November 29, 2012
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As Earth911 recently reported, cigarettes can now be recycled in the U.S. thanks to a new partnership between TerraCycle, a company that finds recycling solutions for items that aren’t easy to recycle, and a cigarette manufacturer. But how does the process work? Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 17, 2012
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If you toss out an old tire and let it sit in a landfill, in 100 years, it will still look like a tire. No biological organisms are known to be able to break down the durable nature of vulcanized rubber, which is a great thing when the tires are on your car, but not [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 15, 2012
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You’ve seen the pictures and headlines: Tire dumps go up in flames, releasing toxic chemicals into the air while creating an environmental and aesthetic eyesore. Bridgestone has seen the problem play out again and again, and that’s why they’re in the process of doing something about it. On Earth Day, the tire manufacturer introduced its [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 29, 2011
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When residents in Riverside County, Calif., drop off their Christmas trees for recycling this year, they’ll not only be saving space in the landfill; they’ll also be helping marine life. The waste management department for the county, which lies east of Los Angeles, has teamed up with the California Department of Fish and Game to [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 19, 2011
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Are you planning on taking advantage of holiday deals and picking up a new smartphone this month? Both Sprint and Verizon offer trade-in programs to help you get credit for your old cell phone or – if your device isn’t in working condition – they’ll recycle it for a good cause. Sprint’s buy-back program accepts [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 16, 2011
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Here at Earth911, we’ve seen boats, schools and greenhouses constructed out of plastic bottles, but now plastic bottles are being recycled into a different kind of structure in the U.S. and Europe – bridges. Over in Peeblesshire, Scotland, British company Vertech Composites just wrapped up construction on the world’s longest bridge made out of plastic [...] 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 FacebookNovember 1, 2011
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Creative greenies have found some pretty cool applications for used cooking oil. It powers bus fleets, helps people travel the world and can even be used to heat your home. This month, Merseyside, England is taking recycled oil even further by using it to power local homes. Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority (MWDA), its contractor Veolia [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 26, 2011
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The following is an op-ed piece by Mike McInerney, vice president of Waste Management Healthcare Solutions. It does not describe the views or opinions of Earth911. How often have you visited the doctor, or had blood drawn, and noticed the nurse drop your syringe or lancet into a box labeled “biohazard?” Consider this: Americans generate [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 26, 2011
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Some get their Halloween fright-fix from ghosts and goblins, but for greenies, it’s hard to get scarier than a look at the American waste stream. We’ve come a long way with recycling. But, as these chilling facts prove, there’s still a lot of work to be done. So, turn on those nightlights, grab a friend’s [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 19, 2011
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Graphics by Amanda Wills Curbside recycling now serves about half of the U.S. population, but that wasn’t the case in 1970 when very few cities offered these programs. In order to recycle, most residents had to transport recyclables to drop-off centers, which severely limited participation. The U.S. recycling rate in 1970 was 6.6 percent, compared to [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 14, 2011
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Kids seem to wear out or grow out of sneakers as fast as their parents can buy them, but how can kids and parents prevent their old kicks from ending up in the landfill? The city of Tucson, Ariz., recently began working with Nike to recycle old shoes into athletic surfaces like basketball courts and [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 13, 2011
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The average U.S. food store sends to the landfill more than 1,300 pounds of food waste per employee per year, according to a 2006 study looking at waste management practices typical of different industry groups. Supermarkets employed about 2.5 million people in 2008, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics. That means about 3.25 [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 11, 2011
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The following is an op-ed piece by Jim Halter, vice president of construction solutions for Waste Management. It does not describe the views or opinions of Earth911. For architects, builders and suppliers, Greenbuild is like Thanksgiving, Earth Day and a little bit of New Years all wrapped up into one. It’s a time to exchange [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 5, 2011
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Home repairs can be a costly (and wasteful!) endeavor. Especially if you need a new roof, the upcoming winter may feel like more of a gamble than it should. Earth911 and Owens Corning are teaming up to make sure you have a better winter. All you have to do is read this story and jump [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 4, 2011
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The iPhone 5 hits stores on Oct. 14. And if you’re one of many iPhone addicts counting down the days, you may be faced with a disposal dilemma. What should you do with that old iPhone 4? Electronics reCommerce company Gazelle is teaming up with Walmart.com to give you an answer: Recycle it for cash! [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookOctober 3, 2011
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Editor’s Note: Earth911 and Owens Corning Roofing are teaming up to make sure you know about the big impact that shingle recycling can make – and of course, there are prizes in store up to a 30 percent discount ($1,000 value) off Owens Corning shingles for a residential roof installation! Read the article below to [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 20, 2011
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Written by Bryan Nelson Plastic waste makes for one of the worst forms of trash because it takes so long to degrade, thus overflowing our landfills and polluting our oceans and waterways. But what if we could make plastic from a recycled, natural, biodegradable source? That’s the idea behind a novel new technology developed by [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 13, 2011
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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 FacebookSeptember 2, 2011
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Food waste from University of South Carolina cafeterias and other homes and businesses in Columbia, S.C. won’t be headed to the landfill for long. Waste 2 Energy (W2E) LLC, a local start-up co-founded by city councilmember at-large Dan Rickenmann, announced this week that it has received the funds to build a $25 million anaerobic-digestion facility [...] Continue reading
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