I believe sustainability in our world is very important, which is why I believe environmental engineering is important. What about you?
I agree. I try my hardest to buy sustainable foods when I go grocery shopping. How does environmental engineering help with sustainability?
It addresses energy preservation and control of waste, along with other things.
Interesting. What kinds of methods can be used to control waste and preserve energy?
Recycling
Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into new materials and objects. It is an alternative to "conventional" waste disposal that can save material and help lower greenhouse gas emissions. Recycling can prevent the waste of potentially useful materials and reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, thereby reducing: energy usage, air pollution (from incineration), and water pollution (from landfilling).
Recycling is a key component of modern waste reduction and is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
the remote Alaskan valley." Vidal notes that "normally numbers are what counts: what have you done, how many meters, what grade--That's relevant and important, too, but from my view it is equally important to see how things were done. To go in that style is a way of saying 'I am really alone.' If I go alone, I am alone." Although Vidal prefers this style, she does not believe that other climbing styles are less laudable, simply that this is