North Carolina

  • Restaurants to Convert Used Oil into Biodiesel Fuel

    June 26th, 2008


    Libby Hill Seafood and Patriot Biodiesel in North Carolina have partnered to convert used cooking oil from the restaurants into biodiesel fuel, reports MSNBC.

    The waste vegetable oil will be refined into B-100, which is pure biodiesel. The fuel will be used to power Libby Hill’s six trucks.

    The move will be both environmentally and economically beneficial to the restaurants.  Justin Conrad, Libby Hill continue …


  • Orange County Recycling Program Wins Clear Choice Award

    May 21st, 2008


    The O.C. may be known for its glamorous lifestyles and scenic views. But Orange County, North Carolina now has recognition of its known: a commitment to commercial glass recycling.


  • EPA Adds 12 Hazardous Waste Sites to Superfund

    March 19th, 2008


    EPA’s Superfund program has identified 12 new hazardous waste sites throughout the U.S. to add to its list of locations that need to be cleaned up, in addition to six other sites that have been proposed as additions.


  • EPA Awards Sustainability Grants to 58 Student Teams

    January 24th, 2008


    The EPA today awarded more than $500,000 in grants to college students from across the United States, as part of the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) program.


  • Lee Businesses Now Required to Recycle

    January 3rd, 2008


    Businesses in Lee County, Florida are now required to recycle steel and office paper under a new law that went into effect at the beginning of 2008.


  • Richmond Recycles

    November 15th, 2007


    Richmond.com features an overview of recycling in Virginia as part of today’s America Recycles Day, along with facts about the state’s current and past recycling efforts.

    Virginia has 52 curbside recycling programs, and the state requires localities to recycle 25 percent of solid waste. Virginia also has 46 different drop-off centers, and recycles 38.4 percent of its solid waste.

    The article continue …


  • Reduce, Reuse, E-cycle

    November 8th, 2007


    Five different states passed electronic waste recycling laws in 2007, and others are enforcing the eco-friendly practice through local initiatives.


  • New Law Will Require Bar, Restaurant Owners to Recycle

    October 25th, 2007


    Wilmington, North Carolina will enforce a new law starting in January requiring bars and restaurants to recycle aluminum and glass alcohol containers in bins provided by the city.


  • Health Concerns Close Record Number of U.S. Beaches in 2006

    August 8th, 2007


    The latest Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) report on beach water quality shows 2006 had the largest number of beach closures of all time.


  • Know Before You Go with Beaches 911

    July 3rd, 2007


    Summer and especially the Fourth of July holiday means throngs of beach goers descend upon the surf and the Earth 911 Beach Water Quality section is here to help you “Know Before You Go.” The beach section was established in 2001 through an EPA grant to help provide coastal states with the beach-water-quality, public-notification tools that are required as part continue …