Recycling

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An Obama Village Fantasy

Stephen C. Rose | Posted 01.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Self-Sufficiency, Libraries, Economy, Architecture, Design, Environment, Pedestrian Solutions, Construction, Village, Residences, Schools, Business, Human Settlements, New Settlements, Green News

Just an initial effort to think about human settlements as they might develop during coming years. An Obama Village would have a population of plus o...

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Recycling Organization Confused For Adult Phone Service

Maura Judkis | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Green Living, Cardboard, Sex, Phone Sex, Cardboard Recycling Phone Sex, Green News

Recent callers to the Corrugated Packaging Council's recycling information line were greeted with a pleasant "Hey there, sexy guy," and offered a variety of, well, eager conversationalists.

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"As You Sow" Recycling Scorecard Flunks Most Beverage Companies

greenbiz.com, Huffington Post | Posted 01.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Bottle Deposits, Recycling, As You Sow, Bottle Recycling, Green Business, Sustainability, Green News

The recent "As You Sow" recycling scorecard flunked many beverage companies, many of which have made some green efforts, but still produce staggering ...

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Which TV Brands Are Best For The Environment?

Philip G. Baker | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Recycling Electronics, Vizio, Environment, Tv, Pollution, Panasonic, Sony, Buying a Tv, Electronic Takeback, Television Sales, Green Living, Environmental Waste, Electronics Recycling, 60 Minutes, Takeback Programs, Walmart Takeback Program, Television Recycling, Green News

With so many TVs being similar, consider selecting your purchase by which companies offer the best takeback programs.

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How Second-Graders Got Addicted To (And Saved) Recycling

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Recycling Values, Green Business, Green News

So popular was the program that a few weeks ago, when the county announced it had to stop recycling because of the plunge in prices for the goods, "Th...

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The Trash Crash: Recyclables' Value Dives With Economy

New York Times | MATT RICHTEL and KATE GALBRAITH | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Economy, Recylables, Waste, Financial Crisis, Green Business, Green Economy, Green News

The economic downturn has decimated the market for recycled materials like cardboard, plastic, newspaper and metals. Across the country, this junk is ...

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Recycling Goes From Boom To Bust As Economy Stalls

AP | P.J. DICKERSCHEID | Posted 01.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Curbside Recycling, Slump Recycling, Recycling, Recycling Market Meltdown, Norm Steenstra, Kanawha County Solid Waste, Oregon, Green News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Norm Steenstra's budgeting worries mount with each new load of cardboard, aluminum cans and plastics jugs dumped at West Vir...

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"Recycle" Your Old Engagement Ring for Cash

Maura Judkis | Posted 01.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Blood Diamonds, Engagement Rings, Websites, Conflict Diamonds, Green Living, Green Energy, Jewelry, Money Saving, Weddings, Green News

Men (or women!) ready to propose who buy off a website get a great bargain -- rings often go for half their value. This way, they avoid buying a brand new ring, which consumes additional resources.

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Raising the Electronics Recycling Bar in China

Robin Wiener | Posted 01.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Electronics Recycling, 60 Minutes Guangdong, 60 Minutes, Environment, Basel Action Network, Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, China, Green News

A few bad actors are not representative of the entire electronics recycling infrastructure, despite what 60 Minutes would have you believe.

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New York City Offices to Ban Bottled Water

Rachel Cernansky | Posted 01.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Environment, Bottled Water, Water, Green, Green Living, New York City, Green News

New York City will save two million dollars if an upcoming bill succeeds in banning the municipal government from buying bottled water for its office buildings, say the bill's proponents.

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The Next Green Thing: "Water Neutrality"

Alex Pasternack | Posted 12.29.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Coca-Cola, Water Neutrality, Water, Green, Sustainability, Green Living, Green News

The term Coca-Cola is using for its goals -- "water neutrality" -- which was coined at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002, is, well, quite slippery.

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Wall-E Park To Be Built In New York

New York Magazine | Robert Sullivan | Posted 12.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Green News, Park, Environment, Trash, Landscapes, Landfill, Staten Island, New York, Wall-E, Green News

On giant piles of trash left by a generation of New Yorkers, landscape architect James Corner is building a park that has the power to change the way ...

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NASA's Answer To Water Shortage Is In Its Pants

AP | MARCIA DUNN | Posted 12.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Waterworld, Nasa, Urine, Space, International Space Station, Green News

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts aboard the orbiting shuttle-station complex got a double dose of good news Tuesday: A rotary joint that they s...

