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Can You Imagine This on Your Street?

Lauren Hasler, October 23rd, 2009

The street cleaners of the future may look like something out of a sci-fi movie. Meet Scarab, a design concept by Olga Kalugina. This tiny automated robot has been designed to pick up trash in large, urban areas. Similar to how the highly efficient vacuuming robot Roomba cleans living rooms, Scarab could keep shopping areas and streets free of litter. According ... read more

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Tagged basics, curbside, ideas, noteworthy, solidwaste

Published in Electronics


The 8 ‘Must-Dos’ of Being Green

Raquel Fagan, October 5th, 2009

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. As many of our readers probably know, we here at Earth911 provide an article every week surrounding the concept of 8 Ways to Green Your (insert here). From your home to your car to school or work, we love to ... read more

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

Published in Household


Maldives at Risk

Lori Brown, October 5th, 2009

With its white sand beaches, clear waters and vibrant coral reefs, palm trees and warm weather, the Republic of Maldives attract an average 0f 700,000 tourists each year. That's pretty impressive, considering that annual rate nearly doubles the population of the island nation. But what Maldivians and tourists alike love about the archipelago country may just be the very thing ... read more

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Tagged basics, beaches, climatechange, energy, greentravel, ideas, noteworthy, solidwaste

Published in General


India Combats 165 Million Tons of Trash Daily

Lauren Hasler, September 28th, 2009

At a workshop last week in New Delhi, Vijai Sharma, secretary of India’s Ministry of Environment and Forest, announced that the country produces more than 165 million tons of trash each day. The workshop looked into technical textiles, such as Oekotech, which are used for environmental protection by means of landfill waste management in India. Products prevent leakage of ... read more

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Published in Household


EPA Report Links Recycling and Climate Change

Lori Brown, September 21st, 2009

The EPA recently published a report linking materials management, including recycling and waste management, and land management to a reduction in the country's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The September 2009 report, titled Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices, finds 42 percent of GHG emissions are influenced by materials management policies, including the manufacturing, ... read more

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Tagged basics, Construction, constructionmaterials, ideas, noteworthy, recycle, solidwaste

Published in Household


Survey Finds 8 Out of 10 Households Recycle

Amanda Wills, September 16th, 2009

A survey commissioned by the Glass Packaging Institute (GPI) revealed that almost 94 percent of Americans think "recycling is good for the environment." Out of the 750 households Newton Marketing Research surveyed, 81.1 percent said their household recycles waste products or reusable products. According to Doyle Yoon, a professor at Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University ... read more

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Published in Household


Responsible Rubbish

Ashley Schiller, September 9th, 2009

Fact Leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic or ignitable ingredients are considered to be "household hazardous waste (HHW)," and require special disposal. Included in this category are paints, cleaners, oils, batteries and pesticides. When these are simply poured down the drain or tossed in the trash, they can pollute both the environment and our drinking water. According to the Clean ... read more

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Tagged basics, hhw, householdcleaners, ideas, noteworthy, pesticides, solidwaste, tip, waterquality

Published in General


Trash Planet: United Kingdom

Marie Look, September 7th, 2009

The Trash Planet series highlights various countries around the world and how they handle their waste. To set its nations on the path toward zero-waste communities, the U.K. has adopted policies similar to countries that already have some of the most successful waste management schemes, such as The Netherlands and Germany. Until 2000, the household recycling and composting rate ... read more

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Published in General


New Partnership to Generate Gasoline from Garbage

Trey Granger, September 4th, 2009

The largest solid waste handler in the U.S., Waste Management, Inc., is partnering with Valero Energy to invest in a technology that can turn biomass into high-octane gasoline. The technology is called MixAlco™ and was developed by Terrabon. MixAlco uses solid waste from landfills as well as sewage to ferment it into organic salts, which are then refined into ... read more

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Tagged basics, energy, ferrousmetal, gas, ideas, noteworthy, productstewardship, solidwaste

Published in Household


Scientists: Plastics Break Down in the Ocean…Fast

Amanda Wills, August 24th, 2009

Scientists recently announced that plastic decomposes faster in the ocean than once estimated, leaching chemicals and toxins into the water. According to National Geographic News, scientists previously believed plastics broke down at very high temperatures. However, the new study, which was presented to the American Chemistry Society, found that plastics can actually disintegrate within one year in temperatures as cool ... read more

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Published in Plastic


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