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...]
Cal Poly Pomona Encouraging the Use of Promotional Recycled Bags
February 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Washington Township to Buy a Baling Machine
February 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The municipal recycling at the Washington Township is in for a boost with over $200,000 in grant coming to them from the Environmental Protect program in Pennsylvania. The fund will be used to purchase a baling machine. Last year, they incurred losses because of repairs needed on their existing machine. … [Read more...]
Lycoming County Promotes Personalized Reusable Shopping Bags
February 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
In order to improve the recycling system within the county, the officials from Lycoming County are moderating their current recycling system, and promoting personalized reusable shopping bags among their residents. The officials are planning on introducing new equipment at their recycling center to make the recycling system easier for the residents. … [Read more...]
Eco-friendly Renovations at Kellogg House
February 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The Victorian style Kellogg House at Williams College is set to be renovated according to international eco-friendly standards by fall 2014, if the renovation plan is successfully met. A committee of 20 students and staff are currently working to ensure that this building becomes the first renovated Living Building. All the other buildings that have the status of a Living Building have been … [Read more...]
Non-Woven Totes Filled with Gifts Encourage New Mothers to Breast-feed
February 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The management in Covenant Plainview Hospital has found that giving new mothers non-woven totes filled with relevant gifts encourages them to breast-feed their children. These totes have various accessories related to babies, and according to the hospital authorities, these accessories help in promoting the breast-feeding option among the new mothers. … [Read more...]
Garrett County Promotes Non-Woven Grocery Bags
February 21, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The county officials in Garrett County are happy about the fact that their recycling rates have increased by 5%, in comparison to 2010. According to the Department of Solid Waste & Recycling in the county, the residents have become more aware of the benefits of recycling, and they have made substantial efforts to reduce their household waste in the past two years. … [Read more...]
Young Fashion Student Promotes Non-Woven Tote Bags
February 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
An upcoming designer from the Parsons Design School in New York, Wu Mengdi, is gaining a lot of popularity because of her custom-made totes. This designer has come up with unique totes that have cartoon prints on them. These totes are eco-friendly in nature, and can be paired with any outfit as they have funky cartoon prints on them. This young fashion designer is being appreciated for her efforts … [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...]
Eco-friendly Movie Screening by Recycle Utah
February 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Recycle Utah screens a documentary every year to create public awareness towards environmental issues that are becoming a matter of daily concern. This year, a fun documentary on waste reduction, called ‘The Clean Bin Project’, was screened at the Santy Auditorium in Park City Library on the 13th of February. The documentary was about a couple who attempts to spend a year free of waste. … [Read more...]
A Unique Way to Recycle Your Phones
February 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Kiosks that work like ATMs The gadget freaks who do not like the idea of spending too much time online, looking for recyclers for their unwanted electric goods, can make use of the EcoATM. These kiosks can be easily found in any of the 15 suburban malls across the Chicago area. Using the kiosk is pretty simple. The user has to insert the gadget inside the kiosk bin. There are cameras … [Read more...]