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Thomson and Staples Partner in Phone Recycling Program

Jennifer Berry, October 7th, 2008

Staples and Thomson recently announced their partnership to support a new phone recycling program for consumers. Beginning Oct. 12, customers can bring their home or home office phones to any Staples store for recycling.  The program also allows recyclers to receive a $30 Staples Rewards card when they purchase select models of home and home office telephone systems. The program ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, telephone

Published in Electronics


IKEA Cuts Disposable Bags in U.S.

Jennifer Berry, October 7th, 2008

After reducing plastic bag consumption by 92 percent earlier this year, IKEA announced it is discontinuing all paper and plastic bags from its U.S. stores as of this month, offering only reusable options. "The success of this program clearly demonstrates that like IKEA, our customers care about our global home," said Pernille Spiers-Lopez, president of IKEA North America. "They ... read more

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Tagged basics, brownpaperbags, ideas, noteworthy, plasticbags, reuse, trees

Published in Plastic


Goodrich Facility Wins Environmental Excellence Award

Jennifer Berry, October 7th, 2008

Goodrich Corporation's Landing Gear team in Tullahoma, Tenn., received the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (TCC&I) 2008 Top Environmental Excellence Award. The facility in Tullahoma made significant improvements to reduce its environmental impact, including: Reducing hazardous waste from 35,000 pounds a year to zero Recycling over 1.3 million pounds of materials so far in 2008 Reducing water consumption by 100,000 gallons per ... read more

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Tagged airquality, basics, energy, ideas, noteworthy, reduce, solidwaste, waterquality

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CA Inland Colleges Focus on Recycling

Ashley Schiller, October 7th, 2008

Several inland colleges in Southern California are working to increase recycling rates and the use of recycled materials, reports the Press-Enterprise. At the University of Redlands, one student housing building, Merriam Hall, uses recycled carpet to cover the floors. The couches and chairs are also made of recycled or eco-friendly materials. University of California, Riverside, has the goal to meet standards set by a ... read more

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Tagged aluminumcan, basics, batteries, cardboard, carpet, computers, energy, greenbuilding, homeandofficefurniture, ideas, noteworthy, pallets, singleusebatteries, waterquality, whiteofficepaper

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