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July 24, 2012
by Editor, Worldwatch Institute
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Growth in Municipal Solid Waste Output Still a Major Challenge
Growing prosperity and urbanization could double the volume of municipal solid waste annually by 2025, challenging environmental and public health management in the world’s cities, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute (www.wo… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 11, 2012
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Get in on Composting Awareness Week
A Special Guest Post from Waste Management’s Eric Myers This week is International Composting Awareness Week, and it’s the perfect time to reflect on how everyone – from families to major corporations – is taking composting more seriously. According to the EPA, North Americans generate more than 80 million tons of organic waste (food, yard [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 18, 2011
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How Much Did We Toss in 2010?
Last year, the average American produced 4.43 pounds of waste per day and recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of that material. That’s according to a new report from the Environmental Protection Agency, which released “Municipal Solid Waste Generation, Recycling and Disposal in the United States: Facts and Figures for 2010,” on Nov. 15, in conjunction [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 15, 2011
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Recycling Equals Jobs
Adrian Martinez, Staff Attorney, Environmental Justice, Santa Monica, California
Today is America Recycles Day, and I had the good fortune to share some excellent news about an important report that will hopefully spur a bold vision fro… Continue reading
November 14, 2011
by Alice Henly
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Cleveland Indians Prove That Cutting Waste is Smart Business and Good for the Economy
Alice Henly, Research Fellow, New York
Sports stadiums and arenas, like all large facilities, generate a lot of waste—typically thousands of tons of trash each year. Waste generation in the United States, including all industrial … Continue reading
October 26, 2011
by Allen Hershkowitz
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Municipal Waste is Not Renewable Fuel
Allen Hershkowitz, Senior Scientist, NYC and throughout the world
Should municipal solid waste (MSW) be converted into energy? Is it a renewable fuel?
Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) require electric utilities to generate a certain … Continue reading
September 13, 2011
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Wasting Away: Our Garbage by the Numbers
In today’s culture of mass consumption, the things we throw away often vanish from our minds, but all that trash has to go somewhere. Look at the numbers on garbage and you’ll see it’s more than just trashy — it’s appalling. Luckily, there’s plenty we can do about it. Written by Laura Moss, MNN Garbage [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 29, 2011
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Gear Up For Compost Awareness Week
International Compost Awareness Week starts May 1. Are you ready? If not, we’re here for you. Earth911 has given you a lot of information about composting over the years. Ask the Editor: Are Eggshells Really Compostable? Cheat Sheet: Composting Cooking for Compost series Composting in the City Composting 101 Organic waste – your food scraps, [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 28, 2011
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How State Funding Spurs Recycling
There’s long been a push for the federal government to mandate nationwide recycling, but the power to encourage one of the basic tenets of environmental stewardship still rests with state governments. Many states prefer to set up minimal recycling infrastructure and allow residents to participate on a strictly voluntary basis, but some states are taking [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 27, 2010
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5-Step Guide to Treecycling
As of Dec. 26, Earth911 has collected treecycling information for more than 85 percent of the U.S. population for the nation’s largest Treecycling Directory. Considering the U.S. EPA estimates 20 percent of our municipal solid waste is already organic, it’s worth the time to properly dispose of your tree. So, as you get ready to [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 22, 2010
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Finding Value in Battery Recycling
Recycling is one of the easiest and most accessible ways for people to reduce their environmental footprints. Every year, recycling in the U.S. saves millions of tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions, reduces the need to extract virgin materials and keeps valuable resources in use and out of landfills. In 2008 alone, the U.S. recycled [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 25, 2010
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Waste-to-Energy From the Inside
For some people, “waste-to-energy” is a stirring term. The process, which generally involves burning of refuse to generate steam, heat or electricity, is an often divisive issue for a community making the decision to fund the construction of a waste-to-energy plant. “You need three things to make it successful: the community will, the political will [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 20, 2010
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Your Battery Questions Answered
Editor’s Note: Get involved in rechargeable battery recycling this week with Call2Recycle. The organization is working to recycle 1 million pounds of batteries by Oct. 1 – learn more about what you can do. We talk about batteries a lot – from recycling and disposal to brand-spanking-new technology powered by rechargeable batteries. And since Americans purchase [...] Continue reading
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