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Compostable Meals For Vegetarian Week

Amanda Wills, May 23rd, 2011

National Vegetarian Week 2011 started on May 23, and we trolled through our archives to find the tastiest low-waste, skinny-waist recipes. Breakfast Recipe: Italian Frittata Many egg-based dishes like scrambles, omelets and frittatas can be combined with any assortment of veggies you have on hand. So, they are perfect for this waste-free Italian Frittata recipe. Lunch Recipe: Alternative Eggplant Sandwich This Eggplant ... read more

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Tagged composting, food, organic, Recipes

Published in Garden


Amazon Opens Electronics Trade-In Store

Alexis Petru, May 23rd, 2011

You can already trade in books, video games and DVDs for store credit at Amazon.com. Last week, the online retailer also began accepting unwanted, but working electronics like tablets, cell phones, MP3 players, cameras and GPS devices. Just like Amazon’s other trade-in programs, its new Electronics Trade-In Store accepts electronic devices regardless of where they were purchased. Once ... read more

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Tagged cell phones, computer, tablet

Published in Electronics


The Battery Law You Should Know About

Megan Dobransky, May 23rd, 2011

Throwing away rechargeable batteries is illegal in some areas. Here's what you need to know about your local laws and how to recycle those batteries. In December of last year, New York Governor George Paterson signed into law the “New York State Rechargeable Battery Law,” which makes it illegal for residents to knowingly throw rechargeable batteries in the trash as ... read more

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Tagged rechargeablebatteries, recycle, recycling

Published in Hazardous


Want Glass Packaging Instead? Just Ask

Megan Dobransky, May 23rd, 2011

The Glass Packaging Institute wants to give you a way to ask for your favorite products to be packaged in glass. Enter the Ask for Glass campaign. Done mostly through social media channels like Facebook and Twitter, the Ask for Glass campaign is in response to a growing consumer demand for their favorite products to be packaged in ... read more

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Tagged blueglass, brownglass, clearglass, greenglass, recycle, recycling

Published in Glass


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