Recycling

  • Beijing Pledges to Recycle Half of Olympic Waste

    July 25th, 2008


    Beijing’s 31 Olympic venues are expected to jointly produce some 14,000 tons of trash, including leftovers, paper, plastic bottles and medical waste, reports Sina.

    In the tradition of past host countries, Beijing has pledged to make 50 percent of this waste useful after recycling.

    Food waste must be removed from stadiums within four hours. Other trash will be gathered continue …


  • Minnesota Private College Dines Green

    July 24th, 2008


    It’s a green eating experience at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Campus Dining Services has focused on recycling and product responsibility.

    Examples of this green progress range from fuel to water and everywhere in between.

    Dining Services is responsible for much of the recyclable material gathered on campus. It contributes 50 percent of the cardboard, 25 percent of the mixed plastic and 100 percent of continue …


  • New Hope For Scrapped Vehicle Shredder Residue

    July 24th, 2008


    When a vehicle is recycled, it is first stripped of all valuable parts and then put through a shredder. Shredding allows the valuable metals to be extracted, and all that’s left in the end is an odd assortment of dirt, plastic, foam and rubber bits.

    Usually shredder residue is shipped off to the landfill, but the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois is completing a continue …


  • L.A. City Council Votes To Ban Plastic Bags

    July 23rd, 2008


    The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday in favor of banning customer plastic bags in supermarkets and retail stores by July 2010, reports the Los Angeles Times.

    But the policy has a catch: it will only apply if the state fails to impose a $.25 fee on shoppers who request the bags. It is hoped that the council’s vote will persuade state lawmakers to put the fee in action.

    Citizens continue …


  • Aluminum Can Recycling Rates Increasing

    July 23rd, 2008


    Aluminum can recycling rates increased by 2.2 percent in 2007, the largest gain in 10 years, reports Business Wire.

    The Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute and Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries made the announcement on July 21. Nearly 54 billion aluminum cans were recycled in 2007, about two billion more than in the previous year.

    Recycling cans saves energy, said Robert Budway, continue …


  • California E-Waste Recycler Adds 100th Location to Network

    July 22nd, 2008


    After launching six months ago, the GREENetwork has grown to feature 100 locations for Californians to drop off obsolete electronics for recycling.

    The parent company behind the GREENetwork, ASL Recycling, reports it has already recycled seven million pounds of e-waste in 2008.

    Most of the current GREENspot locations are in the San Francisco Bay Area. These locations are committed to offering continue …


  • Recycled Shopping Bags Sales Explode

    July 21st, 2008


    EverybodyGreen’s new tote bags made from recycled plastic bottles have been selling at an “explosive rate” according to PR Web.

    The reusable bags feature a stylish pear design. They are available online and in some retail stores as of July 14. Sales of the Recycled Pear Bag have exceeded company expectations, according to Director Keith Berman.

    EverybodyGreen.com donates proceeds from each continue …


  • The Choice of a Halogeneration

    July 21st, 2008


    Power to the Peeples is an exclusive Earth 911 series written by Bob Peeples, our resident chemical engineer and Program Manager of Earth 911’s sister site Beaches 911. Bob combines his extensive knowledge of the environment and how things work with an off-the-cuff sense of humor.

    So there’s a little known regulation set forth by the Environmental Protection continue …


  • Program Profile: University Toner Recovery

    July 21st, 2008


    More than three quarts of oil are used during the manufacturing of a new laser toner cartridge, while only one quart is required to make a recycled one. In addition, recycling cartridges in not a one-time deal; they can be cleaned and reused up to five or six times. This is good news for people who use printers as well continue …


  • Green Gossip: Does Parenthood Make You More Eco-aware?

    July 21st, 2008


    Green Gossip is an exclusive Earth 911 series that lets our writers talk about their experiences with everyday green issues. In this episode, Brandi Powell reflects on motherhood and its connection to Mother Earth.

    Approaching the counter with my movie candy in hand, I knew my four-year-old daughter was up to something. She had a particular look on her face. continue …