Articles tagged “recycling”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Is Your School on the List of the 311 Greenest Colleges? By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors May 17 2011 A different kind of college guide, to campuses that are environmentally responsible. There are 311 on this new Princeton Review list. Is yours? + READ MORE

I'm a PC, and I'm Greener Than a Mac By Jeff Kart IN Tech & Transport May 2 2011 Competing reports say Apple is dirty, and Dell is green. But we all know PCs are just better, right? + READ MORE

Who Wants a Trip Aboard the 5 Gyres, in Search of Plastic Sushi? By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 5 2011 The 5 Gyres sails to places where plastic gathers. You can take a trip there, if you have the artistic chops. Bring a reusable water bottle. + READ MORE

Tiles from Toilets! Spotlight on: Fireclay's 'Debris Series' By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Dec 30 2010 The Debris Collection is available in more than 112 colors and is made from over 70 percent recycled materials, more than 50 percent of that post-consumer waste. Fireclay Tile says that by working with local recyclers, the company will take more than 150 tons of porcelain waste out of the landfill. + READ MORE

Dancing Machine Parts Reanimated in Swedish Nuke Plant By Jeff Kart IN Features Nov 19 2010 A Swedish nuclear plant, now part of a technology institute, plays host to dancing robots. + READ MORE

One More Reason Why Zero Waste Is Important: That Plastic Bag Takes 1,000+ Years to Decompose By Mat McDermott IN Home & Garden Nov 15 2010 The thing I want you to consider is what different material choices mean for waste. As much as we'd like it to be Zero Waste Day, a true zero waste economy is a long ways off and even then zero waste would probably end up being more like 90% waste-free even under the best of circumstances. Which is why choosing biodegradable materials is so important. Check out this infographic showing how long it takes various materials to decompose. + READ MORE

Forget America Recycles Day, Celebrate Zero Waste Day! By Lloyd Alter IN Work & Connect Nov 11 2010 Recycling is the bottle and can business's way of getting you to do their dirty work, at your cost. Instead lets go zero waste. + READ MORE

There Are At Least 10 R's, And Recycling Is The Least Of Them By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Nov 10 2010 We reprise and reiterate: We need to go zero waste instead of recycling. + READ MORE

Is Recycling the Most Important Part of a Zero Waste Life? By Sara Novak IN Work & Connect Nov 10 2010 It's become clear that in some ways recycling is a crutch that allows us to avoid the real issue, overall waste. + READ MORE

7 Ways to Precycle, Upcycle, and DIY Your Way to (Almost) Never Recycling Again By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Nov 9 2010 These days, we know that recycling isn't always the greenest option -- so instead, we've rounded up seven small changes you can make at home to give up recycling for good. + READ MORE

By the Numbers By Collin Dunn IN Features Nov 5 2010 Does Recycling Really Make a Difference? As with many things in this world, it just takes more -- more resources, more energy -- to make new things than to recycle old things. Here's how it breaks down. Does it + READ MORE

E-Waste Recycling By Collin Dunn IN Features Nov 5 2010 Quiz: What's Your e-Waste IQ? Do you know what percentage of a computer can be recycled? How about the percentage of electronics that are recycled in the U.S. each year? Test your knowledge of e-waste and recycling in our + READ MORE

Inspiring Recycling Examples By Collin Dunn IN Features Nov 5 2010 Taiwan Transforming Plastics Into Surprising New Products Many types of plastics can be recycled, but not into food-grade containers. So what can be done with them? Well, plenty! Taiwan is using it's mountains of plastic trash to form everything + READ MORE

Can Electric Car Batteries Be Recycled? By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Nov 2 2010 Happily, the answer is yes -- the batteries that power electric cars can be recycled. For decades, the few electric vehicles that were on the road were powered by lead-acid batteries. The latest models, with their lighter weight and longer range, use lithium-ion batteries. In either case, the batteries that power electric cars can be recycled. Here's how it works. + READ MORE

Is Recycling Aerosol Cans Good for the Planet? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Oct 22 2010 If aerosol cans aren't empty when they are disposed of, the contents inside can be toxic. Best not to use aerosol, but if you have some to get rid of, make sure you do it right. + READ MORE

The Connection Between Environmentalism and Heritage Activism By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Oct 13 2010 Hugging our old buildings is as important as hugging trees. + READ MORE

Similac Infant Formula Recall Notices Mailed in Padded Envelopes By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Oct 6 2010 How not to mail a recall notice (courtesy of Similac.) + READ MORE

Taiwan Transforming Plastics Into Surprising New Products By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Sep 14 2010 Many types of plastics can be recycled, but not into food-grade containers. So what can be done with them? Well, plenty! Taiwan is using it's mountains of plastic trash to form everything from building bricks for exhibition halls, to wigs, to clothes. + READ MORE

Beautiful Celebrity Portraits Made from Trash (Slideshow) POSTED IN Home & Garden Aug 17 2010 An Arizona artist named Sandhi Schimmel Gold turns trash into something you'd hang on your wall. Using advertisements, menus, greeting cards, calendars and personal tax forms she creates faces -- some really famous, some just beautiful -- from mailbox trash. + VIEW SLIDESHOW

5 Surprisingly Beautiful Recycled Paper Crafts By Craftster.org IN Home & Garden Aug 10 2010 Old magazines, phone books and newspapers are a great source for craft materials. You can make surprisingly beautiful items from trash paper. + READ MORE