Recycling is crucial to the environment, as each American household produces four pounds of waste each day. The process of recycling can cut that amount of waste by two-thirds. Finding the source for recycling in your local area is easy if you know where to look. ...read more
The U.S. has one of the safest food supplies in the world. One main reason for this is the way in which the food is packaged. Balancing food packaging needs, consumer desires and the impact on the environment are the responsibilities of the food packaging companies. ...read more
Hospitals handle various types of hazardous waste. Typical hospital waste includes things such as discarded medical equipment, used needles, medications and bodily fluids. These types of waste must be handled with care and disposed of properly. Hospitals must have a plan and procedure in place to facilitate the handling of waste. ...read more
Nuclear energy is made naturally by the sun and in nuclear power plants by reactors to make electric. Nuclear energy is made by nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. Fission is when atoms split to release energy; this is how atomic bombs work. Fusion is when atoms are joined together under high temperatures; this is how hydrogen bombs work. ...read more
An environmental management system is a set of policies and procedures which attempt to regulate the way that a business functions with regard to their environmental impact. Recycling, reusing and reducing waste are often considered in an environmental management system. Implementing such a system requires cooperation across the organization. ...read more
By N Watkins June 23, 2009
I cannot speak to the services this company offers but their hiring practices are suspect. They tell asbestos removal workers that they are hiring for a job in Rochester, NY, but the prospective asbestos removal workers have to travel to Waterville, NY to fill out an application (since the company no longer faxes apps). Many of the prospective workers travel from NJ and the 5 boroughs of NY to this company, Sunshine Environmental. The trip by car takes over 5 hours. The prospective employees arrive to the company, fill out an application, then are told the company is no longer hiring. What type of business practices are these? Where is the professionalism? Where is the organization? These men travel far based on information given to them by the company, told by the company rep that the company is hiring only to arrive at the company headquarters over 5 hours later and told something completely different after filling out the application. Not cool at all! ...read more