Recycling

RECYCLING COUNCIL OF ONTARIO - 200,000 Ontario Elementary

Students Unite in the Waste Minimization Fight

Posted on January, 2012 Categories: Communities , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management For some, the concept of sorting and weighing lunch waste might seem like a sticky, smelly nuisance.  Not so for the 200,000 Ontario elementary students that participated in Recycling Council of Ontario's 2011 Waste-Free Lunch Challenge. Read more
Batteries

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
Green Tires

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
Construction Waste

Providing a Solution to the Nation’s Construction Waste Problem

Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management According to the Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov), the construction industry produces more than 136 million tons of waste material per year. This includes items that have the opportunity to be used on other construction Read more
LED Christmas Lights

Tips for Environmentally Friendly Gifts this Holiday Season

Posted on November, 2011 Categories: Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management , Water Management The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is offering holiday gift-giving tips that will help support a healthy environment this season and all year long. Energy Star, Design for the Environment, and WaterSense labels Read more
Penny Revolution

California Manufacturer Watching Progress of COINS Act - HR 2977

Posted on November, 2011 Categories: Business , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management If the Congressional Supercommittee votes on November 25 to replace paper dollar bills with a coin version, one green California company is poised to help. The switch from paper dollars is a provision of the COINS Act, Read more
Empire Today

Focus on Sustainable Carpet & Flooring

Posted on November, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Business , Flooring , Recycling , Waste Management The carpet and flooring industry is one example of a field embracing the financial and environmental benefits of going green.  Day by day it’s getting greener. Today’s offerings include carpet made from recycled fibers and plastics Read more
BPA

Recycling Thermal Cash Register Receipts Contaminates Paper Products with BPA

Posted on November, 2011 Categories: Consumer , Recycling , Waste Management Bisphenol A (BPA) -- a substance that may have harmful health effects -- occurs in 94 percent of thermal cash register receipts, scientists are reporting. The recycling of those receipts, they add, is a source of BPA contamination Read more
Packaging

Sustainability Shown as a Driving Factor in Packaging Decisions

Posted on November, 2011 Categories: Business , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Recycling , Waste Management For the last five years, an exclusive annual study by the global authority Packaging Digest, a leading media brand of UBM Canon, and the Sustainable Packaging Coalition has shown sustainability's steady growth as a driver of change and innovation in the packaging sector. Read more
Car Batteries

Survey Recognizes Need to Recycle Car Batteries

Posted on October, 2011 Categories: Communities , Recycling , Waste Management The Society of Environmental Journalists’ recently released the results of its first national survey on the recycling habits and beliefs of U.S. adults. The survey, which was conducted online on its behalf by Read more
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