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More Than a Great View

Trey Granger, August 31st, 2009

The Company Profile is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. You may know by now that windows can't be recycled with glass containers in your local program. In fact, it's difficult to recycle windows, ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, otherglass, windows, wood

Published in Glass


Resolving Global Medical Waste

Michelle Talsma Everson, August 24th, 2009

The Company Profile is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. Two hot-button issues dominating the headlines today are healthcare and the environment. Non-profit organization MedShare tackles both of these concerns by acting as a ... read more

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Tagged basics, energy, ideas, medicalequipment, medicalwaste, medications, noteworthy

Published in General


The Other Side of Plastic Bags

Lindsey Wilson, August 3rd, 2009

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. Plastic grocery bags are a hot-button issue. Some states are considering instituting a ban or tax on their usage, while others are fiercely defending their ... read more

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Tagged basics, energy, ideas, noteworthy, plasticbags, recycle

Published in Plastic


Rising From the Ashes

Haley Paul, July 27th, 2009

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. In the hunt for a new material that takes a waste byproduct and transforms it into a useful construction material? How about a building product ... read more

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Tagged airquality, basics, brick, ideas, noteworthy, reuse

Published in Construction


Earthmate: The Future of CFLs

Becky Hammad, July 13th, 2009

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. Since the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007 that banned most incandescent bulbs by January 2014, the EPA and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have been ... read more

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Tagged basics, cfl, energy, ideas, lead, mercury, noteworthy, packaging, recycle, reduce

Published in Hazardous


Apartment Recycling

Libuse Binder, June 22nd, 2009

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. For many apartment residents, the inconvenience of recycling – separating, storing and hauling – is often a main deterrent to keeping recyclables out of the trash. When ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reduce

Published in General


The Quest for Recycling

Amanda Wills, June 22nd, 2009

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Quest Recycling Services, LLC has been a player in the waste management game with more than 14 years of experience. With a proven track record of managing recyclables, Quest’s ultimate goal is to provide recycling services to companies of any ... read more

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Tagged basics, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reduce, reuse

Published in General


FiberTech Polymers: Recycling the Recycled

Lindsey Wilson, June 15th, 2009

The “Company Profile” is an Earth911.com series highlighting consumer goods and services making a difference through product stewardship and recycling. Products and services featured do not pay for placement and are not endorsed by Earth911.com. Plastic milk jugs can be recycled into many different things, but it's hard to picture them in everyday structures such as fences. FiberTech Polymers not only uses ... read more

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Tagged basics, cardboard, composting, ideas, noteworthy, organicwaste, recycle, reuse, wood

Published in Construction


Ecovative Design: Making Magic Out of Mushrooms

Libuse Binder, May 11th, 2009

While Eben Bayer and Gavin McIntyre were earning dual bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering and product design and innovation from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), it is clear they were staying awake in class. Upon graduation, they started their own company, Ecovative Design, which uses natural materials to create “cost competitive alternatives to synthetics like foams and plastics.” Earth911 recently spoke ... read more

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Tagged basics, composting, constructionmaterials, greenbuilding, ideas, noteworthy, number6plasticpolystyrene, organicwaste, packaging, packingmaterials, productstewardship, styrofoam

Published in Garden


Cleaner Air For the Other 90%

Steve Uydess, March 16th, 2009

As spring nears and we turn our thoughts to emerging from our long winter spent indoors, many people begin to think about the quality of their outdoor air. Some people dread the approach of allergies that the spring brings, or the later smog and ozone alerts that come with summer’s heat waves. Yet for all our outdoor worries, we spend up ... read more

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Tagged airconditioner, airquality, basics, cardboard, homeappliances, householdcleaners, ideas, noteworthy, packaging, plasticbottles, recycle, reduce, reuse

Published in Plastic


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