Shaw Joins EPA WasteWise Program; Commits to Reduce Waste and Increase Recycling
Shaw is a leading recycler of post-consumer carpet, and the comprehensive Shaw Green Edge Recycling program reclaims and recycles carpet nationwide…
U.S. EPA awards Bay Area waste agency $35,000 to promote reusable packaging
Campaign teaches businesses to reduce costs and improve environment by replacing pallets, boxes and other packaging materials with durable, reusable alternatives…
National Award Given for Turning San Francisco Bay Food Waste into Energy
Cara Peck was recognized for helping urban areas improve food waste processing, promote new efficiencies and use refuse as a source of renewable energy…
Online Exchange System in Puerto Rico to Keep Useable Materials Out of Landfills, Boosts Bottom Lines for Businesses
Called Puerto Rico Materials Exchange, allows organizations and individuals to advertise, request and exchange materials that may no longer be needed or otherwise headed to a landfill…
Fundacion Azteca and Grupo Salinas Launch “Limpiemos Nuestro Mexico” Litter Campaign — Media Campaign Began March 25 on TV Azteca Networks
The campaign includes a coordinated series of television spots and programs to increase awareness of the problem of littering and improper refuse handling in Mexico…
Go Green this Spring: Grange Insurance Offers Environmentally-Safe Spring Cleaning Tips
“More and more, consumers are finding ways to incorporate environmentally-friendly materials into their everyday life,” said Peter McMurtrie, chief claims officer for Grange Insurance
Stanford researchers develop biodegradable substitutes for wood, plastic bottles and other common materials
Synthetic substitutes to save trees, replace petrochemical plastics, and in the process reduce landfill waste and greenhouse gases.
The Greenest Paper of Them All
Greenpeace has released a pocket guide to paper products, also include facial tissues and paper napkins
U.S. EPA hosts border meetings on waste and tire disposal March 11-13/ Rio Rico, Arizona, meetings will also be offered online
Border 2012 seeks to reduce pollution in water, air, and on land, reduce exposure to chemicals from accidental releases or terrorism…
U.S. Postal Service Brings Paper Recycling to Post Office Lobbies
Lobby recycling diverts paper waste from landfills, reducing amount of virgin fiber from trees…
California, Oregon Introduce Legislation to Reform Waste Management
International movement to improve product design by changing how recycling and waste disposal…
California Leads U.S. in Recycling and Waste Reform
Calif. AB 283 aims to reduce waste, litter, and greenhouse gases and create thousands of green jobs.
The Home Depot Launches National CFL Bulb Recycling Initiative
Home Depot launched national in-store compact fluorescent light bulb program in all 1,973 locations…
Starbucks Protects Environment by Offering Grounds for Your Garden
Starbucks Coffee developed “Grounds for Your Garden,” an initiative to reuse coffee grounds, the largest portion of its waste. It’s a year-round program that offers complimentary bags of spent coffee grounds to customers, parks, schools and nurseries for composting. The waste reduction has become a popular way for North American gardeners to enrich their soil. [...]
Atlanta to Launch Southeast’s First Zero Waste Zone
In an effort to combat these statistics, Atlanta Recycles has partnered with the Green Foodservice Alliance, and is working in conjunction with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 4 and the Pollution Prevention Assistance Division of the Department of Natural Resources to launch the southeast’s first, and one of the nation’s first, Zero Waste Zones.
