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Texas Company to Recycle Oil Site Water

Ashley Schiller, July 28th, 2008

Each year, nearly six billion barrels of contaminated water are thrown out after use at Texas drilling sites. It's some of the harshest contaminated water in the world, reports CBS. It is normally disposed of in deep injection wells because no other use is appropriate. However, STW Resources, a water reclamation company based in Midland, has developed technology to make this water safe ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, motoroil, noteworthy, recycle, reuse

Published in Automotive


Kraft Foods To Recycle Packaging

Ashley Schiller, July 28th, 2008

Kraft Foods has partnered with TerraCycle in an effort to decrease the amount of packaging waste ending up in the landfill, reports Industry Week. Kraft will become the first major multi-category corporation to fund the collection of used packaging associated with its products. TerraCycle is a company that takes difficult-to-recycle packages and materials and turns them into new, eco-friendly products. For example: ... read more

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Published in Plastic


Racing to Recycle at the Michigan International Speedway

Ashley Schiller, July 28th, 2008

The Michigan International Speedway (MIS) draws quite a crowd and creates quite a trash load. MIS recently teamed up with Coca-Cola Co. to begin a new year-round recycling program, according to Nascar. Bins were placed throughout the speedway's 1,400 acre property to make recycling convenient. The first major event, the Sprint Cup Series LifeLock 400 in June, resulted in 15.3 tons ... read more

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Tagged basics, cardboard, ideas, newspaper, noteworthy, recycle, steel

Published in Metal


8 Ways to Green Your Camping Trip

Trey Granger, July 28th, 2008

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. Summer camp is not just for kids. With warm weather, longer days and TV reruns, a camping trip may be on your summer agenda. Here's eight ways to enjoy the environment while also maintaining it. 1. Recycle Plastic Bottles Not just at ... read more

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Tagged basics, batteries, brush, cardboard, ideas, lead, noteworthy, otherglass, packaging, plasticbottles, recycle, reduce, reuse

Published in Plastic


Company Profile: Shaw Floors

Libuse Binder, July 28th, 2008

The "Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. When a company is the largest in its industry, it certainly has the clout to lead by example. This is just what Shaw Floors, the ... read more

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Tagged basics, carpet, carpetpadding, energy, fuel, ideas, lead, linoleum, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, wood

Published in Construction


Repair Makes Dollars and Eco-Sense

Ashley Schiller, July 28th, 2008

Just like any person, our autos periodically get "sick" and need special attention. They age and sometimes need new body parts to replace the originals. But in many situations, we replace when we could repair. There are a variety of ways you can conserve Earth's resources by opting to repair rather than replace. Tires A flat tire can ruin your day. Replacing it is ... read more

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Tagged basics, dirt, DIY, fuel, ideas, noteworthy, otherglass, paint, tires, tools

Published in Automotive


The Economics of Recycling

Alexandra Smith, July 28th, 2008

Aluminum has always played a large role in the recycling game. If we were to recover 75 percent of the aluminum cans we throw away, recycling them instead, we would save 11.8 million metric tons of carbon generated to produce new cans. Though steel and iron were recycled before aluminum, this infinitely recyclable metal, was the source of a 1968 Reynolds ... read more

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Published in Household


Not Only You Can Prevent Park Waste

Trey Granger, July 28th, 2008

Visitation to U.S. National Parks topped 275 million in 2007. With that much foot traffic, can you imagine the resulting carbon footprint? Well, the National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA), with support from the National Park Service (NPS) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has created a new program to help reduce this impact called the Do Your Part campaign, and ... read more

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Tagged basics, composting, energy, ideas, lead, leaves, noteworthy, otherglass, recycle, reduce, stone, wood

Published in Garden


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