2008

  • Thomson and Staples Partner in Phone Recycling Program

    October 7th, 2008


    Staples and Thomson recently announced their partnership to support a new phone recycling program for consumers.

    Beginning Oct. 12, customers can bring their home or home office phones to any Staples store for recycling.  The program also allows recyclers to receive a $30 Staples Rewards card when they purchase select models of home and home office telephone systems. The program continue …


  • IKEA Cuts Disposable Bags in U.S.

    October 7th, 2008


    After reducing plastic bag consumption by 92 percent earlier this year, IKEA announced it is discontinuing all paper and plastic bags from its U.S. stores as of this month, offering only reusable options.

    “The success of this program clearly demonstrates that like IKEA, our customers care about our global home,” said Pernille Spiers-Lopez, president of IKEA North America. “They continue …


  • Goodrich Facility Wins Environmental Excellence Award

    October 7th, 2008


    Goodrich Corporation’s Landing Gear team in Tullahoma, Tenn., received the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (TCC&I) 2008 Top Environmental Excellence Award.

    The facility in Tullahoma made significant imiprovements to reduce its environmental impact, including:

    Reducing hazardous waste from 35,000 pounds a year to zero
    Recycling over 1.3 million pounds of materials so far in 2008
    Reducing water consumption by 100,000 gallons per continue …


  • CA Inland Colleges Focus on Recycling

    October 7th, 2008


    Several inland colleges in Southern California are working to increase recycling rates and the use of recycled materials, reports the Press-Enterprise.

    At the University of Redlands, one student housing building, Merriam Hall, uses recycled carpet to cover the floors. The couches and chairs are also made of recycled or eco-friendly materials.

    University of California, Riverside, has the goal to meet standards set by a continue …


  • Call2Recycle Recycling Leadership Winners Announced

    October 6th, 2008


    Call2Recycle®, a comprehensive rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling program administered by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC), recently announced the winners of the 2008 Recycling Leadership Awards.  Recognized for their exceptional efforts in rechargeable battery and cell phone recycling, the recipients are:

    King County Solid Waste Division (Wash.)
    Essex-Windsor Solid Waste Authority (Canada)
    Washington County Household Hazardous Waste Program (Minn.)
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  • Oregon Winery Offers Glass Bottle Recycling Incentive

    October 6th, 2008


    Willamette Valley Vineyards is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this year. One of the winery’s commitments since the beginning has been to offer 10 cents for each wine bottle brought in for recycling, regardless of the original producer.

    Oregon was the first state to pass a bottle deposit law that incentivizes recycling by offering 5 cents for each drink container continue …


  • National Mortgage Originator Launches Green Program

    October 6th, 2008


    1st Metropolitan Mortgage, a national mortgage originator, committed to be more environmentally friendly through its new BrightGreen Mortgage program, according to Market Watch.

    The company estimates that about 500 pieces of paper are used for every loan. To help lessen the impact, the program focuses on paper recycling, document scanning and e-signatures where allowable.  The use of recycled paper is encourages when paper cannot be continue …


  • DEWALT Introduces National Power Tool Battery Recycling Month

    October 6th, 2008


    DEWALT recently announced National Power Tool Battery Recycling Month during the month of October.  Throughout the month, users who recycle any power tool battery at one of DEWALT’s 87 service centers will receive a $10 discount on battery purchases.

    “Recycling batteries is environmentally responsible and we are dedicated to making this program a success,” said Jason McNeil, DEWALT product manager.

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  • 8 Ways to Green Your Battery Use

    October 6th, 2008


    You may not realize how often you use batteries until you have to operate for a few hours without electricity. Batteries are great at keeping a charge in our mobile devices, but the components that help generate these charges wreak havoc in landfills.

    You can use Earth911 to find out where to recycle batteries for a number of devices, continue …


  • It’s All in the Box

    October 6th, 2008


    The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com.

    Who can forget the anticipation of preparing to move into their first dorm, apartment or home? The excitement is so tangible, you can almost taste continue …