May 8, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Solar Electric Scooter spares the environment, gives to charity


SES sponsors a program to provide its scooters to students with financial difficulties. Called “Giving Back”, a portion of the business’s net profit is set aside to finance the new vehicles. Continue reading

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January 22, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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UK Charities Create Trees for Clunkers Program

When scraping your old clunker, the least you can do is donate it to a charity that will undo some of the environmental damage. A UK group does just that by planting trees. Continue reading

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December 28, 2012
by MoreRecycling
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The Ridiculously Easy Way to Donate Books Online

If you’re decluttering your bookshelves, there’s a website that will make donating your books to charity amazingly simple. You won’t even have to leave your livingroom. Continue reading

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December 26, 2012
by Recycling
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Recycling, Business and Charity Intersect at ‘The Green Can’

The multifamily complex recycling endeavor brings cans to communities at no cost.

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November 21, 2012
by Reduce
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Headphones Made from Reclaimed Wood Benefit Deaf Children

LSTN Headphones is trying to make the music-listening experience feel better than ever. Continue reading

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November 15, 2012
by Allison Winter, ENN
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Let’s Celebrate America Recycles Day by taking the Food Recovery Challenge!

Today is America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting recycling in the US. All across the country, thousands of events are being held to celebrate recycling awareness in communities. One way organizations are participating t… Continue reading

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October 26, 2012
by Reduce
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Not-For-Profit Recycles Ink Cartridges for Vets

Ink cartridges are not your average piece of household waste. 375 million ink cartridges are disposed of in the U.S. yearly, with as many as 350 million, landing in landfills, according to industry figures. Now you can prevent adding your cartridge to the heap and help your fellow man. Recycle4Vets, a new, online-based not-for-profit, helps [...] Continue reading

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February 9, 2012
by Recycling
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UK Retailer Recycles 100M Hangers for UNICEF

U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer has recycled 100 million hangers in the last six months, raising more than $588,000 for international children’s charity, UNICEF. The retailer’s hanger recycling scheme is simple: customers are given…

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September 14, 2011
by Reduce
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Freecycling Comes to Facebook

Got a couch, TV or set of dishes in good condition that you need to get rid of? Now you can find a new home for your unwanted, but usable goods while you update your Facebook status. Online classifieds company Oodle is launching new FreeCircle communities on Facebook, allowing neighbors to offer reusable items to [...] Continue reading

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February 21, 2011
by Recycling
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Recycle Reusable Bags for Charity

You bring your own reusable shopping bags to the grocery store to cut down on all those single-use plastic bags. But what happens when you’ve stockpiled too many reusable bags or when your bags are worn-out and no longer usable? ChicoBag, the…

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November 16, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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Builders of Hope creates community through innovative approach to preservation, sustainability, jobs and affordable housing

  
The headline pretty much sums it up.  What’s not to like?  Builders of Hope is a remarkable North Carolina-based charity that saves older houses from demolition (frequently moving them to a new site), thoroughly rehabbing t… Continue reading

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November 16, 2010
by Kaid Benfield
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Builders of Hope creates community through innovative approach to preservation, sustainability, jobs and affordable housing

  
The headline pretty much sums it up.  What’s not to like?  Builders of Hope is a remarkable North Carolina-based charity that saves older houses from demolition (frequently moving them to a new site), thoroughly rehabbing t… Continue reading

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