Jennifer Berry

Jennifer Berry

Jennifer Berry is a staff member at Earth911.com.


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Bilingual Hot Line Makes Recycling Faster, More Accessible

Jennifer Berry, March 17th, 2010

Earth911, host of 1-800 CLEANUP, a toll-free hot line featuring Earth911's expansive Directory of recycling and proper disposal listings, recently found that its phone system now allows faster access to its information by almost one minute, translating into a significant reduction in the amount of time people need to find convenient recycling near them. Along with updating the system to be ... read more

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Tagged recycle, telephone

Published in General


The Straight Story on BPA

Jennifer Berry, February 22nd, 2010

You've probably heard a great deal over the past few months about bisphenol A (BPA), a plastics additive used in countless consumer products. As questions about BPA, including its recyclability in the plastics to which its added and its safety for human consumption, continue to arise, we decided to get behind the science of BPA with Steven G. Hentges, executive director ... read more

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Tagged autobodies, cdsanddvds, homeappliances, number7plastic, recycle

Published in Plastic


We’ve Found the Most Recycled Material of 2009

Jennifer Berry, February 8th, 2010

Earth911.com released the results of its 2009 Annual Recycling Report, with electronics such as computers, batteries and televisions topping the list of most recycled materials. “Electronics have always been popular searches on Earth911.com, but with the increased attention these devices have received, this past year was our highest yet,” said Corey Lambrecht, president of Earth911. “Also, overall recycling searches increased ... read more

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Tagged aluminumcan, batteries, cfl, christmastrees, clearglass, computers, fluorescentbulbs, motoroil, paint, recycle, television

Published in Household


What “Bio” Really Means

Jennifer Berry, February 8th, 2010

In the ever-changing world of consumer products, "bio" is gearing up to be the new buzzword (or prefix - take your pick) of the decade. More and more products are hitting the shelves that are made of bio-based materials and/or are biodegradable. Simultaneously, confusion and questions about what to do with these products are rising at the same rate which they ... read more

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Tagged basics, composting, number1plasticPETE, organicwaste, recycle

Published in Plastic


Annual Report

Jennifer Berry, February 5th, 2010

Earth911 Annual Report 2009

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Published in General


Single-Use vs. Rechargeable

Jennifer Berry, February 1st, 2010

Batteries, batteries everywhere and...not a drop to drink? Forgive the failed metaphor. The point here is that batteries, both the kind that you toss after one use (single-use batteries) and the kind you can reuse (rechargeables), are an everyday essential in countless applications. Remote controls, cordless phones, power tools, toys, handheld games, digital camera, flashlights, smoke detectors (you get the idea). Unfortunately, ... read more

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Tagged basics, batteries, nicadbatteries, rechargeablebatteries, singleusebatteries

Published in Hazardous


Can Consumers Change Plastics?

Jennifer Berry, January 25th, 2010

With a growing demand to increase the sustainable attributes of consumer products, "innovation" is the name of the game in almost every industry - including plastics. And like 'em or leave 'em, our use of this material only continues to rise. In fact, the U.S. plastics industry employs 1.1 million workers and provides nearly $379 billion in annual shipments. It is ... read more

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Tagged number1plasticPETE, plasticbags, plasticbottles

Published in Plastic


Green Your New Year With Behr and Earth911

Jennifer Berry, January 22nd, 2010

(SCOTTSDALE) – Now that 2010 is in full swing, Earth911 and Behr are helping people across the country have a greener new year. The Earth911.com site is dedicated to providing news, resources and tips to help people make easy, eco-friendly adjustments to their daily routines. During the holiday season, the Clean Up Your Holidays channel sponsored by Behr offered ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy

Published in General


Stick ‘Em Up! Olympic Stadium Will Be Made of Guns and Knives

Jennifer Berry, January 21st, 2010

Inhabitat reports that confiscated weapons from London's Metropolitan Police Department are being melted down into scrap metal and used to help build the Olympic stadium for the 2012 games. Other unusual metals are also in play in the stadium's design. The Olympic Stadium ring beam that supports the fabric roof was changed so that reclaimed gas pipes could be ... read more

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Tagged basics, constructionmaterials, cookingoil, explosives, ferrousmetal, ideas, noteworthy, organicwaste

Published in Construction


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Calif. Unanimously Approves Strictest Green Building Code in U.S.

Jennifer Berry, January 18th, 2010

Forget Conan and Leno. The biggest news out of California is its passing of the country's strictest green building code, CAL Green. Even as budgetary concerns plague the state, the building commission gave a unanimous thumbs-up for the code. CAL Green will apply to new homes, hospitals, schools and shopping malls next January. According to the San ... read more

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Tagged basics, constructionmaterials, ideas, noteworthy

Published in Construction


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