Green Your Tailgating, No Matter Your School’s Colors

What happens when you get 92,000 people together in one place on a Saturday before a football game? Tailgating is one of the most fun parts of watching a football game (both college and pro), but it isn’t one of the most environmentally…

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How Car Battery Recycling Could Be Even Better

Which items in the waste stream are the most commonly recycled? Ten percent of plastic, 28 percent of glass, 49 percent of aluminum cans and 55 percent of paper is recycled. But the recycling award for the product with the highest recycling rate…

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The 4 Things You MUST Test for in Your Home Right Now

Editor’s Note: This post contains affiliate links, which helps fund our Recycling Directory, the most comprehensive in North America. They’re silent, odorless, invisible and potentially deadly. Discover the four home tests you must…

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Recycling Mystery: Is Bubble Wrap Recyclable?

I remember one of the most fun parts of unwrapping packages as a kid was seeing how many bubbles I could pop in the protective plastic packaging. I obviously wasn’t too concerned about reusing this material, let alone whether it could be recycled….

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Make Your Own Natural Bee Repellent

Note: This post contains affiliate links, which helps fund our Recycling Directory, the most comprehensive in North America. Now that the season of picnics and barbecues is officially here, your thoughts may also go to typical summer pests. The…

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5 Excuses People Make for Not Recycling (and Why They’re Wrong)

Recycling is one of the most beneficial habits for preserving our environment’s health and creating a more sustainable culture. The average American produces about 7.5 pounds of garbage every day; without recycling, that garbage goes into landfills…

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4 reasons to be excited about sustainability in 2017

A look ahead at the most promising trends that are sure to accelerate into the new year.

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Verizon sees big things for the Internet of things in 2017

It’s prioritizing services that enable sustainable agriculture and ‘sharing economy’ businesses.

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Episode 54: A Thanksgiving feast of stories about food systems

This week’s GreenBiz 350 podcast: What does it take to be the most sustainable coffee business in the U.S.? How clothing fits in the circular economy.

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8 companies to watch in the circular economy

The circular economy is anything but theoretical — startups and big companies alike already are experimenting with the concept to forge new business models and buttress existing ones. Here are eight of the most notable.

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