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Retailers Offer Cash Savings for Reusable Bag Use

Trey Granger, October 26th, 2009

In a promotion for reusable bags, two of America's largest retailers, CVS and Target, have developed cash incentive programs for customers that opt out of disposable bags. Target started with a pilot program earlier this year in 100 stores, in which customers received a 5-cent discount for each reusable bag they brought. The project resulted in a decrease in ... read more

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Tagged basics, brownpaperbags, ideas, noteworthy, plasticbags, productstewardship

Published in Plastic


Pittsburgh to Host 2010 World Environment Day

Lauren Hasler, October 26th, 2009

Pittsburgh will be in the environmental spotlight again when it hosts the annual World Environment Day on June 5, 2010. The city was recently selected by the United Nations Environmental Programme to be the North American host city for the worldwide event. The theme for next year is “Biodiversity: Connecting with Nature.” Though not as well known as Earth Day in ... read more

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Tagged basics, climatechange, ideas, noteworthy

Published in General


8 Ways to Reuse Your Costume

Jennifer Berry, October 26th, 2009

Now that Halloween is over and you're ready to move  onto the next holiday, consider yourself prepared to answer the question: What will you do with your costume, decor and more anyway? Well, finding out what to do with your pumpkin after Halloween is the easy part. And reusing your decorations year to year is a no-brainer. In fact, Americans ... read more

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Tagged basics, clothingandtextile, cosmetics, DIY, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reuse

Published in Clothing


Save Money: Plastic Bottles

Jennifer Berry, October 26th, 2009

Before we get started, let's lay down some basic information: As this article was in its "research" phase, Earth911 asked a number of people about cool ideas they had for saving money by reusing plastic bottles. A majority of those responded answered: "Don't buy them." Contrary to popular belief, this isn't the best response. Even if you're into reusable bottles (which read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, number1plasticPETE, number2plasticHDPE, number5plasticPolypropylene, plasticbottles, recycle

Published in Plastic


Help Solve the Water Crisis

Amanda Wills, October 26th, 2009

Many of us don't think about how much water it takes to do everyday household tasks such as washing a load of laundry or taking a quick shower. But what if fresh water wasn't so easy to get? According to LiveEarth, almost one billion people worldwide live without access to clean, safe drinking water. Among many factors, pollution from industrial ... read more

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Tagged basics, bath, ideas, kitchen, noteworthy, plasticbottles, reduce, washeranddryer, waterquality

Published in General


Report: Plastics Recycling at an All-Time High

Amanda Wills, October 23rd, 2009

On Thursday, the National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR), the Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) and the PET Resin Association (PETRA) announced that PET recycling has reached its highest rate since 1997: 27 percent, a 9.8 percent increase over the 2007 rate. The "2008 Report on Postconsumer PET Container Recycling Activity" also details the end-use markets for ... read more

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Tagged basics, curbside, ideas, noteworthy, number1plasticPETE, recycle

Published in Plastic


Can You Imagine This on Your Street?

Lauren Hasler, October 23rd, 2009

The street cleaners of the future may look like something out of a sci-fi movie. Meet Scarab, a design concept by Olga Kalugina. This tiny automated robot has been designed to pick up trash in large, urban areas. Similar to how the highly efficient vacuuming robot Roomba cleans living rooms, Scarab could keep shopping areas and streets free of litter. According ... read more

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Tagged basics, curbside, ideas, noteworthy, solidwaste

Published in Electronics


Florida Could Ban Plastic, Paper Bags

Amanda Wills, October 22nd, 2009

A proposed ban in Florida is calling for all disposable paper and plastic bags to be permanently phased out over the next five years, encouraging to use of reusable bags. While Miami news station WPLG reports that this move could benefit the environment as Floridians use an estimated 5 billion disposable bags per year, this legislation could ... read more

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Tagged basics, brownpaperbags, curbside, ideas, noteworthy, plasticbags, recycle

Published in General


San Fran’s Mandatory Composting a Hit With Residents

Jennifer Berry, October 22nd, 2009

You may feel a bit beleaguered hearing so much about The City By the Bay and its green initiatives lately, but San Francisco never fails to deliver. Most recently, the city has enacted Universal Recycling and Composting Ordinance, requiring residents and businesses to start composting their food waste. Continuing to increase the city's already high recycling rate of ... read more

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Tagged basics, composting, ideas, noteworthy, organicwaste, recycle

Published in Garden


EPA Lists Most Polluted Areas in the U.S.

Trey Granger, October 21st, 2009

The U.S. EPA has designated 31 different areas that do not meet standards for air pollution based on monitoring from the last three years, with 18 different states making the list. California and Pennsylvania were cited for seven different areas each. The list is updated every year based on data from the previous three years. The good news is that ... read more

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Tagged airquality, basics, householdcleaners, ideas, noteworthy, paint

Published in Hazardous


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