by Bomaly Castamby Pennsylvania waste management acts are in place to overwatch the rate at which PA takes care of the toxic waste problems that we all face. Lancaster has since created LCSWMA and has been managing waste for the…
E-Waste Recycling Initiative in Lancaster
by Caitlin Gibson As technology evolves, people are stuck with finding what to do with their old devices. In 2019, the world produced 48.6 million tons of electronic waste (Staggering E-waste facts & statistics 2022, 2022). Electronic waste, or e-waste,…
Surrounding Rivers Contaminate Chesapeake Bay
Surrounding Rivers Contaminate Chesapeake Bay Effects of runoff pollution compromise residents near Chesapeake in surrounding areas like Pennsylvania are affected by stormwater runoff pollution. by Thomas Cannon What is stormwater runoff pollution? In Lancaster County, two historically grounded bodies of…
Food Recovery Network
by Michael Zabkowski The Food Recovery Network club has donation boxes set up around campus for food to be donated to the Campus Cupboard. Millersville University has given a substantial effort to not only be environmentally friendly, but also take…
Climate Change Affects Corn Yields
Penn State researchers examined the farming conditions of Lancaster County farms for their corn yields depending on climate change predictions. Written By: Hunter Lohmann Photo taken by Hunter Lohmann Lancaster county farmers may have to change their strategies for growing…
Homefields Care Farm: Locally Grown Vegetables with a Side of Integrity
By Ruby Mundok One of the core values of Homefields Care Farm is integrity. They share on their website that they ‘opt for goodness in our actions and legacy, toward our constituents and the land’ – and they succeed at…
Refillism in York, PA
Refillism is an eco-friendly, zero waste store located in York, PA. With all-natural, plant-based products, customers can bring in containers to refill their body care and household products for cheap! by Kacey Emmell Located in York, PA, Refillism is a…
E-Waste Recycling In Lancaster
By Taylor Styer Old Gen to New Gen Electronics are near and dear to many users’ hearts. However, what happens to your last gen products when consumers upgrade? Recycling products ranges from county to county, but Lancaster County has some…
The Unforeseen Dangers of Radon
Radon is an unseen radioactive gas, that can build up in homes and cause adverse health effects By Steven Armstrong Photo by Stephen Armstrong The typical American single family home could have a potential radioactive toxin, building up inside the…
Lancaster Benefitting From Funding Waste Program
The Wolf Administration is providing over a hundred counties with funding for garbage and recycling programs by Nicole Dalton An initiative, the Lancaster Co-Ops is a new program that is aiming to prevent unnecessary food waste from going into landfills…