Consumer
460 Million Pounds of Consumer Electronics Products Responsibly Recycled
Posted on April, 2012 Categories: Business , Consumer , E-Waste , Featured , Waste Management The Consumer Electronics Association recently reported that the consumer electronics industry dramatically increased its recycling in 2011, advancing the goals set by the eCycling Leadership Initiative. Read more
Helping to Develop Green Toy Standards
Posted on March, 2012 Categories: Business , Check It Out! , Consumer , Recycling , Waste Management , Water Management Catherine Wilt, director of the Center for Clean Products at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, is working to make toys healthier, safer, and more environmentally-friendly. Read more
Study Finds Consumers Willing to Buy Sustainable U.S. Cotton
Posted on February, 2012 Categories: Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Water Management As the interest in environmentally responsible business practices grows globally, researchers are interested in how that interest translates into consumer sales. Researchers from the University of Missouri have found Read more
Wireless Power Could Revolutionize Electric Vehicle Transportation
Posted on February, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Electric Vehicles , Featured , Infrastructure , Transportation A Stanford University research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The long-term goal of the Read more
Consumers Recycling More Batteries
Posted on January, 2012 Categories: Consumer , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management More and more consumers are recycling their batteries according to Call2Recycle®, the North American leader in consumer battery recycling. Recently it announced a 13.1 percent increase in Read more
New Year Ushers in Bright New Era in Lighting Options
Posted on January, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Lighting As we usher in a New Year, the first phase of a revolution in home lighting products – one that promises a bright future at less cost – will begin as well, says the Alliance to Save Energy. Read more
Saving on Energy Bills: Meeting Families in the Middle
Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Communities , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) , Windows & Doors A study recently released by researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) identifies steps that energy efficiency program managers can take to deliver significant savings on home energy bills to middle-income households. Read more
Green Tires May Be Available Within Next Few Years
Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Consumer , Featured , Recycling , Transportation , Waste Management Motorists may be driving on the world's first "green" tires within the next few years, as partnerships between tire companies and biotechnology firms make it possible to produce key raw materials for tires from sugar Read more
