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...]
Edible Cups That Will Help Reduce Waste Generation
January 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
With the increasing awareness of eco-friendly products, a small group of people have taken up the initiative to produce edible cups named Loliware. Food companies have become very particular about the materials that are used while packaging their food items, and have taken many steps to try and reduce their environmental footprint. Loliware is a perfect example of this; individuals can place their … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Recycling Competition for Schools at Corpus Christi, Texas
December 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
At Evans Elementary School in Corpus Christi, Texas, students participated in a competition for recycling plastic bags. The students who fared well were promised prizes such as ice creams, pizzas, and a recycled plastic bench. … [Read more...]
Plastic Bag Ban in San Clemente
December 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Coastal Advisory Commission at San Clemente is perturbed by the escalating issue of plastic bag waste disposal. So, it has proposed that the city council of San Clemente should put a ban on the usage of single-use plastic bags within the city limits. The city council has contemplated on the proposal of banning single-use plastic bags twice in the recent past, and may come to a conclusion soon. … [Read more...]