http://planetgreen.discovery.com RSS Feed for a Tag http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/art-installation-year-trash.html Last year, I undertook a project called 365 Days of Trash. For one entire year (as the name of the project would suggest) I decided that instead of throwing things "away" I would keep it all in my basement and see what happened. Last year, I undertook a project called 365 Days of Trash. For one entire year (as the name of the project would suggest) I decided that instead of throwing things "away" I would keep it all in my basement and see what happened. Recycling Reuse Waste Disposal Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:34:00 GMT Care2 .com http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/art-installation-year-trash.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/clean-pacific-garbage-patch.html We all know it's out there: a giant swirling mass of trash and scrap known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. We have seen how the trash is killing birds and other wildlife. It's a twice-the-size-of-Texas problem, but what can we do to stop it? We all know it's out there: a giant swirling mass of trash and scrap known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. We have seen how the trash is killing birds and other wildlife. It's a twice-the-size-of-Texas problem, but what can we do to stop it? Birds Green Challenges Plastic Recycling Waste Disposal Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:15:00 GMT David DeFranza http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/clean-pacific-garbage-patch.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-recycling-guide.html Recycling got its start almost four decades ago, a U.S. paper company wanted a symbol to communicate its products' recycled content to customers. The design competition they held was won by Gary Anderson, a young graphic designer from the University of Southern California. His entry, based on the Mobius strip (a shape with only one side and no end) is now universally recognized as the symbol for recycling. Recycling got its start almost four decades ago, a U.S. paper company wanted a symbol to communicate its products' recycled content to customers. The design competition they held was won by Gary Anderson, a young graphic designer from the University of Southern California. His entry, based on the Mobius strip (a shape with only one side and no end) is now universally recognized as the symbol for recycling. Green Home Recycling Waste Disposal Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:47:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/green-recycling-guide.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/poop-woods.html Everybody poops. And though you can escape your job, your house, and even other people in the great outdoors, you're going to have to go at some point. And while it might seem kinda green, in that back-to-nature sort of way, to just drop trow and do your business, the truth is you have to know the protocol when it comes time to poop in the woods. Everybody poops. And though you can escape your job, your house, and even other people in the great outdoors, you're going to have to go at some point. And while it might seem kinda green, in that back-to-nature sort of way, to just drop trow and do your business, the truth is you have to know the protocol when it comes time to poop in the woods. Green Personal Grooming Health Outdoors Waste Disposal Zero Waste Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:00:00 GMT Collin Dunn http://planetgreen.discovery.com/travel-outdoors/poop-woods.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/future-sustainable-shopping-walmart.html You may have heard some noise being made about the Wal-Mart Sustainability Index--it's an initiative that will eventually rank every product on the retail giants' shelves so every customer will know exactly how green it is. So how is this going to affect shoppers? And does it mean you can feel good about heading to WalMart again? You may have heard some noise being made about the Wal-Mart Sustainability Index--it's an initiative that will eventually rank every product on the retail giants' shelves so every customer will know exactly how green it is. So how is this going to affect shoppers? And does it mean you can feel good about heading to WalMart again? Carbon Footprint Electricity Energy Green Packaging Greenwashing Toys Waste Disposal Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:30:00 GMT Brian Merchant http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/future-sustainable-shopping-walmart.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/america-affair-toilet-paper.html Why are we so obsessed with the super soft toilet paper that's deadly to the world's most important forests? Why are we so obsessed with the super soft toilet paper that's deadly to the world's most important forests? Green Home Paper Take Action Waste Disposal Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:00 GMT Brian Merchant http://planetgreen.discovery.com/work-connect/america-affair-toilet-paper.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/wasted/episode-troublesome-trash.html In this Wa$ted New Zealand episode, the Crump family gets busted for their wasteful (and illegal!) habits. In this Wa$ted New Zealand episode, the Crump family gets busted for their wasteful (and illegal!) habits. Episode Guides Overconsumption Recycling Television Waste Disposal Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:00:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/wasted/episode-troublesome-trash.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/oil-turning-cow-poop.html Dealing with manure is one of our most pressing environmental problems. So is getting off oil. Converting manure into methane for electricity does a little to solve both problems. Dealing with manure is one of our most pressing environmental problems. So is getting off oil. Converting manure into methane for electricity does a little to solve both problems. Alternative Fuels Biofuels Electricity Transportation Waste Disposal Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:30:00 GMT Rachel Cernansky http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tech-transport/oil-turning-cow-poop.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/wasted/wasted-episode-coeds.html In this episode of Wa$ted New Zealand, the crew wakes a group of university students up to their wasteful habits. In this episode of Wa$ted New Zealand, the crew wakes a group of university students up to their wasteful habits. Colleges Episode Guides Reuse Waste Disposal Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:00:00 GMT Team Planet Green http://planetgreen.discovery.com/tv/wasted/wasted-episode-coeds.html http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/food-scraps-smoothie.html You have plenty of food scraps, but no way to compost them? Here's how to avoid sending those food scraps to the landfill. You have plenty of food scraps, but no way to compost them? Here's how to avoid sending those food scraps to the landfill. Composting Composting Tips Eco-Friendly Foods Reuse Waste Disposal Zero Waste Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:30:00 GMT Colleen Vanderlinden http://planetgreen.discovery.com/home-garden/food-scraps-smoothie.html