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Green Initiatives at U.S. Open a Team Effort

Jennifer Berry, September 11th, 2009

Utilizing the tag line "Our courts may be blue, but we're thinking green" the U.S. Open is ramping up its sustainability initiatives for the 2009 tournament. The U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Environmental Resources Management (ERM) to review operations of the tennis center and implement initiatives that will have an impact on reducing ... read more

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

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Trading Company Illegally Ships E-Waste Overseas

Lori Brown, September 11th, 2009

In a news release issued earlier this week, the U.S. EPA announced it is ordering a California-based trading company to present a plan for the recycling of nearly 32,000 pounds of e-waste, after learning the waste was illegally shipped to China. The waste, comprised of cathode ray tubes (CRTs), was listed as plastic scrap cargo by ZKW Trading, ... read more

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New Orleans Hosts Carbon Footprint-Free Festival

Lauren Hasler, September 11th, 2009

New Orleans is leading the charge for greener festivals with Project 30-90, a completely carbon footprint-free music festival that took place on Sept. 5 on the Mississippi riverfront. Not only were all of the light and sound systems solar-powered, but paperless tickets were used and bike rickshaws took the place of golf carts to shuttle staff and artists ... read more

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