Kathleen Haley

Kathleen Haley

Kathleen Haley is a freelance journalist who covers politics and environmental issues.



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Volunteer Trash Cleanups: Pivotal or Pointless?

Kathleen Haley, April 27th, 2009

Volunteers in last year’s Great American Cleanup program collected more than 86 million pounds of litter, according to the Keep America Beautiful, Inc. (KAB) organization. The Surfrider Foundation notes that its chapters hold hundreds of beach cleanups. And Grist reported in March that the work of more than 390,000 volunteers in last year’s International Coastal Cleanup was ... read more

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Tagged basics, curbside, hhw, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, reuse, solidwaste

Published in General


5 Ways to Repurpose Your Trash

Kathleen Haley, April 27th, 2009

When it comes to reuse, we all know the basics. We can line our wastebaskets with used plastic grocery bags, and we know that old clothes make good rags for cleaning the house. But there are limitless possibilities for reuse once you get to thinking about it. Here are a few more ways to reuse common items instead of tossing them ... read more

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Tagged aluminumfoil, basics, clothingandtextile, ideas, kitchen, mail, mixedpaper, noteworthy, reuse, wrappingpaper

Published in Household


Empire State Building to Feature 6,500 Recycled Windows

Kathleen Haley, April 10th, 2009

When the environmentally friendly retrofit of the Empire State Building is complete, people will still gaze out of the same glass in the building’s thousands of windows. That’s because the glass in the building’s 6,500 windows will be reused even as the windows are strengthened. While the Empire State Building renovation drew media buzz this week for its energy-saving components, recycling ... read more

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Tagged aluminum, basics, clearglass, concrete, constructionmaterials, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reuse, steel

Published in Construction


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