Megan Dobransky

Megan Dobransky

Megan Dobransky is the former National Partnership Manager at Earth911.com. You can follow her on Twitter @do_bran_sky.



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Is Shredded Paper Recyclable?

Megan Dobransky, April 19th, 2011

Here at Earth911, we’re often asked, “Is shredded paper recyclable?” The answer is yes, but… Paper consists of fibers. The longer the fiber, the more valuable the paper is during the recycling process. As paper is recycled over and over, the fibers become shorter and must be downcycled into tissue or toilet paper. While these materials are still valuable, they’re not ... read more

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Tagged mixedpaper, recycle, recycled, reduce, reuse

Published in Paper


Corporate Sustainability Progress Report Released

Megan Dobransky, April 18th, 2011

One third of businesses worldwide don’t have sustainability programs in place, according to a survey from KPMG’s Climate Change and Sustainability group. Yet of those, 70 percent expect to have a program in place within one to five years. 60 percent of the 378 senior executives from a variety of industries and geographies surveyed said they have some type ... read more

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Tagged reduce

Published in General


TerraCycle and Solo to Recycle Iconic Red Cups

Megan Dobransky, April 15th, 2011

The Solo red cup. You've sipped from it at fine events, drank from it at backyard barbecues and probably guzzled from it in your college days, but the number 6 polystyrene plastic is often hard to recycle in many U.S. communities. Not anymore. On Thursday, at the Keep America Beautiful Great American Clean Up event in New York City , ... read more

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Tagged number6plasticpolystyrene, recycle, reduce

Published in Plastic


First-Ever U.S. Cleaning Industry Sustainability Report Released

Megan Dobransky, April 14th, 2011

The first-ever report outlining the environmental metrics for the U.S. cleaning product supply chain was released by the American Cleaning Institute on Wednesday. Twenty of the association’s member companies contributed their sustainability practices and metrics to the study, which focuses mainly on greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), energy and water use and solid waste between 2007 and 2009. The report found that ... read more

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Tagged airquality, productstewardship, reduce, solidwaste

Published in Household


Inside GM’s Sustainability Initiatives

Megan Dobransky, April 13th, 2011

John Bradburn has worked at General Motors for 32 years, 17 of which he has spent as an Environmental Engineer responsible for solving GM's most difficult waste problems. We caught up with Brandburn to talk about sustainability and responsibility. Earth911: What are some of the recycling initiatives you’ve seen put into place along the way? John Bradburn: We’ve first off set up ... read more

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Tagged autobodies, autoparts, recycling, reduce

Published in Automotive


L’Oreal and Terracycle Partner for Packaging Reuse

Megan Dobransky, April 11th, 2011

L’Oreal and Terracycle announced today that they’re teaming up to recycle personal care and beauty product packaging through the Personal Care and Beauty Brigade. L’Oreal’s Garnier brand is one of the first companies to take on the problem of personal care packaging, which accounts for up to one-third of all landfill waste. Terracycle will collect the waste and ... read more

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Tagged greenstyle, recycle, reduce, reuse

Published in Household


Inside a Luxury Green Resort

Megan Dobransky, April 11th, 2011

SEE: Photo Slideshow of FireSky Resort and Spa Jim Hollister’s eyes shine when he peers into the compost bin in the kitchen at the FireSky Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Ariz. “This is about a day and a half of food scraps,” he says and continues to explain how the organic waste is sealed in barrels and picked up weekly ... read more

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Tagged composting, greenbuilding, greentravel, recycle, reduce

Published in Construction


Google Announces More Investment in Green Energy

Megan Dobransky, April 8th, 2011

Google announced on Thursday that, pending German authority official approval, it will invest $5 million in a large solar plant in Brandenburg, Germany. The Internet giant said the plant should provide power for 5,000 homes in the vicinity. The decision comes on the heels of Germany’s nuclear power plant shut down in the wake of the Japan earthquake last month. Chancellor ... read more

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Tagged energy, reduce

Published in General


Why Glass Comes in Different Colors

Megan Dobransky, April 8th, 2011

Glass is renewable and one of the only materials that can be endlessly recycled without losing strength or quality, so the glass found in your spaghetti sauce jar or wine bottle can go from the recycling bin to store shelves in as little as 30 days. Color Significance Have you ever wondered why beer usually comes in amber glass and wine ... read more

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Tagged blueglass, brownglass, clearglass, glass, greenglass, recycle, reduce

Published in Glass


Mother Jones Awarded for Greening Magazine Industry

Megan Dobransky, April 4th, 2011

If the entire North American magazine industry used just 30 percent post-consumer recycled paper, it would save 10,305,897 trees, 6,640,666 million BTUs of energy and 6,921,578,344 gallons of water, according to Green America. Two magazine publishers were recognized for taking steps like this and helping to green the magazine industry. Mother Jones, a bimonthly investigative journalism magazine, took top honors in ... read more

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Tagged magazines, recycle, reduce

Published in Paper


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