With more composting and recycling, the city’s eateries aim to send less to the landfill. Continue reading
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May 13, 2013
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Former landfill transformed into a nature reserve opens in the UK
“What you have done here…is a monument to what can be done to restore nature.” Continue reading
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Landfill searched for Dzhokhar’s laptop
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has become less talkative since authorities read him his rights before charging him.
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Investigators comb nearby landfill
Here are some of the latest developments in the Boston Marathon bombing investigation:
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Suspect moved to prison; 30 victims still in hospital
Source: No useful info since rights read
Tsarnaev transported at 3:30 a.m.
He’s able to sit up and write, official says
Landfill is searched for his laptop
April 4, 2013
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Recycled Orchestra turns trash into music and despair into hope in Paraguayan slums
When a passionate teacher begins music classes in a barrio built on a landfill, the need for more instruments for his students led to an incredibly inspiring story – and one you can help write. Continue reading
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Precycle Your Personal Care and Beauty Products
Since recycling personal care and beauty product packaging is slightly less straightforward than tossing an aluminum can or plastic bottle into the blue bin, opting for a precycling solution ahead of time helps to ensure your packaging will never find its way to the landfill. Continue reading
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Taiwanese Firm Building E-Waste Factory Made Out of Trash
The structure will feature walls made from glass fiber recovered from motherboards, and ceilings made with the plastic left over from CDs and DVDs. Continue reading
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Girl Scout cookies head to landfill
A Girl Scout troop in Tennessee has to get creative about where they find their customers.
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Brand Creates Fashionable Footwear from Uncommon Materials
Unstitched Utilities blends style and sustainability in a way that’s truly tough to beat. Earth911 sat down with co-founder and lead designer Kevin Crowley to learn more about how it all started for the company and what the innovative upcycled brand plans to do next. Continue reading
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Hotel First to Offer In-Room Compost Collection
Hotel guests will have the option of separate containers for compost and recycling in their rooms. Continue reading
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Huge Crowds, Zero Waste at the Phoenix Open
Half a million spectators, zero trash cans expected at this year’s golf tournament. Continue reading
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From Solid Waste to Sweet Music: The Recycled Orchestra of Cateura
Peter Lehner, Executive Director, New York City
I played the cello for many years–but I doubt I ever produced any music as inspiring as 19-year-old Juan Manuel Chavez playing the prelude from Bach’s Cello Suite #1, on a cello made out … Continue reading
January 14, 2013
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A Decade of Sharing: The Freecycle Network Turns 10
At some point, most of us have probably given away things we didn’t need to friends or family members. But what should you do when you don’t know anyone who wants the leftover dirt from your gardening project or your old lawnmower? One solution is to check out The Freecycle Network, an organization that has been encouraging people to participate in a culture of giving since 2003. Continue reading
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10 Things in Your Closet You Can Reuse or Recycle
Many of us put off cleaning out our homes, which means by the time we get around doing so, we want the old stuff out as quickly as possible. Closets especially tend to accumulate extra stuff, but the landfill doesn’t have to be the end destination for all your closet discards. Continue reading
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In New Documentary, ‘Recycled Orchestra’ Makes Instruments from Trash
In “Landfill Harmonic,” children play instruments made from oil cans, scrap metal and other refuse.
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Farm to landfill: How food is wasted
As Christmas approaches, families stock up with food. But food waste in industrialized countries is nearly as high as food production in sub-Saharan Africa. Find out how.
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Dell Reconnect Launches Holiday Computer Recycling Pledge
The program has already recycled 253 million pounds of e-waste since 2004 and supports Dell’s goal to recycle 1 billion pounds globally by 2014. Continue reading
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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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6 New Ways to Celebrate America Recycles Day
America Recycles Day is a national holiday that provides a moment to pause and reflect on that moment when we choose landfill or recycling, the end or a new life, for our waste. Help grow the movement and celebrate in your area on Nov. 15. Continue reading
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