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Is it more environmentally friendly to use laptops or desktop PCs?

"To compare purely the electricity usage ... Desktops are clearly worse for the environment in this respect." — That certainly used to be the case, and still often is, but only because people buy/buil …
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How do I get rid of numerous small pieces of charcoal?

You are talking about black gold that has a value of AU$40 per 25 litre bag in my area. I would suggest either selling it or putting it back into the soil. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar …
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How do plastic bags and other waste end up in the ocean?

Carelessness, wind and rain. Humans are careless, so leave all manner of plastic outside in their yards. A gust of wind catches the plastic and blows it onto a nearby road. It rains, and the plasti …
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Recycling soda stream canisters in Australia?

SodaStream gas cylinders don't have anything in them except carbon dioxide. One way or the other that's going into the atmosphere — it's not getting reclaimed. Just bleed the CO₂ out of the top of th …
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Why do island nations generate so much garbage?

Another interesting thing from the report was the nature of the waste produced: The fraction of waste that was organic ranged from a low of 28% for 'High income' countries to 64% for 'Low income' countries … In Vanuatu it is private companies that handle waste — not government. Hmmm... …
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What are the consequences of wasting water in a water-rich country?

Chemical usage is proportional to waste content, not water content, so whether you concentrate the waste by using less water, or dilute it by using more water, makes no difference. … Waste concentration is irrelevant. Your perception of abundance is not based on potable water, so you should put that to one side. …
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Best Uses for Scrap Aluminum

Efficiency increases, and waste decreases, as you scale up the operations. …
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