It was declared today that SC Johnson has been awarded the Clear Air Excellence Award for 2012 for its long standing commitment to the environment. The award was presented by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the yearly award honors recognized the outstanding and innovative efforts in order to help achieve cleaner air. … [Read more...]

With the entire country turning eco-friendly,BainbridgeIslandis moving it up a notch higher by organizing a reusable bag contest. The latest bag sensation in the city isn’t from Louis Vuttion, Gucci or Prada, but it will from the one of the city’s residents. One of the lucky and artsy islanders is going to be the official designer for reusable shopping bags in the city. … [Read more...]

It has been found that in the country of USA itself, billions of paper, plastic and non-woven grocery totes are utilized each year. After reusing most of them, they may get recycled or just get thrown into rivers and landfills. Sometimes, since the waste is improperly disposed, it causes heaps of litter everywhere. … [Read more...]

With so many clothing options and fast moving lifestyles these days, it is difficult to keep track of what your clothes are made of or where they come from. Most consumers are going through the paradox of having to choose between locally grown food and exported food, carrying wholesale reusable bags for shopping and also choosing the carious eco-friendly promotional items. … [Read more...]

As of September 4th, the US Open Green Initiative has successfully diverted lots of waste and has almost collected a hundred tons of trash.  The amount of waste collected is a 22-ton increase over the total amount of waste collected at the US Open in 2011. All this has happened because of the USTA’s collection expansion in the Food Village, and also including the Arthur Ashe Stadium eateries this … [Read more...]

The public testimony that took place recently saw the Portland City Council tackle quite a few community issues such as fluoridating the entire area’s drinking water and plastic waste issues. Oregonian Fluoride Company got a thumbs down from the council members, prohibiting them and the Commissioner Randy Leonard from fluoridating the entire systems water, as the officials feel they know what’s … [Read more...]

With plummeting incomes, a slow-growing economy and an increasing national debt, the aspects and concerns of the environment are constantly put on the back burner. In the year 2011, it was found that the median annual salary of an American was just about $26,000, which is quite a low number since 1999. Going green has falsely been stereotyped as being expensive, even though it is quite an … [Read more...]

It has been approved by the City Council of Port Townsend to purchase almost ten thousand reusable grocery bags and to distribute them in the community. Half of these bags will be given for free to the city’s residents and the other half’s distribution plan is yet to be decided by the City Council. The distribution of these totes will happen at the same time when the ban on single-use plastic bags … [Read more...]

Bucyrus, an Ohio based company is currently turning paper waste into cellulose insulation, which is considered to be eco-friendly. Almost 4-6 truckloads of paper that is wasted every day is taken by Advanced Fiber Technology and turned into earth-friendly insulation at the plant. The truckloads mostly include newspapers and other biodegradable stationery materials. … [Read more...]

Targeting the recycling of demolition and construction debris in Cook County, Illinois, the Board of Commissioners passed an ordinance recently. The ordinance called the Demolition Debris Diversion ordinance was passed by the members of the Board, requesting the demolition contactors to recycle almost seventy percent of the debris that is collected in all their demolition projects. … [Read more...]