As a UN environmental report urges vegan diet for the protection of Mother Earth, some countries are doing better than others.
As a UN environmental report urges vegan diet for the protection of Mother Earth, some countries are doing better than others.
GOOD EFFORTS
Country cutting off treekilling paper at its source:
Thailand has a ban on logging
Countries with highest recyling rates
1 Switzerland 52%
2 Austria 49.7%
3 Germany 48%
4 Netherlands 46%
5 Norway 40%
6 Sweden 34%
7 United States 31.5%
8 Belgium in 2009-10 58%
http://www.aneki.com/recycling_countries.html
http://www.eea.europa.eu/media/newsreleases/highest-recycling-rates-in-a
Mexico is giving food vouchers in exchange for plastic recycling
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jul/18/recycling-popular-mexicans-
China's Green Fence:
http://qz.com/122003/plastic-recycling-china-green-fence/
Sweden's record... good and bad
http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/recycling/blogs/sweden-runs-out-of-garbage-
Japan has a nearly 100% glass bottle recycling rates http://shop.ecology.com/?art=recycling_infographics
British Environmental Policy
https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/reducing-and-managing-waste
France:
Air France-KLM rated industry leader in environmental sustainability
http://www.aircargoworld.com/Air-Cargo-News/2013/09/air-france-klm-ranked-as-sustainability-leader-among-airlines/1715291
while in the US United And US Airways rated worst
http://www.greenamerica.org/about/newsroom/releases/2010.02.18.cfm
US:
Guntersville Alabama, Onondaga County, New York, Orange County, New Jersey, and Virginia Beach Virginia have been given awards for paper recycling
http://www.paperrecycles.org/recycling-awards/community
India With 450 million vegetarians, India leads the world in nonviolent environmentally helpful diet.
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WORST
WORST MUNICIPAL RECYLERS
In UK: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-23596010
New York City
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/nyregion/on-recycling-nyc-goes-from-leader-to-laggard.html
WORLDWIDE
Daily newspapers, weekly newspapers, magazines
Companies with good recycling efforts are the exception not the rule.
FAST FOOD
Fast food recycling rankings.. McDonald's the worst An examination by environmental dumpster monitors shows McDonald's in many outlets not asking its patrons to separate paper from plastic.
http://www.sustainer.org/dhm_archive/index.php?display_article=vn304mcdo
http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2009/03/23/ranking-greenest-fast-food-chain
US
US Federal government
US Postal Service is not providing recycled paper envelopes
Retail Stores
Goodwill Industries: many outlets do not bother to recycle.
www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/jun/02/un-report-meat-free-diet