If you are fairly diligent about recycling, do not buy a lot of junk or processed food, and barely toss any trash in your garbage bin, why should you pay the same rate as your neighbor whose bin is filled to capacity? Sanford residents... 

by Randy Rieland. What a week. While scientists testifying on Capitol Hill trashed the government’s estimates on how much oil lingers in the Gulf, sound-sensitive munchers everywhere trashed the new compostable Sun Chips bag... 

As aging systems wear out, the solar industry recovers materials. View original post here: Solar Panel Recycling Gears Up  Read More →

While plastic waste mounts, A Lot To Say turns it into clothing. Continued here: Wear It: The Creative Solution to Plastic Pollution  Read More →

Easy ways to fix a scratched DVD or screen, dead battery or wet device. Also see 21 cell phones you can exchange for cash , and how to recyle used electronics . More: How Rice Can Resurrect Your Cell Phone and Other Natural Tech... 

First Secret Life of Things explains importance of cell phone recycling. Also see planned obsolescence: 8 products designed to fail and the cell phones you can recycle into cash . Link: Quirky "Secret Life of Things" Videos... 

by Todd Woody. As global warming accelerates, the world will become not only hotter, flatter, and more crowded but also thirsty, according to a new study that finds 70 percent of counties in the United States may face climate change-related... 

This fall, stores in the Chicago will start sending used cups to a Green Bay, WI, paper mill, where a Georgia Pacific facility will turn them into napkins. The program will start small but is a significant step to address the company’s... 

In honor of Oil Independence Day, we made some calculations of ways to reduce our own impact and prevent more oil spills . A few simple changes to your driving habits can save dozens of gallons of gas a year, but you may be surprised... 

Recycling old cell phones pays … and so does shopping around! We compared the prices at three leading used cell phone recyclers to find the 21 phones you can sell for serious cash – $125 or more. Also see how to recycle... 

Minneapolis based Target (NYSE: TGT) announced Tuesday that it is rolling out a massive nationwide recycling initiative with centers at the front of each of its 1,740 U.S. stores. The recycling stations will accept aluminum, glass... 

Verizon has just announced a comprehensive sustainability program that contains a number of new initiatives, as well as the expansion of existing efforts. The company, which was ranked #27 by Corporate Responsibility Magazine in its... 

It’s National Cell Phone Recycling Week. Read more here: 4 Ways to Give to Charity by Recycling Your Cell Phone  Read More →

Also keep them out of landfills. You might even make some money. The rest is here: How to Keep Old Appliances Out of Your Front Yard  Read More →

Plastic bags are everywhere. Many years ago the only bags at the grocery store were paper ones. Now you have a choice of paper, plastic or bring your bag. Where have all the bags gone after they are used? Plastic bag and film recycling... 

Reuse or recycle old electronics . Read more: Turn E-Waste to E-Wealth  Read More →