intern is taking up the vast and many areas of land we live on. Our trash is not only taking up land but is destroying resources, animals, and their way of life too. Trash can be reduced by many methods that have been created. http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=37 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:05:47 -0700 http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=27 Garbage or trash is a major form of environment pollution these days. Each person produces about 4.3 pounds of trash a day. Do you know where all your garbage goes? Many types of garbage take hundreds of years to properly decompose when thrown away. http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=27 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:02:43 -0700 http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=38 New York City\'s 8 million residents and millions of businesses, construction projects and visitors generate as much as 36,200 tons of garbage every day. http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=38 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:02:43 -0700 http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=39 The United Nations says the amount of pesticide waste which seriously endangers people and the environment around the world is five times greater than a previous estimate two years ago. In a new report the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) says almost 500,000 tonnes of old and unused toxic pesticides have been abandoned on sites. http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=39 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:02:43 -0700 http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=26 In a recent story on Guardian.co.uk titled \"Ethiopia firm recycling tyres into shoes does big business via internet\" we learned that recycling really is possible anywhere, it can be done with much more than you think it can be, and it can even be creative and lucrative. An entrepreneur in Ethiopia named Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu has taken the initiative to recycle old truck tires and turn them into fashionable footwear to be sold all over the world. http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=26 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:01:02 -0700 http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=40 This report analyses the global waste market, with particular reference to municipal solid waste (MSW). Key Note estimates that the amount of MSW generated worldwide in 2006 was 2.02 billion tonnes. There is a link between growth in wealth and increase in waste \' the more affluent a society becomes, the more waste it generates. As the less wealthy nations develop, they too are creating more wealth, thus adding to the world\'s waste output. http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=40 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:01:02 -0700 http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=41 Dan McKenzie and Charles Tricoli are out to do more than market a novel idea - they expect nothing short of a revolution. Their company, the Triad-based manufacturer of large pneumatic transport systems known as Memios, is changing the way people think about waste and may soon become the next utility. http://www.memios.com/index.php?id=41 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:01:02 -0700