Babette's Environmental Tip
Posted: 8/28/2019 2:25:20 PM by Walking Mountains
When thinking about the global pressures we are currently facing, including resource loss, climate change, and pollution, recycling becomes increasingly important as a solution to each of these issues. By better understanding the process of recycling, and how it is interconnected with these environmental issues, we can increase our individual commitment to recycling and work collectively towards solutions on a local scale.
Posted: 8/20/2019 11:46:26 AM by Walking Mountains
The recycling numbers are shorthand for different types of plastic and refer to the chemical makeup of each type of plastic. Different plastics are created from different chemicals and processes, and the type of plastic used to package a product depends on its function, for example, if the plastic should be rigid and sturdy or flexible and stretchy, and whether it needs to be food safe or non-reactive to the chemicals in the product it stores. 
Mali Maeder
Posted: 8/14/2019 3:13:20 PM by Stephen Beane - Walking Mountains Science Center

Household food waste is piling up in our landfills and contributing to climate pollution. Furthermore, food waste is environmentally destructive because when food is wasted, so, too, are all the resources that went into producing, processing and transporting that food.