Recycling
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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