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States Recycle Old Roofing Shingles into Asphalt for Roads
Illinois has joined the ranks of states that allow their public road projects to use an asphalt mix that includes recycled shingles.
Saying, "We can't...
Sustainability and Waste Reduction Win the Day in 23rd Annual Packaging Awards
Winners of the 23rd DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation, represent breakthrough developments in sustainability from brand giants like Coca Cola, Intel and Heinz. "Sustainability...
Oyster Mushrooms Can Break Down Disposable Diapers in 4 Months
Disposable diapers are one of the biggest contributors to overflowing landfills, piling up at a rate of 1 ton of trash per kid per...
New Jersey: An Unlikely Leader In U.S. Solar Energy
The combination of a strong energy mandate passed by the former Governor Jon Corzine, and a generous carbon offset program has made New Jersey...
Top 10 Ways You Can Stop Climate Change
Ever wonder how your tiny carbon footprint really impacts the big picture of climate change? Though you might feel like your lifestyle is insignificant...
Ford Auto Parts Made of Mushrooms, Rather Than Plastic
Eben Bayer of Ecovative announced a new partnership with Ford to create compostable car parts from mushrooms.
Instead of wasting an enormous amount of energy...
How Energy Efficiency is “Lighting Up” the Streets of Philadelphia
Today President Obama is travelling to the Philadelphia area to hold a town hall event with employees at Gamesa Technology Corporation, a manufacturer of...
Tons of Unsold Food Donated by Sports Arenas in 60 Cities
25 tons of leftover food each year was dumped into landfills following Boston Bruin hockey games alone. Now, the lasagna and pizza, Italian sausage...
How Nike’s Green Design Recycled 82 Million Plastic Bottles
Nike has big goals on reducing overall material use, on reducing toxics in their products, design products for recyclability, and eventually creating a closed-loop...
Man Determined to Recycle E-waste, Starts Small Business
Beginning Jan. 1, it will be illegal to dump electronics -- waste that does not break down -- into landfills. Bradley Frick, owner of...
Residents Across UK Offered Chance to Recycle Used Cooking Oil
With the addition of two recycling centers in Kirklees and Wolverhampton this week a UK company is giving environmentally-minded Brits an opportunity to divert...
University of Tennessee to Recycle 50 Tons on Game Days This Season
The University of Tennessee is claiming a big victory this football season, no matter what scoring takes place on the field. Last year, UT...
U.S. Government Leads the Way Cutting Greenhouse Gases
Leading by example, the US federal government, under orders from Barack Obama to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent over the next ten...
Japanese Man Invents Machine to Turn Plastic Back into Oil
Out of his love for the environment and concern about over-flowing landfills, Akinori Ito, from the Japanese company Blest, developed a machine capable of...
Ford Invents Eco-Friendly Soy Rubber
Ford Motor Company researchers have engineered a formula to use renewable soy oil to improve rubber car parts making them more environmentally friendly.
By using...
NYC Makes it Easy to Recycle Clothing, in New Community Bins
Starting in September, New York City will launch one of the largest textile recycling initiatives in the United States. The aim is to...
Recycle Your Phone and Save A Gorilla, on World Environment Day
World Environment Day kicks off tomorrow, June 5, in Rwanda, a country of exceptional biodiversity that has made "huge strides in environmental protection," according...
It’s National Cell Phone Recycling Week!
Last year, Americans turned in 11.7 million used cell phones, because recycling phones, PDAs, chargers, and batteries is so simple -- easier than buying...
Recycle Your Phones For Haiti
Two days after the earthquake hit Haiti, mobile phone recycler, ReCellular, launched their own disaster relief program in partnership with the American Red...
Pushcart Educator for the Poor Wins CNN Hero of the Year
(CNN) -- Efren Peñaflorida, who started a "pushcart classroom" in the Philippines to provide an alternative to gang membership and bring education to poor...