San Francisco Lays Claim to Highest Recycling Rate in U.S.
No commentsLots of cities aim high when it comes to being ecologically sound, but few seem to meet those goals as consistently as San Francisco. Just today, the city’s mayor announced that the city took top honors in recycling, by managing to keep an impressive 72% of recyclable materials out of landfills. And we’re not talking [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 04/24/09
No commentsCanada’s Thrifty Foods ditches the disposable plastics bags come July 22nd! [Canada.com] Meanwhile in Palo Alto, Save the Plastic Bag Coalition sues the city for banning disposables. [KLIV] New York city officials are touting the passing of bottle deposit and bag tax bills. [New York Times] Living in the Vail Valley area? Party for the [...]
Tags: bag ban, bag tax, events, plastic bags, recycling, reusable bags
Recycle Your Cell Phone For Earth Day!
No commentsDo you know what you’re doing to contribute your part for Earth Day? The Environmental Protection Agency has an idea! Even though Earth Day is a couple of weeks away, EPA is teaming up with several telecom conglomerates to promote Earth Week from today through the 12th, an event designed to raise awareness of e-waste [...]
Tags: activism, cell phones, conservation, e-cycling, e-waste, environmental policy, EPA, recycling
Friday Link Round-Up: 04/03/09
No commentsBeing eco-friendly is wildly fashionable, as demonstrated by Pittsburgh teens. [Pittsburgh Live] Speaking of fashion, ever-fashionable Corey Feldman is producing an event for global greenitude! [Ecorazzi] Disposable bag waste is an ecological problem, not a class problem. [Washington Post] Who loves reusable bags? Eva Longoria Parker loves reusable bags! [Earth 911] Massachusetts suburbs get a [...]
Tags: activism, Canada, celebrities, conservation, Earth Day, fashion, fun, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, profit, recycling, reusable bags
Friday Link Round-Up: 03/20/09
No commentsKMart customers in Australia will be deciding what should replace disposable plastic bags. Independent Weekly] Walmart also continues its ride on the green bandwagon. [Trumann Democrat] Fresh & Easy keep with the green times by banishing bags at their Palo Alto location. [Fresh n Easy Buzz Reusable bags and celebrity guests were on the menu [...]
Tags: arizona, Australia, California, Cayman Islands, Fresh & Easy, recycling, reusable bags, Trader Joe's, Wal-Mart
Friday Link Round-Up: 02/13/09
No commentsWill Washington, DC be imposing a bag tax in the near future?[MS-NBC] Some not-too-compelling arguments against the tax. []Examiner] Are designer reusable bags as green as you think? (Short answer: Yes.) [Inhabitat] Bahrain and FedEx team up on a campaign against plastic bags. [Gulf Daily News] An exasperated mother suggests a reusable bag makeover for [...]
Tags: Bahrain, Colorado, plastic bags, recycling, reusable bags, Washington DC
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 [...]
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 [...]
Friday Link Round-Up: 01/30/09
No commentsCould Connecticut become a totally “green state”? [Westport Minuteman] Customers celebrate Dehli’s bag ban decision, but shop owners are wary. [IBN Live] Florida retirement homes love the ease of curbside recycling! [Villages Daily Sun] Texas towns are loving it just as much! [Victoria Advocate] Ever wonder how best to reuse leftover pet food bags? [Examiner] [...]
Tags: Academy Awards, Connecticut, e-waste, Florida, Ohio, pet food, recycling, reusable bags, Superbowl, Texas
