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Earn Credit From J. Crew by Helping Them Recycle Your Old Swimwear–Keeping Clothes Out of Landfills
American swimwear and accessory brand J. Crew is offering free store credit to anyone who feels like taking the time to recycle their old...
South Korea Created A Program that Reuses 90% of the Country’s Food Scraps–to Grow Crops Instead of Landfills
Of South Korea's countless kilograms of annual food scraps, very few will ever end up in a landfill. This is because of two reasons—the...
This Group Has Rerouted 250 Million Pounds of Food From Landfills to Feed People in Need
A Los Angeles-based non-profit is helping reroute perishing produce to communities in need of more fresh fruits and veggies all over the country.
A combination...
These Baby Shoes Dissolve In Water After Your Infant Outgrows Them, Saving Space in Landfills
A husband and wife in Oregon have designed baby shoes that melt away into water after an infant outgrows them.
The silky fabric is actually...
German City Diverts Goods From Landfills, Repairs Them, Then Sells in ‘Department Store for Reuse’
It's not every day that a municipal waste department spends more time thinking about saving things than dumping them. In Hamburg in Germany, however,...
Hundreds of Solar Farms Built Atop Closed Landfills Are Turning Brownfields into Green Fields
One of the big knocks against solar panels is how much land they take up compared to how much power they generate. But what...
Fashion Designer Makes Shoes that Grow into Apple Trees, Instead of Growing Landfills
The legend of Johnny Appleseed: the man who walked about Ontario and the northern United States spreading apple pips, takes root in a new...
Instead of Excess Produce Going to Landfills, Companies Are Sending It Off to Be Dried into New Snacks
Rather than letting thousands of pounds of fruits and veggies go to a landfill, companies are sending them to a startup that turns food waste into snacks.
These New Biodegradable Mardi Gras Beads Could Save Thousands of Tons of Trash From Landfills
Mardi Gras may be fun, but it generates thousands of tons of trash every year. Thankfully, these biodegradable beads might make the party a little greener.
Instead of Dumping Rejected Food Shipments into Landfills, Truckers Are Donating Them to Local Charities
Instead of letting their rejected food shipments go to waste, truck drivers are being connected with local charities that can put the food to good use.
Amazon is Investing to Make Sure Millions of Tons of Recycling Get Diverted From Landfills
Amazon has announced that it will be investing $10 million in Closed Loop Fund to support recycling infrastructure in the United States.
Amazon’s investment will...
Surfer Taps Love of Sailing to Design Surfboard Bags Hand Sewn from Old Sails Destined for Landfills
On a sleepless night in 2011, a Southern California surfer was staring at his quiver of surfboards unhappy with the quality and integrity of...
IKEA is Testing Buyback Program to Keep Customers’ Furniture From Ending Up in Landfills
The take-back program isn't just a great way to save good furniture from ending up in landfills – it's also an ingenious business strategy.
Company Creates Win-Win by Repairing Good Clothing Destined For Landfills
Instead of perfectly good apparel ending up in landfills because of missing buttons, this company is salvaging the clothing for you.
New Guidelines Will Push Landfills to Convert Their Emissions into Electricity
American landfills account for about 20% of the carbon emissions in the country – that's why the EPA's finally taking steps to slash that number down.
Software Saves Prescription Drugs From Landfills, Sends to Needy Patients
A group of Stanford University graduates have created a nonprofit organization to save millions of jars of prescription medication from the trash–and get them...
This Coffee Cup is Recycleable…Unlike 50 Billion Headed for Landfills
Chances are if you bought your favorite coffee in a paper cup this morning, that cup cannot be recycled.
50 billion cups in the U.S....
500 Colleges With ‘RecycleMania’ Divert 90 Million lbs From Landfills
Recycling rivalries added another level of “madness” to March this year, as 523 schools competed in the RecycleMania Tournament, harnessing the competitive spirit to...
Houston’s Plan To Make Landfills Extinct
To increase the city’s dismal recycling rates, Houston’s government is trying something else: One Bin for All. It will collect all trash together in...
Fungi Discovered In The Amazon Can Devour Plastic in Landfills
The Amazon is home to more species than almost anywhere else on earth. One of them, carried home recently by a group from Yale...