As the world weens itself off of plastic bottles, one woman in Bolivia may have found the ultimate use for those that have been discarded. A compulsive collector of empty bottles, Ingrid Vaca Diez of Santa Cruz, Bolivia, had stacked so many on her patio outside that...
If you are planning to do some re-roofing this spring and summer, be sure to look into a shingle recycling program. According to the Northeast Recycling Center, as much as 10 million tons of recyclable shingles are removed from roofs of homes and businesses every year...
TreeHugger recently reported on the progress of GrowNYC's food scrap collection pilot program, which, since expanding to 11 greenmarkets, has collected 172,851 pounds of food scraps. The program is pretty simple. NYC residents can bring their food scraps to any of the...
I heard an interesting piece on NPR this morning about a professor of environmental studies out in UC Santa Cruz who created a nonprofit called The WaterReuse Foundation to determine why the public has a knee-jerk reaction to the thought of drinking water that was...
Ecologico-Logic recently unveiled their prototype state-of-the-art waste reduction system which they've named "the Muncher." It is the fastest, greenest and most cost-effective waste management system in use today. It puts your backyard compost bin to shame. How long...
While researching for April's Earth Month Tips I came across a great site that promotes earth-friendly actions, particularly amongst the younger folk. Called DoSomething.org, the site has a few fun online games that teach important lessons about keeping the...
It's easy to get lazy. No one really wants to wash and rinse out the empty marinara jar following a huge pasta dinner. It's far less hassle to just toss it in the trash. And if everyone thought and behaved that way our planet would look like it does in the opening...
Like many consumers out there I often find myself throwing old batteries into the trash. I'm not proud of it and sometimes I stop myself and throw them instead into a designated "junk drawer" in my bed-side table where they mix and mingle with fresh batteries and end...
Call2Recycle and Earth911 have joined together to put out a impassioned plea to consumers to recycle their replaced electronic devices, Christmas trees and the rest of the otherwise discarded trappings that make up the Holiday Season. A few of their recycling tips...
Getting ready to throw out the tree? Read this first! According to the EPA, millions of Christmas trees get thrown out or illegally dumped every year. Don't be a contributor! Instead, check out their webpage on alternative Christmas tree disposal methods that are...
