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Alternative Materials Reinvent Car Manufacturing

Megan Dobransky, December 8th, 2010

Historically, recycling has made a lot of sense. It’s economical. It helps the environment. It’s easy. But recycling these days is taking on a pioneering spirit, especially in the car industry. Last week, the Swiss auto manufacturer Rinspeed, known for their underwater sQuba car and the Splash that can cross water, announced its latest concept car ... read more

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Tagged autobodies, autoparts, carfluids, recycle

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Squeaky Clean and Green

Raquel Fagan, May 17th, 2010

Fact According to the International Car Wash Association, automatic car washes use less than half the water used when washing your car at home. The average home wash uses 80-140 gallons of water while the commercial average is 45 gallons. Commercial car washes often reuse water, send the runoff to treatment centers instead of nearby lakes and streams and also ... read more

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EPA Names Hazardous Waste Violators

Trey Granger, November 10th, 2009

The U.S. EPA released a new search engine for the disposal of toxic products. The Web site lists certified disposal companies and facilities with any recent penalties or violations. Users can find all hazardous waste sites in a county or city, provided there are less than 1,000, or break them down by the amount of waste they are ... read more

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Drive Green, Avoid Sticker Shock

Trey Granger, October 14th, 2009

Often, eco-friendly products cost more upon their initial purchase because of increased production costs or a lower volume of products sold. It's simple economics, and sometimes "green" is just more expensive. However, that's not the case with recycled antifreeze, as evidenced by a brand called MaxSafe. MaxSafe's line is 20 percent cheaper than virgin antifreeze, with an 80 percent smaller ... read more

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Tagged antifreeze, basics, carfluids, ideas, lead, noteworthy

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Tucson Area Loses Hazardous Waste Drop-Off

Trey Granger, September 24th, 2009

For Pima County, Ariz. residents, disposing of paint and batteries just became more of a challenge. Budget cuts have forced Pima County and the City of Tucson to reduce funding for the $600,000 regional household hazardous waste (HHW) program, which means several sites have been suspended. Located almost 30 miles south of Tucson, Green Valley was one city that previously ... read more

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Tagged basics, carfluids, ideas, nicadbatteries, noteworthy, paint, pesticides, rechargeablebatteries

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New, Non-Toxic Washer Fluid Released

Trey Granger, August 24th, 2009

Daimer® Industries launched a new line of plant-based windshield-washer fluid that will biodegrade by more than 90 percent in less than a month. Eco-Green® washer fluid is free of solvents, chlorine and phosphates, and does not release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air when applied to windshields. The company is marketing the new washer toward large fleets and others in ... read more

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The HHW Dilemma: Lots of Waste, Nobody to Collect

Steve Uydess, July 20th, 2009

There was probably a time in our lives, not too long ago, when we gave little thought to the ingredients in many of our household products. The one thing we wanted, whether it was our paint, pesticides, oven cleaners or our drain cleaners, was for the products to work. Perhaps there was an assumption that because we bought these items in ... read more

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Tagged aerosolcan, agriculturalusedmotoroil, antifreeze, basics, batteries, brakefluid, carfluids, degreasers, fungicides, herbicides, hhw, householdcleaners, ideas, noteworthy, paint, paintthinners, pesticidecontainer, solvents, waterquality

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Why Go Green: 8 Ways to Make the Case

Trey Granger, July 13th, 2009

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. We've all been there. A co-worker or family member throws that plastic bottle in the trash. Your response:  "Hey, that's recyclable!"  In return, you get a blank stare followed by "So...Why does it matter?" While thousands of reasons flood your ... read more

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Habitat for Humanity Recycles Cars Into Houses

Trey Granger, April 22nd, 2009

Habitat for Humanity is using Earth Day 2009 to draw attention to its Cars for Homes™ program for donated cars and other vehicles to raise money to build houses for low income families. Habitat’s Cars for Homes™ program offers free pick-up and recycling of vehicles in any condition. The vehicle must have four inflated tires to facilitate towing, and a ... read more

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Tagged autobodies, basics, carfluids, earthdaynews, ideas, noteworthy, steel, tires, windows

Published in Household


OnStar, Poison Control to Prevent Car Fluid Poisoning

Trey Granger, March 18th, 2009

General Motors' OnStar program now has an added feature for its five million plus subscribers: the ability for users to contact Poison Control in the event that children or pets consume motor oil or antifreeze stored for car maintenance. The announcement was made as part of this week's National Poison Prevention Week. OnStar claims that it gets on average ... read more

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Tagged antifreeze, basics, carfluids, hhw, ideas, motoroil, noteworthy

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