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Use Less Stuff Week Starts Thursday

Trey Granger, November 16th, 2009

Use Less Stuff (ULS) Day, which has fallen on the third Thursday of November since 1995, will expand to an entire week this year to further educate consumers about the increase of waste generated during the holiday season. The organization is promoting concepts such as using rechargeable batteries in electronic gifts for the holidays and reusing gift wrap ... read more

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Spoiler Alert! Your Fave NBC Shows Will Be Green-Themed

Amanda Wills, November 16th, 2009

Starting this week, five prime-time NBC shows' scripts will be eco-centric. "30 Rock," "The Biggest Loser," "The Office," "Heroes" and "Community" will tout environmental messages in their plot lines. Lauren Zalanick, head of the NBC Universal Green Council, told the Associated Press in April that the network does not "shy away" from environmentally friendly efforts. While NBC reformatted its programming to ... read more

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5 Steps to an Eco Black Friday

Jennifer Berry, November 16th, 2009

Black Friday: A day where millions of shoppers, still weary and full from the previous night's Thanksgiving feast, flock to retail stores across the country at pre-dawn hours to fill their carts and bags with deals aplenty as the holiday shopping season officially kicks off. Phew. Are you tired from that description? We are too, but as wearisome as that might ... read more

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8 Easy Green Thanksgiving Tips

Lauren Hasler, November 16th, 2009

The holiday season is officially in full-swing, and Thanksgiving marks the beginning of big family dinners, extensive gift shopping and elaborate decorations. But the season isn't all turkey, stuffing and pie. According to RecycleWorks, from Thanksgiving to New Years Day, household waste increases by more than 25 percent. So, start off your holiday season on the green foot by making a ... read more

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Reuse Your Odd Plastic

Amanda Wills, November 16th, 2009

Yeah, it's made of plastic and has a number, and OK, it's technically recyclable. But while 80 percent of Americans have access to plastics recycling programs in some form, finding one that actually accepts our daily hard-to-recycle items is sometimes harder than we anticipate. But instead of trashing that Best of the 80s CD case or those leftover packaging peanuts, consider ... read more

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