Wisconsin City De-Ices Roads with Cheese Brine
Bay View, a neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wis., is testing cheese brine to help de-ice roads this winter; if the program…
5-Minute Tutorial: How to Make Skinny Jeans
Just because they don’t fit in all the right places isn’t a reason to throw out an old pair of…
Coca-Cola, Walmart, Others Support Recycling in Chile
The Collective Recycling Project aims to recycle 1,200 tons of waste annually by installing five recycling centers in Chile's capital…
Video: Pope Francis Praises Recycling
In a recent video, Pope Francis praises "cartoneros," or people who pick through trash to find reusable and recyclable material,…
California Company Turns Old TVs into Ceramic Tile
Fireclay Tile, which has been making tiles using sustainable methods since 1986, will now create a line of recycled tiles…
Six-Tower GM Office Complex Goes Landfill-Free
The Renaissance Center, a six-tower office complex in Detroit, now diverts 5 million pounds of trash from landfills annually by…
How Do Shingles Become Roads?
Shingle debris from one average home can help pave 200 feet of a two-lane highway. But how does the process…
Design Lampshades for Solar Lanterns to Help People in Need
Panasonic’s Cut Out the Darkness project allows people to design lampshades that could be sent along with solar lanterns to…