March 19, 2013
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In 2011, 66.8 percent of paper consumed in the United States was recycled. Every ton of paper recycled saves more than 3.3 cubic yards of landfill space, and if you measure by weight, more paper is recovered for recycling than plastic, aluminum and glass combined. Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 24, 2012
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The crowd at Indio, Calif.’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is getting bigger with every new year. But with more people comes more trash.
Share on FacebookSeptember 17, 2012
by Darby Hoover
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Darby Hoover, Senior Resource Specialist, San Francisco
When I was an undergraduate at Stanford University, I worked at the then-student-run campus recycling center. There, I had multiple opportunities to observe people engaging in the … Continue reading
August 8, 2012
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A newly updated app for plastics recycling now rewards players with real-world products for virtual plastics recycling. Bin It! 2.0, created by Plastics Make it Possible, teamed up with Earth911 and Recyclebank to encourage consumers to recycle…
Share on FacebookJune 4, 2012
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Team CORA’s new Trash Backwards database and mobile app promote upcycling by offering alternatives to sending discarded junk to the landfill. Instead of throwing your trash into the recycling bin or garbage can, unwanted items may be ripe for upcycling. Old mascara wands can be turned into cleaners for small, pesky spaces, empty pen casings [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 25, 2012
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If you think recycling is a hassle, take a step across the Pacific Ocean to Kamikatsu, Japan. This small town of 2,000 residents on rural Shikoku Island has long taken waste separation to new heights and to what some in town feel is too extreme. Garbage collection centers located throughout the town host 34 different [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookNovember 24, 2011
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Americans will send more than 230 million pounds of Thanksgiving turkey leftovers to the landfill this year, according to the founders of Ucan – a California-based company aiming to change the way residents think about household composting. It’s generally not a good idea to toss meat, including bones and fats, into your backyard compost pile. [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 1, 2011
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If you’re one of the many Americans who tossed your beverage cans into the recycling bin last year, give yourself a pat on the back. You helped save millions of barrels of oil. The U.S. recycling rate for aluminum beverage cans has reached its…
Share on FacebookJuly 21, 2011
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This year’s Summerfest in Milwaukee featured an impressive line-up of musical acts, including Kanye West and Britney Spears, but the new recycling program at the world’s largest music festival, which ended on July 10, also received top billing. In addition to recycling plastic drink bottles, as in previous years, Summerfest attendees could also toss their [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookJune 1, 2011
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What happens after you put a plastic bottle into the recycling bin? Check out the tour of Marglen Industries in Rome, Ga., one of the largest and most sophisticated PET recycling facilities in the United States, using solar energy to help convert 2.5 billion empty bottles each year into many useful products. This video demonstrates the [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 9, 2011
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The next time you go to toss your Seventh Generation laundry detergent bottle in the recycling bin, be sure to save the bottle cap to recycle on your next shopping trip. The maker of eco-friendly household and personal care products announced its…
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April 1, 2011
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Editor’s Note: This story was updated on April 1, 2011. You can read it in its original version from May 30, 2009 here. Just like the game of Telephone has taught us, information filtered through multiple sources starts to get a little less reliable. The same concept can be applied to environmentalism. In celebration of April [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 7, 2011
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News flash: Don’t put your broken drinking glasses in your general recycling bin. Don’t put mirrors, glass ovenware or windows in there either. If you live in a community that’s like most, only “container glass” can go…
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October 6, 2010
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Lowe’s recently debuted a three-in-one recycling bin at 1,700 U.S. stores that provides a take-back program for compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), rechargeable batteries/cell phones and plastic bags. It’s the latest in a growing list of…
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September 22, 2010
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Earlier this year, we found that one of the top reasons why people don’t recycle is simply lack of convenience and know-how. While recycling may be second nature to some, many consumers are unaware of what goes in what bin and if it truly is,…
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August 31, 2010
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The newest trend in curbside recycling is the use of Radio-frequency identification (RFID), a tiny computer chip in the recycling bin that can do everything from weighing the contents inside to tracking which bins are used on a regular basis….
Share on FacebookAugust 24, 2010
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Going green in Charlotte could mean some extra cash in your pocket. The city has instituted a three-month Get Caught Green Handed campaign offering grocery store gift cards, foam fingers and food for those taking the time to recycle.
The campaign will reward 288 uptown Charlotte recyclers that are using the 15 newly installed community recycling [...] Continue reading
August 9, 2010
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Whether you are managing your own compost bin, or you live in a town or city that composts for you, composting is one of the most efficient ways to help keep millions of tons of biodegradable trash out of the landfill.
Many compostable items are probably those you are already familiar with, like veggie trimmings, coffee [...] Continue reading