General Motors or GM, a leading name in the automobile industry, is using recycling activities to make significant profits. According to the company's recent financial reports, this automaker makes close to a billion dollars worth of profit through its recycling initiatives. The company reuses all the scrap materials that it generates, and their revenue reports suggest that all automobile … [Read more...]
Cal Poly Pomona Encouraging the Use of Promotional Recycled Bags
February 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
To promote eco-friendly behavior and promotional recycled bags among the students, the Inter-Hall Council in Cal Poly Pomona hosted I Love Earth Day. During this event, all the students in the locality came outdoors to support eco-friendly activities. The organizers of this event planned out several activities for the students, which helped them in recycling a lot of waste materials. … [Read more...]
Experts Request Residents to Maintain their Non-Woven Tote Bags
February 19, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In the state of California, many cities have banned the usage of single-use plastic bags within their premises. However, experts are concerned about the impact that reusable bags or totes have on the health of the users. According to a few reports, repeated usage of reusable bags can lead to a few food-borne diseases, and therefore, experts want the residents to maintain their reusable bags in … [Read more...]
Rose Valley Sanitary District under Threat
December 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
With the city councils becoming stricter about the environmental laws, the Rose Valley Sanitary District has been warned by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on their unsanitary waste disposal. According to the warning, the district may be prone to a civil penalty if they don't rectify their disposal methods, especially for substances that consist of toxic materials. … [Read more...]
Recycling – An Option for Old Electronic Appliances
December 25, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Most people tend to throw away old electronics after a span of ten years. Electronics need to be thrown into junkyards or landfills meant for waste disposal, and occupy a lot of space as well. To try and spread awareness on this issue, Deacon Dan Klockowski got his old computer desktop recycled instead of disposing it into a junkyard. According to David Lupinski, the Director of Recycling, more … [Read more...]
Apple Falls Down in the Greenpeace List
November 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Greenpeace International Guide announces a list of green electronic companies every year. In this year's list, Apple has fallen 2 spots from rank 4 to rank 6. This list is based on a study that examines the policies used by the companies, focuses on the practices of the firms, and marks them in terms of sustainability. … [Read more...]
Spokane City to Promote A Single-stream Waste Disposal System
November 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
To meet the increasing problems of waste disposal, the Spokane city officials have decided to set up a single-stream waste management plants. In fact, they have started disposing their wastes at the single-stream MRF plant on Geiger road. They have spent a large sum of $3.4 million to facilitate their residents with new recycling carts so that they can dump all their waste in these, without any … [Read more...]
Minneapolis Adopts a Single-sort Recycling System
November 12, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Southwest Minneapolis has adopted a simple recycling system according to which recycling bins will be delivered to households in blue carts. Mayor, R.T. Rybak said that the initiative was a move toward collecting more recyclables. … [Read more...]
Plastic Bags Fee Proposed in Newton, MA
November 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Newton Board of Aldermen’s committee for Programs and Services is faced with a proposal to levy charges on plastic bags given out at retail outlets across Newton,Massachusetts. A fee of 5 to 10 percent is proposed to be charged on each plastic bag; the fee would also extend to paper bags that are not recycled. … [Read more...]
2,500 Bags Full Of Groceries Being Given Away By Weis Markets
August 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
One of Weis Markets' team is giving away over 2,000 reusable bags. The bags will be full of groceries that are a part of the free giveaway. All the items in the bag will belong to private brands and amount to $59,000 in total. … [Read more...]