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4 Green Laundry Tips For Every Household

Sophie Quinton, December 8th, 2010

Washers, dryers and dry cleaning make doing laundry easy, but they can be tough on the environment. With a few simple changes, you can reduce your environmental impact and trim your utility bills. If laundry day doesn’t seem like a big deal, consider this: On average, an American household washes almost 400 loads of laundry a year, according to Energy ... read more

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Tagged energy, homeappliances, solvents

Published in Household


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You Can’t Eat Silica Gel, But You Can Reuse It

Chloe Skye, August 6th, 2010

There are lots of ways to reuse to products like plastic bottles, fabric scraps and even old carpet…but did you ever think you could apply this mindset to something so small and seemingly insignificant as silica gel packets? Silica gel is used as a desiccant, an odorless substance that naturally absorbs moisture to keep our purchases from ... read more

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Tagged carpet, clothingandtextile, reuse, solvents, windows

Published in Hazardous


California Bans VOCs, Costs of Some Products Will Rise

Trey Granger, October 2nd, 2009

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is cracking down on products that contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as aerosol air fresheners and paint thinners, and is imposing a ban on high-VOC products starting in 2014. Here's a simple breakdown of how the regulation will work, courtesy of the Associated Press: Manufacturers will have to limit VOC content to 30 percent ... read more

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Tagged aerosolcan, airquality, basics, ideas, noteworthy, paintthinners, solvents

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Paint Manufacturer Achieves Green Seal Certification

Trey Granger, July 22nd, 2009

The YOLO Colorhouse brand of latex paint achieved Green Seal-11 certification for its reduction of chemicals and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), making YOLO one of only eight paint and coating manufacturers to be recognized by the Green Seal program. Yolo's GS-11 certified paints include both interior and exterior lines, which the company manufactured without adding solvents. The paints do not ... read more

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Tagged basics, hhw, householdcleaners, ideas, noteworthy, paint, solvents

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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

Published in Hazardous


In-N-Out Commended for Recycling Efforts

Trey Granger, June 26th, 2009

Before In-N-Out Burger opened the doors of its 231st location last month in Woodland, Calif., the fast food chain was already making an eco-impact by diverting 99 percent of the waste accumulated during construction from landfills. This feat earned recongition from Woodland's Public Works Department, which claims that 58 tons of construction debris was recycled, and another 2,425 tons of ... read more

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Tagged adhesives, basics, constructionmaterials, dirt, ideas, noteworthy, number1plasticPETE, paint, solvents, steel, wood

Published in Construction


EPA to Reconsider Treatment of Hazardous Waste

Trey Granger, May 11th, 2009

In response to a petition by the Sierra Club over the EPA's definition of hazardous waste and how to dispose of it, the agency will hold a public meeting on June 30 to address possible revisions and their environmental impact. The EPA passed a new ruling on how hazardous waste is regulated in October 2008 that encouraged recycling of certain materials ... read more

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Merck’s Prescription for Corporate Responsibility

Steve Uydess, April 27th, 2009

Merck & CO., Inc., one of the world’s leading pharmaceutical companies, produces many essential products, including vaccines and HIV/AIDS medications. The company also invests a significant amount of time and research in an effort to distribute their products to populations in need throughout the world. Merck has come to embrace the model of corporate social responsibility and has produced ... read more

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Tagged africa, basics, ideas, medical, medicalwaste, medications, noteworthy, productstewardship, recycle, reduce, solidwaste, solvents

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What’s Driving Your Engine?

Ashley Schiller, July 21st, 2008

The motor oil aisle at the local car maintenance shop can be intimidating. With so many product choices, an indecisive individual could be stuck there for hours. Among your many options, you have the opportunity to chose between synthetic and conventional oils. If it's all Greek to you, here's an explanation of the difference between the two types. Sticking with Conventional Conventional oils are ... read more

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Published in Automotive


The Choice of a Halogeneration

Bob Peeples, PE, July 21st, 2008

Power to the Peeples is an exclusive Earth911 series written by Bob Peeples, our resident chemical engineer and Program Manager of Earth911’s sister site Beaches911. Bob combines his extensive knowledge of the environment and how things work with an off-the-cuff sense of humor. So there's a little known regulation set forth by the Environmental Protection Agency that used motor oil ... read more

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