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U.N. Calls for Global Ban on Plastic Bags

Amanda Wills, June 10th, 2009

Executive Director of the U.N. Environment Program Achim Steiner is advocating a global ban on plastic bags because there is “zero justification for manufacturing them anymore, anywhere,” he says. Steiner’s comment came from a UNEP report that identifies plastic as the most common form of ocean litter, along with cigarette butts, according to the results of the 2008 International Coastal Cleanup ... read more

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

Published in Plastic


Building With Bottles

Lori Brown, June 10th, 2009

More than 100 years ago in 1902, a man by the name of William F. Peck built a home in the small, but booming mining town of Tonopah, Nev. He didn't build with wood, brick or any other traditional materials for that matter; rather he used 10,000 empty beer bottles. Other bottle houses popped up in the following decades as homes ... read more

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Tagged basics, blueglass, brownglass, buildingwith, clearglass, greenglass, ideas, noteworthy, reuse

Published in Glass


Used Tire Stockpiles Decline 90 Percent Since 1990

Trey Granger, June 10th, 2009

As demand for ground rubber increases, the nation's stockpiles of used tires have dropped considerably, according to data released by the Rubber Manufacturers Association at a recent symposium. RMA Senior Vice President Michael Blumenthal says that stockpiled tires have dropped from 1 billion in 1990 to 100 million in 2007. Also known as "tire yards," stockpiled tires raise environmental concerns ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, mulch, noteworthy, productstewardship, tires

Published in Automotive


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