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  • California Launches New Product Stewardship Site

    October 10th, 2008


    The California Product Stewardship Council (CPSC) recently launched a new website offering the latest information on product stewardship and how consumers can be involved.  The website focuses on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), meaning that companies who design, produce and sell goods are responsible for minimizing the impact of those goods throughout their life cycle.

    Consumers can visit the website continue …


  • Xerox Experiments With Erasable Paper

    October 10th, 2008


    Forty percent of all office printouts are discarded the day they are printed. If only that paper could be erased and reused…

    Xerox is working on it.

    The company unveiled its erasable paper to the public for the first time at the on-going WIRED NextFest in Chicago, a showcase of global innovations including everything from robots to sustainable design. The experimental paper can be printed on multiple continue …


  • Smurfit-Stone, Advanced Disposal Partner To Help Florida Meet Recycling Goals

    October 10th, 2008


    Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation, in partnership with Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., opened a new materials recycling facility in Jacksonville to help the state of Florida reach its new recycling goals.

    The city is now equipped with two Smurfit-Stone recycling facilities. Their combined capabilities will assist the state in meeting its goal to reach a 75 percent recycling rate by 2020.

    “Recycling is both a business opportunity and an integral part continue …


  • Delaware Begins CFL Recycling

    October 10th, 2008


    October is National Energy Awareness Month, and while some organizations celebrate by offering energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), the Delaware Energy Office is showing its support by kicking off a program providing drop off locations to properly dispose of CFLs.

    The state has set up seven CFL recycling locations, in addition to household hazardous waste collection days that take continue …


  • Green Colleges Raise the Bar

    October 9th, 2008


    TheDailyGreen.com announced its top 10 list of the greenest colleges in the U.S. today.

    These green schools have implemented programs that cover a host of green initiatives, such as recycling, composting, offsetting emissions, organic gardening, carbon neutrality, LEED certified building, water recycling and green roofs.

    College of the Atlantic
    Warren Wilson College
    Evergreen State
    Oberlin College
    Middlebury College
    Berea College
    University of California
    Harvard University
    Duke continue …


  • Dell, Goodwill “Reconnect” Computer Recycling in VA, D.C.

    October 9th, 2008


    Reconnect, a free computer recycling program by Dell and Goodwill Industries, is now operating in Virginia and the District of Columbia area.  Virginia is the third U.S. state to implement a statewide program through Reconnect.

    Through the Reconnect program, consumers can bring any brand of computer equipment, in any condition, for recycling. The program aims to divert over 2.7 million continue …


  • Albertson’s LLC Releases Stylish Reusable Bags

    October 8th, 2008


    Albertson’s LLC announced that it will release its new “fashionable, reusable shopping totes” in its stores today.

    While the totes typically retail for $1 each, for the next week shoppers will receive one for free with the purchase of certain items such as French bread, bagged salad, eggs or shredded cheese.

    “We’re excited to offer more than the usual generic bag continue …


  • Toshiba & Best Buy to Host E-Waste Events in Orange County

    October 8th, 2008


    Toshiba and Best Buy have partnered to host three different electronics recycling events Oct. 10 and 11 at the Best Buy locations in Mission Viejo, Fullerton and East Orange, Calif.

    The first 100 cars to arrive at each store on both days will receive a $5 Best Buy gift card, and all recyclers will be in the running for a 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 improvements 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 …