Reducing Waste

Making a Green Choice This Earth Day

Chuck Teller | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Every Door Direct Mail, U.S. Postal Service, Unaddressed Mail, Junk Mail, Junk Mail Environment, Stop Junk Mail, Mail Waste, Reducing Waste, Green News
Chuck Teller

This Earth Day, as people try to reduce their carbon footprints, they need not look any further than the junk in their mail boxes.

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National "2012 Green Cup Recycle Challenge" Encourages K-12 Students to Rethink Waste and Consume Less

Veronique Pittman | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Recycling Challenge, Over-Consumption, Green Schools, Sustainability Education, Zero Waste, Recycling, Trash, Reducing Waste, Lifecycle, Green Cup Challenge, Garbage, Education News
Veronique Pittman

On April 2nd, thousands of students, in schools from Connecticut to California, will aim to "recycle right" for four weeks during the 2012 Green Cup Recycle Challenge.

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The Paper Diet: My Quest to Be Paper Thin

Olivia Cranin | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Recycling, Paperless, Paper Recycling, Reducing Waste, Paper, Style News
Olivia Cranin

Even though we're reading books on our Kindles, taking notes on our iPads, and paying bills on our smartphones, in 2011, is paperless possible?

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Disruptive Schooling

Nancy Pine | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Waste, Teacher Quality, School Reform, Public Schools, Classroom Disruptions, Save Money, Reducing Waste, Classrooms, Education News
Nancy Pine

We envy the academic achievement level in China. There are many reasons for their achievement. But one is that instructional time is respected. The teachers teach -- uninterrupted. Not a second is lost.

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253 Pounds: Americans Throw Away Their Weight in Food Every Year

Valerie Jaffee | Posted 07.13.2011

Read More: Energy, Pesticides, Natural Resources Defense Council, Farming, Local Food, Nrdc, Agriculture, Environment, Waste, Food, Growing Green Awards, Reducing Waste, Green News
Valerie Jaffee

According to a staggering report from the Food and Agriculture Organization, nearly one third of food produced for human consumption globally is lost or wasted every year.

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Rural America and Discarded Clothes

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Environment, Waste, Textile Waste, Landfills, Rural America, Reducing Waste, Green News
Mattias Wallander

21% of Americans live in rural areas. This huge subset of the American population lacks something that most city-dwellers take for granted: easy access to recycling programs.

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Be Thankful, Not Wasteful

Jonathan Bloom | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Waste, American Wasteland, Reducing Waste, Jonathan Bloom, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving Food, Thanksgiving 2010, Food News
Jonathan Bloom

I'm calling on you to help ensure that your group strives to eliminate or minimize waste at your Thanksgiving feast. Here's how.

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You Are What You Waste

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Consumerism, Electronic Recycling, Electronic Waste, Reducing Waste, Electronics, Recycling Facts, Toxic Waste, Green News
John DeCock

The problem of excess waste goes much deeper than wanting or using too much stuff. It's a deeply ingrained systemic problem that results in damage to our environment and our health in ways that go way beyond trash.

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Thinking About a Textile Recycling Program? What Every City Should Consider

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local Governments, Usagain, Used Clothing, City Planning, Recycling, Green Jobs, Recycle, Waste, Textiles, Clothes, Reducing Waste, Green News
Mattias Wallander

City recycling programs can't stop at bottles and cans. There's still a lot more local leaders can do to drive down the amount of waste sent to costly landfills each year.

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Outside Lands Festival 2010: No Trash Talking

Patrick Pfeiffer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green, Clean Energy, Green Legislation, San Francisco, Reducing Waste, San-Francisco-Outsidelands-Festival, Outside Lands Festival, Outside-Lands, Green News
Patrick Pfeiffer

San Francisco sets the enviro-bar, both for us permanent residents as well as our passersby. This year's Outside Land's Festival cleared that bar and passed my very own undercover Trash Test.

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Tips: Reducing Food Waste

Slate | Nina Shen Rastogi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food, Food Waste, Green Eating, Reducing Waste, Food News

A few weeks ago, after serving up some sobering statistics about food waste in America, the Lantern put out a call for your best tips on how to avoid ...

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Eco Etiquette: Help Tame My Trash!

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Composting, Landfills, Trash Disposal, Reducing Waste, Trash Metering, Green Garbage, Pay as You Throw, Recycling, Wastezero, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I'm watching my husband s...

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5 Green Living Resolutions You Can Handle

ecofabulous.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Green Resolutions, Water Bottles, Water, Plastic, Green Living, Reducing Waste, Bottled Water, Green News

Welcome to 2009! The year of the eco-ox. On the off chance that you're still recovering from too many libations and you haven't had a moment to write ...

