Marie Look

Marie Look

Marie Look is a writer and editor based in Phoenix. She enjoys spending time outdoors and learning ways in which she can practice more environmentally-friendly living.



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Trash Planet: United Kingdom

Marie Look, September 7th, 2009

The Trash Planet series highlights various countries around the world and how they handle their waste. To set its nations on the path toward zero-waste communities, the U.K. has adopted policies similar to countries that already have some of the most successful waste management schemes, such as The Netherlands and Germany. Until 2000, the household recycling and composting rate ... read more

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Tagged basics, cardboard, clearglass, composting, curbside, ideas, noteworthy, organicwaste, recycle, solidwaste, trashplanet

Published in General


Trash Planet: Brazil

Marie Look, August 17th, 2009

The Trash Planet series highlights various countries around the world and how they handle their waste. With a current population of close to 200 million and a stable population growth rate (1 percent in 2009), Brazil’s waste management challenges are not like those of countries such as India or China, which are experiencing rapid urban growth, according ... read more

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Tagged basics, curbside, ideas, motoroil, noteworthy, organicwaste, pesticidecontainer, recycle, singleusebatteries, solidwaste, tires, trashplanet

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Trash Planet: China

Marie Look, August 10th, 2009

The Trash Planet series highlights various countries around the world and how they handle their waste. In 2004, the urban areas of China generated approximately 209 million tons of municipal solid waste, catapulting the nation past the U.S. as the largest generator of waste in the world. Since then, that figure has increased at an accelerated rate. ... read more

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Tagged basics, composting, Construction, denmark, energy, gas, ideas, mercury, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, trashplanet

Published in General


Trash Planet: India

Marie Look, August 3rd, 2009

The Trash Planet series highlights various countries around the world and how they handle their waste. Waste management is a major problem in India. Faced with rapid population growth, disorganization of city governments, a lack of public awareness and limited funding for programs, cities have struggled for years to find a way to responsibly manage the country’s ever-increasing amount ... read more

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Tagged basics, curbside, ideas, noteworthy, solidwaste, trashplanet

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8 Ways to Green Your Hygiene

Marie Look, July 20th, 2009

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. One of the easiest steps to take toward more eco-conscious living is greening up those tasks you do every single day, such as your hygiene habits. By incorporating these eight simple tips into your everyday health practices, not only will ... read more

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Tagged basics, bath, cardboard, fertilizers, ideas, kitchen, noteworthy, packaging, pesticides, recycle, shower, toilet

Published in Household


Trash Planet: Germany

Marie Look, July 13th, 2009

The Trash Planet series highlights various countries around the world and how they handle their waste. Germany leads the European nations in recycling, with around 70 percent of the waste the country generates successfully recovered and reused each year. To put that figure into perspective, consider this: In 2007, the U.S. was able to recover only about 33 percent ... read more

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Tagged basics, curbside, ideas, noteworthy, organicwaste, packaging, recycle, reduce, reuse, solidwaste, trashplanet

Published in General


8 Tiny Ways to Go Green

Marie Look, May 18th, 2009

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, in which we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. If you aren’t quite ready to make any drastic changes but still want to lower your impact on the environment, there are several steps that, once taken, you’ll hardly have to think about twice. Here are eight tiny changes ... read more

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Tagged basics, batteries, cfl, energy, ideas, noteworthy, reduce, shower, windows

Published in Household


Recycling Mysteries: Paint

Marie Look, April 20th, 2009

Most people already know that household paint is recyclable. But it’s also important to understand that different household paints are disposed of in very different ways. What we do with our leftover paint determines if it goes on to have a second life. In fact, the EPA estimates that Americans discard as much as 69 million gallons of paint each year. ... read more

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Tagged aerosolcan, basics, hhw, ideas, mercury, noteworthy, paint, paintthinners, pesticides, wood

Published in Hazardous


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