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Grow Your Own Mushrooms With Coffee Grounds

Alexis Petru, August 19th, 2011

In 2009, Alejandro Velez and Nikhil Arora were in their last semester at UC Berkeley, preparing for careers in investment banking and consulting. Two months from graduation, they came across the idea of using recycled coffee grounds to grow gourmet mushrooms during a class lecture. After some experiments in Velez’s fraternity kitchen, they were able to grow one bucket of oyster ... read more

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Tagged composting, dirt, reduce

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Tiny Island Recycles Against All Odds

Mary Mazzoni, August 19th, 2011

For many of us, living on an island seems glamorous and alluring. But dealing with trash is a slightly less-glamorous but unavoidable reality for all island residents. The high cost of transporting garbage off an island can leave limited waste management options. Many islands are forced to pay high hauling fees for trash collection and nix recycling all together. But residents of ... read more

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Tagged curbside, recycle

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Which Beverage Makers Support Recycling?

Alexis Petru, August 19th, 2011

Nestlé Waters North America scored highest in a new report that ranks beverage companies ’recycling efforts – but their final letter grade was still only a B-. “Waste and Opportunity: U.S. Beverage Container Recycling Scorecard and Report 2011” is the third report since 2006 on the state of beverage container recycling by corporate responsibility advocacy group As You Sow. ... read more

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Tagged plasticbottles, recycling

Published in Plastic


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