A metal recycling company based in Jackson has taken the decision to spread its operations in Waverly as well. This company is going to open its recycling facility in Waverly in the coming two months, and this center is going to create 500 new jobs for the residents in this region. According to the officials from the company, this new facility will drastically reduce the wastage of metal in … [Read more...]
A Metal Recycling Company in Jackson Expands Its Operations to Waverly
April 3, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A Professor Studies Ways to Recycle Water
April 2, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Since it is hard to create enough energy for all of the world’s population these days, people are trying to find new ways of how best to extract more fossil fuel. As such, fracking is becoming increasingly popular as an extraction method. But it wastes a lot of useful water. Professor Larry Wackett is trying to find ways to recycle that water and reuse it. … [Read more...]
Research on Organic Electronics
April 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A team of researchers led by Maggie Payne, who is a junior in Physics major, is studying the link between the electrical properties and physical structure of organic semiconductors crystals. The team is working towards advances in organic semiconductor technology which can in the future lead to electronics being sewn into the clothes or video screens being bent like paper. … [Read more...]
Contest Winners Receive Eco-friendly Gifts from Stylish Organics
March 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Stylish Organics recently flagged off two contests as part of their anniversary celebrations which are scheduled to continue throughout the month of March. The contests are aimed at encouraging people to support eco-compatible items, and helping them adopt a greener lifestyle. The events require contestants to express their support for such green initiatives by making efforts to spread a message … [Read more...]
US Residents Encouraged to Use Reusable Bags and Bamboo Totes
March 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Close to a billion plastic films and single-use plastic bags were collected at recycling centers in the US in the year 2011. These figures suggest that the recycling rate has substantially increased in the country, especially in the past two years. … [Read more...]
Waste Management Encourages Recycling and Bulk Custom Bags
March 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Waste Management has helped a lot of the cities and counties in the United States to increase their recycling rates in the past one year. With the help of the programs organized by the company, close to 75 communities have been able to recycle around $179 million pounds of waste material, and the citizens have been able to win rewards worth $4 million as well. … [Read more...]
A Lawmaker in Texas Opposes the Use of Bulk Reusable Bags
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
During the past two years, a lot of the cities and counties within the US have formulated policies in order to ban the usage of plastic bags within their premises. However, a State Representative from Texas, Drew Springer, feels that city councils need to start formulating policies that would place bans on any kind of bags. … [Read more...]
An Artist from New Rochelle Uses Recycled Material for her Artwork
March 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Recycling is a grueling work that most people consider to be boring. But the artists from New Rochelle have proved them wrong. Recycling can not only be fun, but also artistic. New Rochelle’s transFORM ArtGallery recently held an exhibition of artwork made of eco friendly promotional items, which can change the common conception about recycling. … [Read more...]
An Artist in Cleveland Promotes Recycling of Old Plastic Hangers
March 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Have you ever thought about what happens to the plastic hangers after you buy the clothes off them? Well, artist Loren Naji certainly has. As soon as he found out for certain that the plastic hangers, on which Old Navy’s clothes are hung, are not recycled but just thrown out as trash, he took steps to get those hangers recycled. … [Read more...]
The University of Texas Students Promote Wholesale Reusable Grocery Bags at an Event
March 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The students at the University of Texas have been organizing eco-friendly campaigns in order to increase the recycling rates at their campus. The students at the university are excited to take part in this year's national level recycling event, the RecycleMania, and like the students from the University of Tennessee, they have organized a fun event in order to promote the competition among the … [Read more...]