Energy Quote by Hilary Benn

There appears to be a deeply embedded uneasiness in our culture about throwing away junk that can be reused. Perhaps, in part, it is…

— William Booth

Why do we send valuable items like aluminium and food waste to landfill when we can turn them into new cans and renewable energy?…

— Hilary Benn

Cutting food waste is a delicious way of saving money, helping to feed the world and protect the planet.

— Tristram Stuart

We live in a disposable society. It's easier to throw things out than to fix them. We even give it a name - we…

— Neil LaBute

Recycling isn't going to save the world, but being conscious of it and your surroundings can.

— Lisa Germano

“American cities are like badger holes, ringed with trash -- all of them -- surrounded by piles of wrecked and rusting automobiles, and almost…

— John Steinbeck

Years ago, we all talked about recycling and not dumping things down your drain and all of that, but talking doesn't help much. Basically,…

— Ted Danson

"Solid wastes" are the discarded leftovers of our advanced consumer society. This growing mountain of garbage and trash represents not only an attitude of…

— Jimmy Carter

“Recycling is better--I won't write "good"--for the environment. But without economics--without supply and demand of raw materials--recycling is nothing more than a meaningless exercise…

— Adam Minter

To achieve true sustainability, we must reduce our "garbage index" - that which we permanently throw away into the environment that will not be…

— David Korten

Once food gets into our fridges, larders and kitchens, ensuring that it gets used up before going off seems like an obvious thing to…

— Tristram Stuart

You remove heavy metals out of the ground and you turn that into tables, and houses and bridges and dreams for people in the…

— Andrew Forrest