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The Growing Movement Of Living Without Waste

AP | SEAN O'DRISCOLL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Food Waste, Green Living, Reducing Waste, Zero Waste, Green News

When she goes to the supermarket, Bea Johnson brings along a sealable glass jar so the butcher can slide in a pork cutlet. In the bulk aisle, she fill...

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Friday Night is Pizza Night--At Home

Susie Middleton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Home Cooking, Pizza, Martha's Vineyard, Dinner With Friends, Home-Made-Pizza, Recipes, Fine Cooking Magazine, The Week of Eating In, Reducing Waste, Cheese, Olive Oil, Green News
Susie Middleton

Yeah, I know, I know, you've been good all week. Making dinner every night, bringing your lunch to work; no donut stops (well, almost none). So now it...

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New Yale Study Shows Majority of Americans Support Climate Education and Carbon Regulation

Jerry Cope | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Polls, Energy Conservation, Environmental Policy, Renewable Energy, Environment, Yale University, George Mason University, Climate Change, Reducing Waste, Green News
Jerry Cope

A new study released today by Yale University in conjunction with George Mason University finds the majority of Americans favor regulating carbon emissions and educational programs related to climate change.

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50 Ways to Never Waste Food Again

planetgreen.discovery.com | Colleen Vanderlinden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Home Cooking, Compost, Composting, Food, Sustainability, Pickling, Green Living, Food Waste, Reducing Waste, Green News

With a little creativity, and an eye toward vanquishing waste in our lives, we can make use of more of our food before it goes to waste....

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Less Waste: Magazine Uses Dissolving Plastic Packaging

Creative Review | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Trash, Landfills, Creative Review Magazine, Green Living, Green-Packaging, Green Products, Reducing Waste, Magazines, Green News

Newsstand copies of the November issue of CR come in a revolutionary new bag that simply dissolves in hot water. No waste. No landfill....

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Air Travel Made Greener: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fuel, Carbon Emissions, Luggage, Green, Airplanes, Travel, Air Travel, Paper, Recycling, Carbon Offsets, Waste, Plastic, Flight, Planes, Weight Loss, Sierra Club, Airlines, Reducing Waste, Customer Service, Baggage, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Though air travel is unavoidable at times, there are a few things responsible travelers can do to make flights greener.

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Reuse or Recycle? Try Freecycling

Jonathan Merritt | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Time Magazine, The Environmentalist, Environmentalists, Green, Environmentalism, Green Like God, Green Living, Recycling, Green Movement, Recycle, Recycled Materials, Waste Management, Waste, Environment, Jonathan Merritt, Reuse, Freecycle, Reducing Waste, freecycle.org, Green News
Jonathan Merritt

Unfortunately, there is more to sustainable living than just recycling. Recycling is good, but it is even better not to use disposable goods if possible.

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9 Things You Can Give Up For Lent To Help The Earth

thedailygreen.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lent, Green Living, Saving Money, Reducing Waste, Giy, Things to Give Up for Lent, What to Give Up for Lent, Give Up for Lent, List of Things to Give Up for Lent, Green News

The Daily Green and NRDC put together a list of things that you can give up for Lent (or just because!) to help the environment. Our favorite is this ...

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Why Quality Matters, Even in Tough Times

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Consumerism, Organic Food, Budget Shopping, Recession, Reducing Waste, Recycling, Spending, Healthy Living News
Jennifer Grayson

If every time we pulled out our wallets, we stopped to think about whether or not we really needed something we might have more money left over for things that are truly valuable.

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Green News Report - June 18, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Asbestos in Libby Montana, Water, Waxman-Markey, Epa, United Nations, Green News, Green, Climate Change, Green News Report, Energy Policy, Reducing Waste, Solar Power, Bottled Water, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT:: Energy legislation fight now moves to the Senate; Climate change outlook now worse than before; Libby, MT now a "public hea...

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Libraries Save Money And Other Resources

thedailygreen.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Paper Waste, Paper, Reducing Waste, Books, Giy, Libraries, Green News

Instead of buying small mountains of books, CDs, DVDs and even magazines that you barely use, check materials out of your neighborhood library, or rel...

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How to Fix a Broken Zipper: Make Those Clothes Last

Zipper Repair | Lorain Blanken, About.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Green Fashion, Reducing Waste, Giy, Fix a Zipper, Green News

How to repair a broken zipper. Sometimes the teeth on a zipper don't line up right, causing the zipper to catch. At this point, most people will get r...

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