The sales of energy-efficient LED lights have increased in the region of Green. According to a lighting company owner in Green, Steve Zeneri, his LED light sales doubled in 2012, and the company is expecting to witness a quadruple rise in the sales by the end of 2013. Statistically, Steve's company earned close to a million dollars worth of revenue, through their LED light sales in 2012. So, on … [Read more...]
A Bank Aiming for a LEED Certification
January 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
South Florida has become home to several green buildings in the past few years, and the PNC Bank branches that are located at the South Andrews Avenue and at the Davie Boulevard are among such buildings. These buildings joined the list of green buildings in South Florida in the past few days. Each of the two buildings is made using several eco friendly promotional items, and has managed to obtain … [Read more...]
Chicago-based Recycling Companies Collaborate
January 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Keeping in mind the need to increase the recycling rates with the city, two well-known recycling companies in Chicago have collaborated their activities. These companies are RSI or Recycling Systems Inc. and Lakeshore Waste Services. Both of these companies have joined hands to form a new organization named LSR or Lakeshore Recycling Systems LLC. This collaboration has been funded by a San … [Read more...]
Eco-friendly Makeup by Renee Esebag
January 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A well-known face, Renee Esebag, has now launched her own collection of organic makeup. In the recent years, Renee has invested her time and money in a lot of ventures apart from being a model. Her new organic makeup collection named Street Saint is the latest addition to her list of business ventures. Renee stated that at present, people are growing friendlier towards organic products and so, … [Read more...]
Starbucks to Sell Reusable Cups in 2013
January 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In 2013, a lot of industry giants are planning to make amends in their policies to encourage the usage of eco friendly promotional items. Starbucks is also joining this trend by offering reusable cups to its customers. These reusable cups will be available only for a dollar each. Starbucks already allows its customers to bring their personal cups to get their coffee served in them. Individuals who … [Read more...]
New Jersey Promotes Recycling of Electronic Waste
January 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Department of Environmental Protection at New Jersey has decided to promote the recycling of electronic products among the residents of the state. During the holiday season, people like to exchange electronics among their friends and family as gifts. Keeping this trend in mind, the department has decided to take up this initiative. The department is urging the residents to recycle their old … [Read more...]
Greensboro City Officials Promote Recycling Among the Residents
January 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The city council of Greensboro is starting off the year with a new recycling campaign named “Recycle More, Save More.” This campaign has been introduced to alleviate the level of recycling among the residents of the city. According to Sheldon Smith, the Manager at the Solid Waste Division in the city, residents will be able to dispose more items in the recycling carts with the implementation of … [Read more...]
An Eco-friendly Bank in Farmingdale
December 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With the increasing awareness on the benefits of eco-friendly infrastructure, many businesses and residential spaces have made efforts to build eco-friendly buildings. The Kennebec Savings Bank has also joined this new trend, as the bank's latest branch building in the Farmingdale region is completely eco-friendly in nature. This building is made using eco friendly promotional items, and is known … [Read more...]
Officials in Philadelphia Promote Eco-friendly Architecture
December 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Keeping in mind the benefits of eco-friendly buildings, the Philadelphia Water Department, in collaboration with the Community Design and the EPA or the U.S Environmental Protection Agency, has decided to host a competition. This competition will focus on novel eco-friendly designs. The competition is titled ‘Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up!’ The focus of this competition is to find out … [Read more...]
Memphis City Council Upgrades the Recycling System
December 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment
To encourage recycling among the residents, the Memphis city council is planning on upgrading their existing recycling system. In the new system, the residents will not have to segregate the waste into different categories. The officials feel that if the residents need to dispose the waste without segregating it, more people would participate in the recycling activities. Therefore, they are … [Read more...]