The MEGA Podcast

Unveiling the Hidden Lifespans of Everyday Items: A Deep Dive into Environmental Impact

In this eye-opening episode, we explore the decomposition timeline of various everyday items when they end up in landfills. Based on our discussion, we delve into the surprising fact that paper, although recyclable, is the largest element by volume in American landfills, decomposing in just two to three weeks if untainted. However, once mixed with liquids, its recycling potential diminishes, emphasizing the importance of preventing cross-contamination.
We also discuss food waste, noting that by weight, it holds the top spot. While orange peels can take up to five months to decompose, apple cores and banana peels break down in roughly a month, underlying the need for appropriate food waste recycling containers. Our comprehensive analysis covers the varying decomposition periods of numerous waste types, from cigarette butts taking 10 to 12 years, to aluminum cans that linger for 80 to 200 years, highlighting the necessity of recycling programs, especially for products like disposable diapers which take 150 to 500 years to fully break down.
You'll discover fascinating details about lesser-known items, such as tinfoil and styrofoam, which do not biodegrade, and the nearly eternal nature of glass in landfills. We wrap up our episode with a poignant message: the imperative need to reduce and properly manage waste, to mitigate its long-term ecological impacts. Tune in to better understand the unseen environmental cost of everyday disposables.  Remember only you can prevent climate change and global warming...

Confronting the Triple Threat: Our Planet's Urgent Environmental Challenges

Our planet is currently facing a dangerous tipping point, exacerbated by three major environmental issues: water waste, garbage burning, and melting ice. Each of these interconnected problems contributes to the worsening climate crisis. Water, a vital resource for life, is being wasted on a daily basis, leading to the depletion of freshwater supplies and increased greenhouse gas emissions due to the energy consumed in its treatment and transportation.Additionally, the practice of burning garbage releases harmful pollutants, including carbon dioxide and methane, into the air. This not only accelerates climate change but also poses serious health risks to the population, especially the vulnerable groups. Meanwhile, the alarming rate at which ice caps are melting is contributing to rising sea levels and the disruption of global weather patterns.Amidst these challenges, California's SB 1383 legislation emerges as a hopeful solution. This landmark law targets the reduction of organic waste and methane emissions by 2025 through innovative strategies like composting and the development of anaerobic digestion facilities. By doing so, SB 1383 aims to not only minimize garbage burning and its harmful effects but also to promote a more sustainable approach to waste management, thus paving the way for a healthier and more sustainable future for the planet.

E11 The FreshWaterTalk, where does our fresh water come from?

E11 With all of the environmental pollution in our lives, where is it possible on this earth to get fresh drinking water from.  Lets explore some of the conversation about fresh water.

E10- Talk about liquid waste is the problems for climate change

E10 Lets look at the problems liquid waste causes to the environment, as it is deposited directly into our environment untested, toxic leache.  Concentrated with the cross contaminated waste of each resturant and our neighbors combined.  This pollutant can and must be stopped from poisoning our water supply, and our environment. 

What's actually inside of the Black Liner Bag.

Ever stop to think,, what's the chemical makeup of the content of the Black Liner Bag, what's the effect on our environment from the constant mixing of chemical elements in the bag,  how it affects the health of people who consume it's contents.  And why we must pay close attention to the fact that many of the poison's that we find in our bodies, come from our environment, and are placed there by human activity.

City dumps dont get the total job done.

Most litter that reaches city dumps, has already been cross contaminated, if it arrived in a dump truck, more than likely the contents of each bag has been squose out and all matter leaked on each other, if this is the case its allready garbage, and must be burned, which causes more heat to be used,  which adds to CO2 and thusly global warming, and climate change.

Saving water in a through-away Society.

This episode we talk about all things possible.  And more, my personal feelings towards animals, life and the things I wish I could change.  One never knows until one tries.  Getting humans to agree sometimes is just a matter of knowledge. 
Climate change and global warming will change all of our mines...

Interview at USA Today studio

This interview was held at USA Today in LA, arranged by David Fagan and Top Talent associates.  6/11/23.  I got to give a one minute pitch to USA executives.

What water does inside the Black Liner Bag

The new state law SB1383, carries a mandate to uncontaminate our collectable waste streams,  which is a very good idea.  The easiest and safest way to do this would be to not mix these elements together in the first place.  Which would require liquids be collected in their own facility.
Thats why we created the  Water  Whale.

The Stu Taylor Radio Interview

Yes! My first real radio interview, conducted in 10/1/2017.  With the famous Stu Taylor, a radio host in LA.  I felt it went very well.