Roanoke County has moved the recycling carts at Hidden Valley High School to a different location. Commemorating America Recycles Day which is dedicated to spreading awareness about recycling activities, the City of Hartford has announced a green initiative. Change in collection centers at Roanoke County The recyclables at Roanoke County can be dropped off now at Brambleton Center’s … [Read more...]
Celebrating Textile Recycling
November 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On the occasion of America Recycles Day, Community Recycling, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and DonateStuff.com had teamed up together to promote awareness among the public on textile recycling. The day is dedicated to celebrating and promoting recycling initiative and household goods, shoes, and clothes are added to list of things to be recycled. On this day, Houston’s residents could … [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...]
Rume Organizes a Contest to Promote Eco-friendly Products
November 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rume, a Denver-based lifestyle brand, is hosting an interesting competition for their promotional reusable bags and iPhone cases. The competition is very simple, as in the participants need to go on a social networking site and explain as to why they deserve to win the merchandize. Rume, as a brand, has always been famous for it's eco-friendly initiatives, and through this competition it is … [Read more...]
New Manufacturing Facility Launched at Earth Friendly Products
November 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Recently celebrities and government officials in Florida received a “green carpet” reception at the headquarters of Earth Friendly Products, a company selling environment friendly products. The VIPs came from different parts of the world to celebrate the opening of the environment friendly manufacturing facility. … [Read more...]
ISO Promotes Eco-friendly Construction
November 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Keeping in mind the growing need for eco-friendly buildings, ISO (International Organization For Standardization) has altered the existing commercial building classifications. The new classifications address the usage of alternative energy sources in any commercial space and will benefit all organizations that are making efforts to reduce their environmental footprint. … [Read more...]
Be Present takes their Eco-friendly Initiative a Step Further
November 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Be Present, a Denver based company that manufactures eco-friendly clothing for yoga, has collaborated with UPS to ship their clothing in carbon neutral packaging. This company has always been focused on promoting eco-friendly lifestyles, and with this collaboration, it has taken its efforts to the next level. The company is famous for its organic yoga apparel, especially in the Denver region, and … [Read more...]
Reducing Carbon Emissions by Minimizing Deforestation
November 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Deforestation increases the levels of carbon-dioxide in the atmosphere; the World Carefree Network (WCN) reports that at least 15 percent of the world’s carbon emission is due to deforestation. … [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...]
Aki Goto releases her “Green” Collection!
November 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
New York based designer, Aki Goto, recently joined the league of designers who handcraft clothes from recyclable materials. She has designed a jacket out of leftovers from people's packed lunches and is even planning on making a collection from donated fabrics in the near future. Her jacket has received good responses from the customers, suggesting that people are opening up to the concept of … [Read more...]