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Share on FacebookJune 16, 2013
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Category Archives: Recycle / Reuse
June 12, 2013
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Do You Recycle Items From Your Bathroom?
It’s easy to forget that in other rooms of the house, like the bathroom, there are a lot of recyclable items that should be making it to the blue bin.
June 12, 2013
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Reuse Craft: Make These Upcycled Coasters
These fun and funky phone book coasters take your old white pages to the next level. Follow these simple steps and make them in a snap.
Share on FacebookJune 7, 2013
by Corinne Hanson
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Saving the Planet One Flow Chart at a Time
Corinne Hanson, International and Nuclear Programs Assistant, Washington, D.C.
We young people love our memes, GIFs and infographics almost as much as we environmentalists love smart, creative ways to discuss climate change and the step… Continue reading
June 7, 2013
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Connecticut Passes First-of-its-Kind Mattress Recycling Legislation
Mattresses are often difficult to recycle, but for residents of Connecticut, that may change in the near future. Connecticut recently passed the nation’s first extended producer responsibility (EPR) mattress recycling law, which will require…
June 6, 2013
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Party Essentials: The Recycled Bar Cart
Add a touch of mid ’60s mod to your next summer soiree by creating and accessorizing your very own bar cart with re-purposed materials. Read on for ideas you’ll love.
Share on FacebookJune 5, 2013
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Recycling Mystery: Photographs
Recycling photographs may be a bit more complicated than it seems. Read on to get to the bottom of this recycling mystery.
Share on FacebookJune 5, 2013
by Dana Gunders
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10 Steps to Reduce Your Own Foodprint on World Environment Day
Dana Gunders, Project Scientist, Food and Agriculture, San Francisco
Today is World Environment Day, and this year, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) chose to focus the day around food waste. Why? Because wasting foo… Continue reading
June 5, 2013
by Ben Chou
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Climate Change Threatens the Great Outdoors
Ben Chou, Water Policy Analyst, Washington, D.C.
This guest post is by Fay Augustyn, Intermountain West Blue Trails Manager at American Rivers, as part of a blog series for Getting Climate Smart, a joint effort by NRDC and American… Continue reading
June 5, 2013
by Dana Gunders
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US Joins World to Take on Challenge of Food Waste
Dana Gunders, Project Scientist, Food and Agriculture, San Francisco
Less than a year ago, concern over wasted food was almost imperceptible amidst U.S. government agencies. Today, however, the United States joins the ranks of cou… Continue reading
June 4, 2013
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Reuse Design Challenge: Craft a Camera Strap
We reached out to seven of our favorite craft bloggers and tasked them with a challenge: Create a camera strap from upcycled materials. Check out the entries and vote for your favorite.
Share on FacebookMay 29, 2013
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Recycling Mystery: Frozen Food Boxes
Recycling frozen food boxes – also known as wet-strength paperboard – may not be quite as straightforward as it seems. Read on for the cold, hard truth.
Share on FacebookMay 24, 2013
by Leila Monroe
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A Sad Day for the Oceans & Marine Life as California’s Marine Plastic Pollution Bill Held in Appropriations Committee
Leila Monroe, Staff Attorney, Oceans Program, San Francisco
This afternoon, members of the California Assembly Appropriations Committee stopped Assembly Bill 521 — a groundbreaking proposal to create a statewide marine plastic pollutio… Continue reading
May 24, 2013
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Old Batteries Crossing Borders Leave a Toxic Lead Trail
A proposal for cleaning up lead contamination from small car-battery recyclers in poor countries. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 23, 2013
by Giulia C.S. Good Stefani
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Let’s End a Stinking Era
Giulia C.S. Good Stefani, Project Attorney, Marine Mammal and Southern California Ecosystems Projects, Santa Monica
Twenty-five years ago, when Gregory Canyon was first proposed as a landfill site, I was in elementary school. A lo… Continue reading
May 23, 2013
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Study: Boomers Say They’re More Likely to Recycle Than Millennials
Marketing firm DDB Worldwide surveyed more than 6,000 American consumers in January.
Share on FacebookMay 22, 2013
by David Lennett
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California Issues Precedent Setting Rules to Collect Tons of Additional Mercury from Old Thermostats
David Lennett, Senior Attorney, Washington, D.C. and Beijing
Today, California is charting a path other states should follow to protect public health by adopting new rules promoting the recycling of old mercury thermostats that hang on … Continue reading
May 22, 2013
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Infographic: Now TV Night Will Remind You to Recycle Your Batteries
Over 350 million rechargeable batteries are bought in the U.S. each year. Over 17 million watch TV’s no. 1 show, NCIS, every week. What do these stats have to do with one another? Not much, we thought, until Call2Recycle put …
May 21, 2013
by Peter Lehner
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China Looks to Ramp Up Energy-Saving Retrofits
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City
When the posh architectural firm Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill designed the Chemsunny World Trade Center in Beijing, it was more efficient than a typical glass-walled luxury building in Ch… Continue reading
May 21, 2013
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Grocery Stores Pick Up on Consumer Recycling Trends
When you’re at the grocery store, odds are that checking to see whether your grocer recycles all the plastic containers it uses to ship and store commercial-size food and pharmacy orders isn’t on the list.