San Francisco

  • The Economics of Recycling

    July 28th, 2008


    Aluminum has always played a large role in the recycling game. If we were to recover 75 percent of the aluminum cans we throw away, recycling them instead, we would save 11.8 million metric tons of carbon generated to produce new cans.

    Though steel and iron were recycled before aluminum, this infinitely recyclable metal, was the source of a 1968 Reynolds continue …


  • California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce Promote Recycling

    July 4th, 2008


    The California Department of Conservation (DOC) is teaming up with the state’s Hispanic Chambers of Commerce (CHCC) to create The Hispanic Business Recycling Program, which will promote beverage container recycling programs for member businesses.

    The program will begin with a pilot program with the San Francisco, San Joaquin and Orange County Hispanic Chambers. The DOC will participate in fundraisers and mixers continue …


  • Ban on Plastic Bags Broadened in San Francisco

    May 22nd, 2008


    San Francisco’s unique plastic bag ban extended Tuesday to include pharmacies operating five or more locations in the city, according to NBC.

    The ordinance went into effect in November, first banning grocery stores from giving customers non-biodegradable plastic bags. The stores must use recyclable paper bags, reusable bags, or bio-plastic bags made of corn or potato starch.

    Now the ban also continue …


  • Bay Area E-Waste Recycling Company Adds 18 Locations in March

    March 31st, 2008


    Looking to recycle your obsolete electronics in the San Francisco Bay Area? Now that there are 70 GREENspot locations in the area, most Bay Area households can find a free drop-off site within five miles of their house.


  • Tar Balls Found on California Beaches Not Linked to Oil Spill

    February 18th, 2008


    The U.S. Coast Guard and Department of Fish and Game has found that tar balls found in the San Francisco Bay in late January are not related to the Cosco Busan oil spill that occurred in November 2007.


  • S.F. Program Recycles Restaurants’ Cooking Oil for Use as Fuel

    November 20th, 2007


    San Francisco has launched a new website which will provide free pickup of cooking oil and grease from restaurants and hotels to be converted into biodiesel.