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Twitter Followers Pledge to Make Every Day Earth Day

Amanda Wills, April 22nd, 2009

In celebration of Earth Day 2009, Earth911 asked its readers and Twitter followers to make their own Earth Day Pledge to do something better for the environment. Here are some highlights from our Twitter pledges: DBLTREEBurlVT: I pledge to recycle at work by reusing recycled paper for all printing and electronic transmission as much as possible! Ohheysara: I pledge ... read more

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Tagged basics, earthdaynews, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, reuse

Published in General


Atlanta and Miami Among Cities Declaring Green Initiatives

Lori Brown, April 22nd, 2009

The cities of Atlanta and Miami are two of the most recent cities to announce their green initiatives --Atlanta for zero-waste and Miami for energy efficiency. Both Atlanta and Miami hope to serve as model cities for their respective programs, inspiring other cities to expand their green efforts. Downtown Atlanta announced its plan to become the Southeast's first Zero Waste ... read more

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Tagged basics, composting, energy, fertilizers, ideas, noteworthy, organicwaste, solidwaste, yardwaste

Published in Garden


Used Tires Get New Life with Quest Recycling

Amanda Wills, April 22nd, 2009

Several major companies have announced their plans to produce zero waste. While the initiatives are a great step forward, who really takes care of the waste and carries out the plan? Quest Recycling Services is the key middle man in these corporate schemes. Quest will be teaming up with Wal-Mart in its zero waste by 2025 plan. Quest Recycling will ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reuse, tires

Published in Automotive


Survey Shows European Consumers Prefer Glass Packaging

Trey Granger, April 22nd, 2009

The results of a survey of 6,200 Europeans from 12 countries are in, and 74 percent showed a preference for glass packaging for food and beverage products because it "preserves taste and protects against contamination." The survey, conducted by the Federation of European Glass (FEVE), also found that 82 percent of Europeans are active glass recyclers, while 90 percent knew ... read more

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Tagged basics, brownglass, clearglass, greenglass, ideas, noteworthy, productstewardship

Published in Glass


Habitat for Humanity Recycles Cars Into Houses

Trey Granger, April 22nd, 2009

Habitat for Humanity is using Earth Day 2009 to draw attention to its Cars for Homes™ program for donated cars and other vehicles to raise money to build houses for low income families. Habitat’s Cars for Homes™ program offers free pick-up and recycling of vehicles in any condition. The vehicle must have four inflated tires to facilitate towing, and a ... read more

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Tagged autobodies, basics, carfluids, earthdaynews, ideas, noteworthy, steel, tires, windows

Published in Household


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