3 Lessons I Learned Managing Earth911’s Recycling Database

The Earth911 recycling database consists of more than 130,000 listings, and I used to be in charge of it. These listings are made up of city and county locations, retailers with drop-off bins, and curbside and mail-in programs. It’s a huge,…

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3 Lessons I Learned Managing Earth911’s Recycling Database

Finding Ways to Be an Eco-Friendly Employee

  Given that many Americans spend a majority of the day at work, finding ways to be green in the office is an important part of reducing climate change and living an environmentally friendly lifestyle. Even if your workplace as a whole isn’t…

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Finding Ways to Be an Eco-Friendly Employee

Company Honored for Making Products Out of Hard-to-Recycle Waste

Imagine if all of America’s commercial recycling gurus joined forces to form one, huge recycling powerhouse. Well, it’s real, folks, and it’s called the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, also known as ISRI. ISRI represents more than 1,300…

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Company Honored for Making Products Out of Hard-to-Recycle Waste

Red States vs. Blue States: Which Are More Eco-Friendly?

Consider that the most environmentally friendly states are Vermont, Massachusetts, Oregon, Washington and Connecticut, while the lowest are Oklahoma, North Dakota, West Virginia, Montana and Wyoming. Notice a pattern? It turns out that political…

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Red States vs. Blue States: Which Are More Eco-Friendly?

Edible Water Blobs: All You Ever Wanted to Know

Despite serious efforts by environmentalists to promote the use of alternatives, consumers have been reluctant to give up single-use plastic water bottles. In the U.S. alone, 38 billion water bottles end up in landfills or the ocean per year. Not…

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Crowdfunded Company Launches Site to Help Eco Nonprofits

In 2010, Peter Dering found himself doing what many young 20-somethings do, taking a four-month-long backpacking trip around Asia. He practiced his love of photography by capturing the exotic sights he encountered in each country, but he found his…

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Crowdfunded Company Launches Site to Help Eco Nonprofits

6 Retailers with Impressive Recycling Programs

Although many common household items are easy for most of us to recycle through municipalities, others are more complicated. Some retailers have stepped up by offering recycling programs to encourage wider participation. These six retailers that…

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U.S. Recycles Waste to Reach Moon and Back 10 Times

People make a lot of excuses when it comes to not recycling, and one of those is the idea that one person’s contributions don’t really matter. But consider that the average American’s recycling of 1.51 pounds a day adds up to 551…

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U.S. Recycles Waste to Reach Moon and Back 10 Times

Where Does My Trash Go?

How many times have you personally thought about the items you’ve thrown away throughout the day? How many produce nets or twist ties during your supermarket runs? How many plastic coverings and bags in a frozen meal? How many tossed…

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Where Does My Trash Go?

50 Days In: How Trump Is Handling Eco Issues

With the Trump administration inspiring plenty of heated debate on a daily basis, one of the hot-button topics remains the earth. In the immediate aftermath of the election, environmentalists were worried about several issues, including climate…

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50 Days In: How Trump Is Handling Eco Issues

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