O’Brothers Brings Tasty Organic Burgers to San Diego
No commentsI’m always on the look-out for stores and restaurants that up the eco ante in our own neighborhood, and I hit upon a winner last week with O’Brothers, a new burger venture nestled amongst the labyrinthine corridors of downtown’s Horton Plaza. The menu is simple: burger, cheeseburger, veggie burger, fries. The difference with O’Brothers is [...]
Colorado Senate Supports Plastic Bag Ban
No commentsA Colorado Senate committee has taken the first step against disposable plastic bags this past week, backing Senate Bill 156 in a 4-3 vote. The decision followed a two-and-a-half hour presentation given by both sides of the debate, and if the bill goes all the way it would see a phasing out of plastic bags [...]
California Tops the List for Best Household Recycling
No commentsCalifornia cities are on top of the world! On top of the recycling world, that is. According to a recent survey, a whopping four cities in California showed up in the top ten of a list of the Top 100 US cities with the best household recycling skills — including our very own home town, [...]
Mexico City Goes Green With Revamped Recycling Project
No commentsMexico City is getting on the green wagon — with a brand new vision and a brand new Waste Commission to draft and oversee projects, the city is planning to construct four new waste processing plants over the next four years that will hopefully serve to compost and recycle 85% of the city’s garbage. An [...]
Telluride Bag Challenge Rides Again
1 comment so farA few months ago, we reported the results of a friendly little wager between eco-conscious mountain towns Telluride and Aspen: which town could cut back more on plastic by shopping with reusable bags? The contest went on from Memorial Day to Labor Day, and Telluride’s win netted a prize of new solar panels for the [...]
To Shred or Not to Shred
No commentsSometimes you have to shred a piece of paper or two — no one wants bank statements and credit card bills falling into the wrong hands intact. But have you ever considered how the simple act of shredding might effect its ability to be recycled? I hadn’t ever really considered it, to be honest, but [...]
How to Remember Your Reusable Bags VIDEO
No commentsAre you still forgetting to bring your reusable bags to the grocery shop? It’s okay, you can admit it — it happens to everyone! Sometimes you just need to develop a solid routine to help you remember. Over at the eco-blog site My Zero Waste, Mrs. Green has put up a video showcasing how she [...]
Green School Contest Promises Hybrid Bus For Winners
No commentsSchool buses: they’re cleaner and greener than you’d think. Every packed school bus means up to thirty-six less cars on the road taking children to and from school, saving millions of gallons of gas in the process. Now, bus manufacturer IC Bus Corp is looking for the greenest school in America for a prize that [...]
Recycling Slump is Worldwide
No commentsYesterday I reported on a BBC article about the recycling industry in the UK and the financial nosedive that it has taken as of late. Unfortunately, in today’s global economy, if an industry is suffering somewhere in the world then it’s probably not doing so well elsewhere either. This is true for recycling as well [...]
Paper Isn’t the Answer
No commentsWith all of the anger built up around disposable plastic bags and the hype built up to get them off the market, it isn’t hard to make a leap to the assumption that paper bags are the eco-savvy answer. Not so fast — the production process of paper is, in truth, just as costly and [...]
