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Fairbanks Proposes Plastic Bag Fee, Recycling Plan

Amanda Wills, August 31st, 2009

Just days after Seattle voted "no" to a plastic bag fee, Fairbanks, Alaska is considering similar legislation - but with a little extra spice. According to The Associated Press, the City is taking a two-pronged approach to increase its recycling rate. Mayor Jim Whitaker and Borough Assembly member Mike Musick put together a plan that pays groups or ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, plasticbags, recycle

Published in Plastic


American Airlines, ReCORK Partner to Recycle Wine Corks

Haley Paul, August 31st, 2009

There has been significant progress over the last few decades to encourage more recycling around the U.S., and countless partnerships and opportunities still remain when it comes to recycling some not-so-obvious items. Take the new partnership with American Airlines, ReCORK America and Sodexo, a food and facilities management service, for example. American Airlines decided to donate all of the corks ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, trees, wood

Published in Household


Poland May Fail to Meet EU Recycling Goal

Lauren Hasler, August 31st, 2009

A recycling pledge made by Poland may leave the country subject to hefty fines if it can’t meet EU standards by the end of the year. When Poland joined the EU in 2004, it agreed to reduce the amount of waste deposited into its landfills by one-fourth by 2010, according to Polskie Radio. However, with a looming deadline, the goal ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, packingmaterials, recycle

Published in Household


Cheat Sheet: Composting

Haley Paul, August 31st, 2009

According to the EPA, 24 percent of the U.S. municipal solid waste stream is composed of food remnants and yard trimmings. If these materials were diverted to another use that kept them out of the trash, a significant portion of the country's everyday waste could be recovered for reuse. Enter: composting. Grass clippings, food scraps and yard ... read more

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Published in General


More Than a Great View

Trey Granger, August 31st, 2009

The Company Profile is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. You may know by now that windows can't be recycled with glass containers in your local program. In fact, it's difficult to recycle windows, ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, otherglass, windows, wood

Published in Glass


360: Recycling Plastic #6

Amanda Wills, August 31st, 2009

Earth911's 360 series breaks down the ins and outs of your everyday items. It's in our to-go boxes, our packing supplies, even in our fertilizer. Plastic #6 (also called polystyrene) is undoubtedly a pretty common material, as well as one of those mystery plastics that's often hard to recycle. But some cities and manufacturers are taking the confusion out of ... read more

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Tagged 360, basics, curbside, energy, ideas, noteworthy, number6plasticpolystyrene, packaging, styrofoam

Published in Plastic


Living Local: Illinois

Libuse Binder, August 31st, 2009

The Living Local series is an insider’s look at local environmental efforts and accessibility. Take a trip around the U.S. without leaving your computer! Illinois has made impressive strides when it comes to encouraging its residents to live locally, and it is clear from the many environmental initiatives in the state that both government agencies and nonprofit organizations are ... read more

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Tagged aluminumcan, basics, composting, computers, curbside, hhw, ideas, livinglocal, magazines, mail, mp3player, newspaper, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, reuse, television, tin

Published in General


8 Ways & Whys to Reuse Plastic

Raquel Fagan, August 31st, 2009

As many people know, reuse is a step up from recycling. In fact, reuse is the middle-man between reduce and recycle, and some would be surprised at how many opportunities for reuse there really are - once you start looking for them. We're not talking about simply covering a bottle in magazine cut-outs, sticking some flowers inside and voilà - a ... read more

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Tagged basics, Crafts, DIY, ideas, noteworthy, number1plasticPETE, number2plasticHDPE, number3plastic, number4plasticLDPE, number5plasticPolypropylene, number6plasticpolystyrene, number7plastic, plasticbags, plasticbottles, reuseweekend, styrofoam

Published in Plastic


SIGG Announces Its Older Bottles Contain BPA

Jennifer Berry, August 28th, 2009

The controversy over the use of BPA in reusable bottles and containers received another charge when SIGG announced its bottles manufactured before August 2008 contained a liner which utilized trace amounts of bisphenol A (BPA). Considered by many as a "safer" alternative to traditional polycarbonate plastic bottles (#7), some SIGG consumers now feel they were misled by the ... read more

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Tagged aluminum, basics, ideas, noteworthy, number7plastic, plasticbottles, recycle, steel

Published in Plastic


‘Cash for Clunkers’ Wrap Up: What Happens Now?

Haley Paul, August 28th, 2009

The government program dubbed the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), more commonly known as “Cash for Clunkers,” ended Aug. 24. Besides loads of paperwork, some sluggish Web sites and pending rebates, car dealerships across the U.S. are calling the government’s Cash for Clunkers program a major success in terms of moving vehicles off their lots, something that has been ... read more

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