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Lenovo Offers Free Electronics Recycling

Trey Granger, September 17th, 2008

Lenovo, which produces the ThinkPad and other computers, servers and mobile phone handsets, has announced that it will offer free mail-in recycling through a partnership with ECO International. All Lenovo and certain IBM products will be accepted free of charge, and Lenovo will also pay for the shipping. Used electronics that are still in working condition can be traded-in for ... read more

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Tennessee Students Recycle for Football Tickets

Trey Granger, September 17th, 2008

Tennessee's K-12 schools have the opportunity to enter to win $500 and tickets to the University of Tennessee home football game on October 18 by entering the Good Sports Always Recycle Contest. The Good Sports Always Recycle program has been in place for 15 years at University of Tennessee home games, encouraging fans to recycle plastic bottles and cups. Through ... read more

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Going Green Expo Hits Maine, New Hampshire Next

Jennifer Berry, September 17th, 2008

Over 6,000 attendees and 100 exhibitors, speakers, musicians and workshops filled the Going Green Expo this weekend in Saco, Maine, according to Wayne King of Going Green Expos. Residents called the expo the "biggest event ever held" in Saco. Governor John Baldacci, Maine Partners for Cool Communities, City of Saco, Simply Green Biofuels and Dr. Paul Mayewski, Director of the ... read more

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A New Life For Recycled Paper, Plastic in Israel

Ashley Schiller, September 17th, 2008

The American Israeli Paper Mills Group (AIPM) has invented a pipe "almost as tough as steel" made with recycled The Jerusalem Post. The pipe is composed of 60 to 70 percent recycled material and uses a newly discovered bonding agent which gives the material the resilience of paper fibers and the flexibility of plastic. The company itself is already using the pipes cores for its paper rolls, each of ... read more

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