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Brita Launches Recycling Program For Used Water Filters

Grist | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Plastics, Environment, Recycling, Water-Purifying, Whole Foods, Water Filter, Brita, Green News

Brita, maker of popular water-purifying pitchers, will launch a recycling program for used water filters beginning in January. The company's announcem...

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Green Gift Guide: Low-Impact, Eco-Friendly Ideas For the Holidays

Huffington Post | Johanna Smith | Posted 12.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Charity Christmas Gifts, Energy, Recycling, Gift Guide, Holidays, Regifting, Green Holidays, Charity, Climate Change, Environment, Holiday Gifts, Christmas Gifts, Holiday Season, Slideshow, Green Gift Guide, Green Gift Guides, Green Gifts Library, Green News

The holidays can be a tricky time to go green. Green and red, perhaps, but environmentally conscious, not so much. Assuming you've got the food part c...

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Toronto's Great Coffee Cup Debate Heats Up

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Packaging, Sustainable Packaging, Fast Food Industry, Plastic Bag Ban, Plastic Bags, Green News

Toronto has a beloved coffee chain, Tim Hortons. It also has a group of City Council public works committee members working hard to reduce fast-food p...

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DIY iPod Speakers: Sounds Great

Treehugger | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Iphone, Ewaste, Environment, Speakers, Diy, Music, Technology, Green Technology, Green News

When it comes to electronics, doing more with less is key to sustainability. Also helpful is ditching plastic gadgets for paper, and DIYing it whenev...

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Slumping Recycled Materials Prices No Longer Worth It For Manhole Cover Thieves

Treehugger | Posted 12.14.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Manhole Cover Theft, Economy, Stealing Manhole Covers, Downcycling, Decycling, Green News

In just months we went from common thieves stealing power cables and iron fences to a market that couldn't care less for reclaimed materials. The pric...

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A New Age for Recycling...Prod the Producers or Reward Consumers?

Graham Hill | Posted 04.15.2009 | Green

Read More: Cash for Trash, Recycling, America Recycles Day, Recycle, Battery Recycling, Recycled Plastic Bottles, Green Living, Green News

Sweden has some of the best recycling rates on the planet. Over 95% of glass gets recycled there, and 85% of newspapers, 70% of metal and 65% of plast...

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Five Ways to Use Dye to Recycle Home Textiles

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 01.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Environment, Recycling, Green, Reuse, Green Living, Ecotextiles, Green News

Ever wake up feeling like tossing all your textiles for a new color scheme? Color faded? Marked with a stain? Before you chuck perfectly good househol...

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America Recycles Day

Michael DeJong | Posted 12.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, Fabri, Scrap Metal, Liberty Bell, Up-Cyclying, Landfills, Environment, Aluminum, Plastic Bags, Biodegradable, Environmental Protection Agency, Paper, Glass, Green News

If you read anything in print you should know that the act of recycling paper decreases the demand for virgin pulp thereby reducing the devastation of forests.

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What Is PET?

Huffington Post | Posted 12.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Environment, Recycling, Reuse, Innovation, Polyethylene Terephthalate, Pet, What Is Pet, Recycled Plastic Bottles, Green News

Sometimes when you're buying the latest eco-gear, you'll see that it brags about being made of "PET." What's PET, you ask? The short answer is that it...

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How To Recycle Election Paraphernalia

Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Election Yard Signs, Environment, Recycling, Election 2008, Barack Obama, John McCain, Bumper Stickers, Green News

Now that the elections is over, it's time to breathe a sigh of relief and pluck those Obama-Biden (or McCain-Palin) signs off your front lawn. And whi...

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Costa Rica: Still Some of the Greenest Travel Around

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 12.01.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, La Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn, San Jose, Lapa Rios, Solar Panels, Costa Rica, Sustainable Travel, Osa Peninsula, Gray Water Recycling, Carbon Neutral Vacations, Nature Vacations, Biodiesel, Green News

In August my husband and I traveled to Costa Rica for what was supposed to be one of the world's first "Carbon Neutral Vacations." Our 7 day, 6 night trip began with a stay in San Jose.

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Fix Your Own Gadgets: 22 Instructive Videos

Treehugger | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 11.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Recycling, Gadgets, E-Waste, Environment, Reuse, Diy, Technology, Green News

E-waste is bad. This we've known for awhile now. We toss toxic gadgets left and right, often thinking they'll be recycled and therefore e-waste is pr...

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