published April 20, 2011 and has No Comments
Images via ZenRobotics When it comes to sorting recyclables from trash bound for the landfill, much of the work has to happen by the people throwing away the materials, before waste management comes to pick up trash bins. However, robotics companies are continually working on ways that trash-sorting robots can ensure fewer recyclables head into landfills. ZenRobotics, a Finnish ...
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published April 10, 2011 and has No Comments
Photo: Terracycle Garnier is rolling out a paraben- and silicone-free shampoo and conditioner, called Pure Clean --just in time for Earth Day, go figure--but the big news here is that they're partnering with TerraCycle on a a href="http://www.terracycle.net/brigades/personal-care-and-beauty-brigade--2?locale=en-US"> Personal Care and Beauty Brigade , a program to collect and recycle all personal care and beauty packaging at no cost ...
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published April 1, 2011 and has No Comments
Image: George Hotelling As of today, New Yorkers can recycle their electronics—computers, TVs, DVD players, etc.—at no charge. The Electronic Equipment Recycling and Reuse Act , which was signed into law last year but goes into effect today, requires manufacturers to take back electronics—no matter who made it—for recycling whenever customers purchase a new product. ... Read the full ...
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published March 24, 2011 and has No Comments
Image via YouTube video screengrab This is just awesome. Holy Kaw points us to a great video where a flash mob shows a crowded mall why it's a good idea to recycle whenever you have the chance. Check out the video with the surprising end, and lots of interesting pop-up factoids, after the jump. ... Read the full story ...
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published March 24, 2011 and has No Comments
Photo credit: Klobetime / Creative Commons In 1994, I wrote an article in World Watch magazine entitled "Who Will Feed China?" that was later expanded into a book of the same title. When the article was published in late August, the press conference generated only moderate coverage. But when it was reprinted that weekend on the front of the ...
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published December 30, 2010 and has No Comments
Image: essg.com The EPA has said that coal ash recycling is worth more than $23 billion [PDF] a year, based on the pollution avoided and energy saved. The problem with that estimate? It's more than 20 times higher than the actual number—$1.15 billion—found in the government's own data, say a coalition of environmental groups that reviewed the numbers. It ...
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published December 30, 2010 and has No Comments
heat loss from Passivhaus. Source: wikipedia Defining green building is not easy; for many, all that matters is energy consumption. One of the major ways of reducing consumption is to increase the amount of insulation, but that is only one component, and not necessarily the most important one. Earlier this week I wrote a post about "a strange debate ...
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published December 5, 2010 and has No Comments
A still from a video about trash pickers in Turkey. Image: ' Turkey's Changemakers ' Before there were municipal sanitation workers emptying dumpsters into their big blue trucks , other garbage men gathered trash in Istanbul neighborhoods, picking out scraps of paper or empty bottles to resell. Those that continue plying their trade toda... Read the full story on ...
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published November 30, 2010 and has No Comments
Starbucks has very proudly announced the completion of a pilot project where they have proven that paper cups can be recycled into new paper cups. They call it a breakthrough in their "goal of ensuring 100 percent of its cups are reusable or recyclable by 2015" In a press release they say: "This innovation represents an important milestone in ...
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published November 23, 2010 and has No Comments
Photo via D'Arcy Norman , Flickr We all get our share of e-mail spam. One that keeps showing up in my InBox offers the opportunity of a lifetime: Buy an Arizona landfill. Fill it up. The more waste you bury, the more money you make. For the Un-TreeHugger who has everything? And just in time for the holidays! ... ...
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