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EPA Partners with Boys and Girls Club for Earth Day 2009

Amanda Wills, April 20th, 2009

U.S. EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson kicked off Earth Day on April 18 with two new EPA partnerships that will focus on public service. The EPA will team up with Boys and Girls Clubs of America and with PTO Today. The partnerships are a part of the 2009 Change the World, Start with ENERGY STAR campaign. EPA’s ENERGY STAR program and the ... read more

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Recycling Mysteries: Paint

Marie Look, April 20th, 2009

Most people already know that household paint is recyclable. But it’s also important to understand that different household paints are disposed of in very different ways. What we do with our leftover paint determines if it goes on to have a second life. In fact, the EPA estimates that Americans discard as much as 69 million gallons of paint each year. ... read more

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Tagged aerosolcan, basics, hhw, ideas, mercury, noteworthy, paint, paintthinners, pesticides, wood

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8 Ways to Make Every Day Earth Day

Kasen Seaver, April 20th, 2009

We're just as excited about Earth Day 2009 as you are, and we couldn't ask for a better holiday. In fact, we thought the name should be changed to "Everyone Drop What You're Doing, and Go Do Something Good for the Planet Day," but that's a little on the long side. But when all the fun, games and tree plantings have ... read more

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Tagged autobodies, basics, cardboard, cellphone, clearglass, composting, computers, homeappliances, ideas, magazines, mail, mp3player, newspaper, noteworthy, phonebooks, recycle, television, waterquality

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Planet Earth’s Eco-Warriors

Amanda Wills, April 20th, 2009

In its April issue, Glamour magazine featured Earth911’s Vice President Sandra Keil in its “70 New Reasons to Live Green,” a tribute to the women who are saving the world. We’ve created our very own list of our top “Eco-Warriors” from around the world. These five people have done some pretty amazing things for the environment and have made their ... read more

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Earth Day 2009: What’s the Big Deal?

Steve Uydess, April 20th, 2009

Get Involved in Earth Day 2011! Celebrate the 41st anniversary of Earth Day with Earth911: Earth Day Ideas From Local Writers Is Earth Day Dead? Start Recycling Now: Get iRecycle® for Android 8 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day From Your Seat 12 Breathtaking Nature Scenes Ditch Meat for Earth Day: The Plant-Based Diet and Why it Works Original story (2009) continued ... read more

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Tagged basics, climatechange, energy, fuel, grass, ideas, noteworthy, productstewardship, recycle, reduce, reuse, television, trees

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Barriers to Being Green: Accessibility

Raquel Fagan, April 20th, 2009

Earth911’s Quick Vote poll asked readers to complete this statement: “The one thing holding me back from being more green is…” Regardless of where you live, the question of where to recycle comes up at some point. The answer could be a whole gamut of things, including a big fat question mark. Most people don't know where to recycle all the ... read more

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Tagged basics, cellphone, clothingandtextile, composting, computermonitors, curbside, eyeglasses, ideas, inkjetcartridge, mercury, noteworthy, rechargeablebatteries, recycle, reduce, reuse, singleusebatteries, television, whiteofficepaper

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JUNKride 2009 Exposes Plastic Pollution

Jennifer Berry, April 20th, 2009

Sailing 2,600 miles from Los Angeles to Hawaii on a raft made of 15,000 bottles may not sound like a good time to you, but to the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, it's just one part of the process to reveal the effects of plastics pollution in the ocean.  The "JUNKraft" was one part of their "Message in a Bottle" ... read more

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RBRC Recycles 50 Million Pounds of Rechargeable Batteries

Trey Granger, April 20th, 2009

The Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) has reached another milestone with its Call2Recycle program, as 50 million pounds of rechargeable batteries have been collected and recycled in the past 15 years. The RBRC has facilitated more than 30,000 drop-off locations in the U.S. and Canada for rechargeable batteries, including Best Buy, Home Depot and Target stores. Collection boxes are also ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, productstewardship, rechargeablebatteries, recycle

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Maine Considers Bill for CFL Recycling Programs

Trey Granger, April 20th, 2009

The state of Maine is considering a bill that would provide compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) recycling programs paid for by the bulb manufacturers, an effort to provide disposal options for these mercury containing bulbs. Environmentalists have embraced CFLs for their energy-efficiency and long life compared to incandescent bulbs, but the typical CFL can contain up to 5 milligrams of mercury. That ... read more

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