Last September, more than 550,000 volunteers in 97 countries gathered on beaches and along waterways around the globe with one goal in mind — to clean things up. Continue reading
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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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Dirty house? Clean it up with this trash-powered robot
Don’t dismiss this gadget as just another Roomba. This robot draws power from the very refuse it’s designed to scoop up. Continue reading
March 19, 2013
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Everything You Need to Know About Paper Recycling
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
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10 Things You Can Recycle Through the Mail
What should you do when a material isn’t accepted by your curbside recycling or a drop-off program in your area? Don’t be quick to throw that item in your trash, because there may just be a mail-back program that accepts it, even if the material is…
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Beware! How 10 Dangerous Materials Are Recycled
Trash is always messy, but what happens when recycling gets downright dangerous? From heavy metals to undetonated explosives, check out the ways Americans are recycling perilous materials into useful new products. Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 8, 2013
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9 Crazy Cool Ways to Keep Trash Out of Landfills
Fighting waste seems like a pretty simple concept.
But some materials and circumstances require more drastic measures. As proof, we’ve rounded up nine creative, amazing and inspiring efforts to divert our trash from landfills that are anything but ordinary. Hang on to your bins, people. Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 18, 2013
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Visitors Pelt Crocodiles to Death With Trash and Rocks at China Zoo
Visitors to the zoo had been observed “shouting, spitting and throwing things” at the crocodiles “to make sure they are alive.” Continue reading
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8 Artists Transforming Abandoned Dolls into Surreal Art
These artists reclaim and recycle orphaned dolls and their parts headed for the trash, and reincarnate them into new forms. Continue reading
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Astronauts Recycling In Space: NASA Turns Trash Into New Parts
NASA researchers are working on a closed loop system that could turn waste generated during missions into parts for spacecrafts. Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 28, 2012
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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.
Share on FacebookDecember 20, 2012
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How To Get Guests to Recycle at Your Holiday Party
If you’re throwing a holiday party this year, you may run into the dilemma of how to get your guests to recycle. Well-meaning guests may accidentally throw recyclables in the trash, and at a large gathering it can be hard for you as the host or hostess to keep things under control. To prevent having [...] 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
Share on FacebookOctober 30, 2012
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Reimagining Waste: What We Build on Former Landfills
In 2010, 250 million tons of trash were created in the United States and 85 million tons were recycled, according to the EPA. That means 165 million tons of trash had to go somewhere, and much of it went to landfills. On an average day, the country’s largest landfills can receive up to 9,000 tons [...] Continue reading
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Design a Recycling Bin, Win a Pass to Coachella 2013
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 FacebookOctober 1, 2012
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Chain First to Sell 100 Percent Recycled, US Made Clothing
One person’s trash is another consumer’s t-shirt. Eastern Mountain Sports, one of the country’s leading sports equipment retailers, recently became the first large national chain to carry 100 percent recycled clothing made in the U.S. The clothing…. Continue reading
Share on FacebookSeptember 27, 2012
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Recycling vs. Convenience: What Are You Doing With Your E-Waste?
We all have managed to stockpile an old computer or two, maybe a couple of corded phones or even a two hundred pound TV set from 1985 that you simply don’t know what to do with. As your electronic waste, or e-waste accumulates in your garage collecti… Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 24, 2012
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‘Netflix’ of Baby Clothes Reduces Clothing Waste
Raising a baby is hectic, so it’s no wonder disposable bibs, diapers and bottles are in high demand. They’re easy and always clean, but they aren’t always “green.” As those little limbs grow, in a way, clothing becomes disposable too, finally finding its way to the trash or donate pile after a short few months. [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 21, 2012
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PaperKarma App Sets Out to Reduce Junk Mail Waste
If you’ve ever found yourself at your mailbox, baffled by the fact that you’ve received nothing but a pile of junk mail that will only find its way to the trash, there’s an app for that. PaperKarma, a smartphone application released in early February, reduces your paper junk mail with the snap of a picture [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 13, 2012
by Kaid Benfield
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Ever wonder what happens to your trash?
Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
In August 2009, a team of researchers from the SENSEable City Lab in the MIT Department of Urban Studies and Planning embarked on a major project to track the jour… Continue reading