May 1, 2013
by MoreRecycling
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Study finds 30 toxic chemicals at Exxon oil spill site in Arkansas

An independent study co-published by the Faulkner County Citizens Advisory Group and Global Community Monitor found a chemical soup in the aftermath of the Exxon Mobil Pegasus pipeline oil spill. Continue reading

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July 25, 2011
by Reduce
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Clothing Recycling Funds Charity Programs

In 2009, textiles accounted for 5.2 percent of the municipal waste stream and only 13.8 percent were recycled. That means about 10.8 million tons of clothing and textiles ended up in the landfill. The thing is, much of the clothing that ends up getting tossed can actually be reused or salvaged by non-profit organizations like [...] Continue reading

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March 6, 2011
by Jacob Scherr
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The Roads to the Rio+20 Earth Summit: Next Stop is New York

It is Saturday evening and I am on the railroad from Washington, DC to New York.  For the next few days, I will be in meetings and consultations at and around the United Nations working on the accelerating preparations for the next Earth Summit – … Continue reading

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November 24, 2010
by Shravya Reddy
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India at Cancun – What The Global Community Should Expect

India will join other countries next week at Cancun to try and work towards solutions for global climate change. Over the past year India has already shown leadership on this critical problem, and we expect that it will continue to be positive and proa… Continue reading

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July 10, 2010
by Recycling
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Why Waste and Recycled Content Claims Are Material

For many years we have heard about closed-loop systems, in which waste from one process is the raw material for another. But across the global community of environmentalists, government, manufacturers and others, there is no common strategy to minimize… Continue reading

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