2009 September 28 - Earth911.com

India Combats 165 Million Tons of Trash Daily

Lauren Hasler, September 28th, 2009

At a workshop last week in New Delhi, Vijai Sharma, secretary of India’s Ministry of Environment and Forest, announced that the country produces more than 165 million tons of trash each day. The workshop looked into technical textiles, such as Oekotech, which are used for environmental protection by means of landfill waste management in India. Products prevent leakage of ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, solidwaste

Published in Household

Is Recycling Missing a Standard of Measurement?

Jennifer Berry, September 28th, 2009

Recently, Call2Recycle®, the only free rechargeable battery and cell phone collection program in North America, and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI) released the results of a comprehensive study on how to improve battery recycling metrics. The report, "Battery Performance Metrics: Recommendations for Best Practice," examines differing ways that stewardship performance is gauged, offering guidance to policy makers, ... read more

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Tagged basics, cellphone, ideas, noteworthy, rechargeablebatteries, recycle, singleusebatteries

Published in Hazardous

Can Tweeting Change The World?

Jennifer Berry, September 28th, 2009

How did you get to this article? Did you find it on your Twitter homepage, or read it in your Facebook news feed? Did you StumbleUpon it, or Digg it and bump it up for the day? If not, feel free to release this one to the masses (use the box over to the right for Twitter, Facebook and MySpace), because ... read more

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Tagged basics, energy, ideas, noteworthy, organic, recycle

Published in General

The Big Green Remodel: Kitchen

Ashley Schiller, September 28th, 2009

Verena Radulovic loves her new green kitchen. “I just feel infinitely happier being in there," she says. "It feels good to know that the products I bought will not be harmful to my health.” Although the motivations for a green remodel are often the health and environmental benefits, these are only some of the positives. Energy and water-wise designs and products will decrease your ... read more

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Tagged basics, cfl, dishwasher, energy, ideas, kitchen, linoleum, mercury, noteworthy, recycle, refrigerator, reuse, wood

Published in Household

8 Ways to Green a Small Space

Michelle Talsma Everson, September 28th, 2009

Although many of us prefer to live and work in large spaces where we can spread out and have some “breathing room,” with today’s fast-paced and often cramped lifestyle, sometimes that’s just not a possibility. Luckily, whether you call a small space home or work in an office that could double as a closet, there are many ways to make ... read more

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Tagged basics, cfl, energy, homeandofficefurniture, ideas, noteworthy, paint, recycle, reduce

Published in Household

An E-Waste Solution?

Michelle Talsma Everson, September 28th, 2009

In today’s fast paced, technology-driven world, it seems like the minute the latest gadget hits your hand it’s nearly obsolete, with another upgraded version ready to take its place in a matter of months. This is great news for the technology market, but it presents a unique challenge for waste management: the continuous growth of e-waste. According to the California ... read more

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Tagged africa, basics, computers, ideas, lead, mercury, noteworthy, television

Published in Electronics

Get Schooled On Green

Trey Granger, September 28th, 2009

Ah, college application season. The time when prospective students start evaluating their priorities in higher education. They may be academic program strength, cost versus value, proximity to home or even a variable like status on the party school list. But where does eco-friendliness factor into the application process? After all, students are spending four (or more) years of their lives ... read more

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Tagged basics, batteries, composting, computers, energy, householdcleaners, ideas, noteworthy, organicwaste, television

Published in Garden

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India Combats 165 Million Tons of Trash Daily