In order to address the issue of plastic waste within the city, the city council in Redwood has taken up the decision to ban plastic bags within the premises of the city. The city officials announced that the reusable bag ordinance will be implemented in the city from the month of April, 2013, and they are hoping that the residents as well as the retailers will respond to it positively. … [Read more...]

Over the past few years, recycling has gained a lot of importance in the states of the US. As a process, recycling helps in evaluating the amount of waste that is generated by an average population in a region, and it also helps the state authorities in reusing this waste. In Kiowa County, the city council is very particular about the recycling rates in the region, which is why they have … [Read more...]

In order to increase the recycling rates in Jenks, the city council in Jenks has made alterations to the existing recycling program in the city. The city council has launched the one cart program in the city, and with the help of this program the residents will be able to dispose their entire week's waste in one waste disposal trip. … [Read more...]

The students at the University of Texas have been organizing eco-friendly campaigns in order to increase the recycling rates at their campus. The students at the university are excited to take part in this year's national level recycling event, the RecycleMania, and like the students from the University of Tennessee, they have organized a fun event in order to promote the competition among the … [Read more...]

The students at the University of Central Florida are making efforts to increase their recycling rates. The Recycling and Housekeeping services at the university have labeled all the dustbins in order to guide the students. The dustbins at the university have a label saying ‘landfill’ on them, and the students are expected to throw all their waste materials in these bins. These bins are located in … [Read more...]

A lot of the universities in the US are gearing up to take part in the RecycleMania competition. This competition is hosted for all the colleges in Canada and in the US, and it recognizes colleges that make efforts to keep their campus eco-friendly. The students from the University of Tennessee are preparing for this competition as well, and they recently conducted games based on recycling in the … [Read more...]

Eco friendly promotional items are attracting more attention from brands these days. Chez Marie has recently made efforts to be greener in their approach in order to appeal to the people who want a more sustaining life. Not only are their vegetarian burger patties gluten-free, but the packaging of these patties are also completely recyclable. … [Read more...]

The residents in Morristown will soon have a wide range of organic products to choose from, as a new organic food market, the Grassroots Natural Market, is being set up in the town. This store is being opened by Paul Kralyevich, a well-known retailer in the organic product industry, and he announced that his new store will be open from the 15th of April, 2013. … [Read more...]

In order to encourage the residents in Aiken city to recycle, the Aiken city council hosted an interesting event called the Spring Conservation and Recycling Day. The organizers of this event are planning on hosting this event every year, as they feel that such events remind the residents about the importance of eco-friendly activities. … [Read more...]

In order to promote recycling among schools students in the US, the Keep America Beautiful organization conducted a Recycle-Bowl. This Recycle-Bowl contest was conducted all over the US, and approximately 1,577 schools took part in it. In this competition, the schools competed with each other to win the prize of the most eco-friendly school in the US, and the organizers are hoping that more and … [Read more...]