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Reinventing the Olive: Oil, Drugs and Biodiesel

Brian Clark Howard, April 25th, 2011

Increased olive oil production has led to water pollution in the Mediterranean, but a group of Israeli scientists have found a way to reuse this waste. Brian Clark Howard reports from southern Israel. "We want to know the olive," Professor Zeev Wiesman said with gusto, in his thick Israeli accent. "We want to see what compounds we can extract from ... read more

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Tagged cosmetics, fuel, israel, medications, oil, organicwaste, reuse

Published in Garden


Aveda Cuts Waste in Half, Recycling Rates Fall

Amanda Wills, December 14th, 2010

Aveda's latest Sustainability Report reveals that the company has cut in half its municipal waste at its main manufacturing plant. However, its total recycling and reuse rate has fallen by 16 percent. Chuck Bennett, vice president, Aveda Earth and Community Care, attributes the decline to an increase in usage of paper materials. "All waste went down and corrugate recycling increased, ... read more

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Tagged cosmetics, number5plasticPolypropylene, plasticbottles

Published in Household


Best Online Stores For the Holidays

Starre Vartan, November 22nd, 2010

People generally fall into one of two categories when it comes to shopping for the holidays; they either consider it good fun, or a terrible chore. Whichever category you fall into, it’s easier than ever to find really great, useful, interesting gifts that are also have a smaller environmental footprint than traditional gifts. These "green" gifts could stand out in many ... read more

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Tagged clothingandtextile, computers, cosmetics, holidaygifts

Published in General


The Insider Swapping Network

Libuse Binder, September 6th, 2010

Swap Ideas Day is September 10, but any day of the year is a good one to swap items from around your home. From CDs to clothing, there are websites and groups all over the country that organize swaps where you can trade in your old stuff for new-to-you merchandise. Swapping not only saves you money, it greatly reduces the resources needed ... read more

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Tagged book, clothingandtextile, cosmetics, packaging, reuse

Published in General


Legislation Could Give Beauty Industry a Makeover

Chloe Skye, August 30th, 2010

The Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010, introduced on July 21, has heightened the buzz recently about federal chemical policy reform. The Act would amend the Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act of 1938, which supporters claim includes loopholes in chemical safety assessment. There’s been a lot in the news about purportedly harmful chemicals, like parabens, phthalates ... read more

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Tagged cosmetics, packaging, reduce

Published in General


5 Odd Recyclable Plastics

Amanda Wills, May 10th, 2010

From your car, to your desk, to your kitchen table, plastics are all around us and make up the products we interact with daily. While you may already know how to recycle your common plastics (water bottles, bags and milk jugs, just to name a few), do you really know what to do with those "other" plastics? Disposable dinnerware The average American office ... read more

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Tagged bath, carpet, cosmetics, curbside, kitchen, number1plasticPETE, number2plasticHDPE, number6plasticpolystyrene, number7plastic, packaging, pvc, recycle, reuse, toys

Published in Plastic


10-Minute Green Home Makeovers

Amanda Wills, January 25th, 2010

We know it's not spring yet, and you're still donning that oversize wool coat and chunky scarf. But we admit that we are still in a post-holiday funk and are in serious need of some organization and motivation. So we took a room-by-room tour around our own homes to find the solutions the your biggest clutter conundrums, disposal dilemmas and ... read more

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Tagged aluminum, bath, cardboard, cfl, computers, copier, cosmetics, dishwasher, hhw, ideas, kitchen, mercury, noteworthy, packaging, paint, recycle, reduce, refrigerator, reuse, shower, television, toilet

Published in Household


8 Ways to Reuse Your Costume

Jennifer Berry, October 26th, 2009

Now that Halloween is over and you're ready to move  onto the next holiday, consider yourself prepared to answer the question: What will you do with your costume, decor and more anyway? Well, finding out what to do with your pumpkin after Halloween is the easy part. And reusing your decorations year to year is a no-brainer. In fact, Americans ... read more

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Tagged basics, clothingandtextile, cosmetics, DIY, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, reuse

Published in Clothing


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