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San Francisco Reports Highest Recycling Rate in Nation

Lori Brown, May 20th, 2009

The city of San Francisco managed to divert 72 percent of all recyclable material from the landfill, claiming the highest recycling rate of any city in the country, according to office of San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom. The percentage inches closer to the city's goal of 75 percent landfill diversion by 2010 and zero waste by 2020. Mayor Newsom's 2006 Mandatory ... read more

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Sprint Releases Eco-friendly Accessories

Trey Granger, May 20th, 2009

Sprint's new cell phone charger has an integrated solar cell to allow for "mobile charging," as the photovoltaic solar cell is capable of charging a lithium ion battery using just the sun's rays. The SOLIO Mono Hybrid Charger takes about 10 hours to charge directly through sunlight, with peak charging times between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The charger is ... read more

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Expanded N.Y. Mall Recycles 91 Percent of Construction Material

Trey Granger, May 20th, 2009

As construction of the new Destiny USA project in Syracuse, N.Y. wraps up, executives from the project have announced that 91 percent of construction debris has been diverted from landfills. The new mall is an expansion of the existing Carousel Center mall, and Destiny USA is attempting to gain the U.S. Green Building Council's top Leadership in Energy and Environmental ... read more

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