Environmentalists and patrons are in an uproar over a recent discovery that, according to corporate policy, Starbucks shops around the country waste millions of liters of water every day. Making this fact even more upsetting is that Starbucks has a demeanor of being a green business and very environmentally aware, contradicting recent findings.
24.3 liters of […]

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Waste and the Media Ecosystem:
An introduction to a New Column on Easy Ways to Go Green
It has become a well-accepted fact that most things we know will change in our lifetime. Those of us who are unhappy with the state of the world today try to promote and further that change, hopefully harnessing it in […]

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Creative Ideas for Reusing and Recycling Random Stuff

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What Are Reuse Groups

Everyone could use a closet cleaning now and again. In fact, there is a good chance your closet is full of clothes waiting to make a comeback, or the extra computer monitor, or some kitchen supplies you got as a gift (don’t worry, Aunt Mildred will never know you don’t actually like […]

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Editorial Commentary on Earth Day

Earth Day is supposed to be a day celebrating Mother Earth in all her bountiful glory. Yet with global warming, climate change, clean water, carbon footprints, skyrocketing gas prices and animal extinction all hot topics in the news, hasn’t every day become a veritable Earth Day?
Think about how many more news […]

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Where to Recycle Your Tires:
epa.gov/garbagetires/live.htm
Where to Recycle Your Used Packing Peanuts:
loosefillpackaging.com
Where to Recycle Your Used Paint:
earth911.org
Where to Recycle Your Formal Dresses:
www.operationfairydust.org
Where to Recycle Your Eyeglasses:
neweyesfortheneedy.org
Where to Recycle Your Appliances:
recycle-steel.org
Where to Recycle Your Carpets:
carpetrecovery.org
Where to Recycle Your Computers:
sharetechnology.org
Where to Recycle Your Cell Phones and Rechargeable Batteries:
rbrc.org
Where to Recycle Your Electronics:
mygreenelectronics.org
Where to Recycle Your Floppy Disks and […]

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E-Waste Center Recycles Electronic Waste

One of the big questions with recycling is — what do you do with things like computer monitors, old televisions, and other large-scale pieces of electronic equipment? Well question no further. Thanks to businesses like EWC (E-Waste Center), you no longer need to wonder how to properly dispose of your electronic […]

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