Vermont

  • Recycling Used Motor Oil Saves Big Bucks for Vermont Company

    July 14th, 2008


    Recycling its used motor oil with a Clean Burn CB5000 unit has saved a Vermont excavating company thousands of dollars each year, reports ForConstructionPros.com.

    Markowski Excavating, Inc. handles residential, commercial and industrial site development and construction. The fleet of excavators, tri-axle trucks and bulldozers creates an abundance of used motor oil.  In the past 12 years, more than 60,000 gallons of used-oil continue …


  • Massachusetts Man Hikes for E-Waste Recycling

    June 24th, 2008


    Starting July 9, a Marblehead resident will hike 775 miles from Burlington, Vermont to Washington, D.C. with a backpack full of used electronics to promote the issue of recycling e-waste.

    The TOXTOUR, started by Christopher Swain, will last at least 75 days. Swain will fill a 60-pound backpack with electronics, and collect other electronics along the way. He will continue …


  • Kraft Foods Named Food Sponsor of RecycleBank

    February 13th, 2008


    RecycleBank and Kraft Foods have announced a partnership to increase the 33 percent recycling rate in the U.S. by rewarding households that recycle with credits to be used on Kraft products.


  • Vermont Misses Recycling Goal by a Mile

    January 24th, 2008


    Vermont wants to increase its recycling rate to 50 percent, and a new report suggests product stewardship as one option to achieve this.


  • ReCycle North forms partnership with Lowe’s

    January 18th, 2008


    Vermont-based ReCycle North will be refurbishing and redistributing appliances from the South Burlington Lowe’s store and donating them to low-income families.


  • State Looking for Best Ways to Reduce Lake Pollution

    December 3rd, 2007


    Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources will hold public meetings starting today on the best ways to reduce pollution in Lake Champlain.


  • States and Cities Get Smarter About Smart Growth

    November 14th, 2007


    EPA today recognized one state and four local authorities for innovative community development that protects the environment, preserves community identity and expands economic opportunity.


  • Colleges Get Graded On Sustainability

    October 26th, 2007


    The results are in for the 2008 College Sustainability Report Card, which evaluates American colleges and universities on their green initiatives in eight different areas.


  • U.S. Announces Largest Single Environmental Settlement in History

    October 9th, 2007


    American Electric Power has agreed to cut 813,000 tons of air pollutants annually at an estimated cost of more than $4.6 billion, pay a $15 million penalty, and spend $60 million on projects to mitigate the adverse effects of its past excess emissions.


  • Explaining the Bottle Bill

    September 21st, 2007


    Did you ever wonder about the history behind the cash refund on beverage containers, or why it only applies to 11 states? Earth 911 is here to answer all your questions about recycling for a refund.