Bolyston’s Recreation Coordinator Karen Barber and husband Stu have initiated an attempt towards curbing the possible hazards due to animal waste. Kelly Freda, an environmental analyst at the Department of Conservation and Recreation in West Boylston, pointed out that if animal waste is exposed to open air for a long time, it spreads bacteria into the surroundings, which later gets washed down by … [Read more...]
Eco Totes in El Cerrito
June 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Much like most cities in California, the city of El Cerrito is considering to place a ban on poly bag circulation and also on polystyrene boxes meant for parcelling food from restaurants. This law shall be based on the mock ordinance framed by Recycle More, authority for waste management at West Contra Costa. … [Read more...]
Glass Bottle Recycling at Austin
May 31, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Plastic bags are currently banned in Austin, but the thousands of recyclable glass bottles that are thrown out by the nightclubs and bars still go to landfills. This is because small businesses in Austin, which are of 100,000 square feet and below, are not required to recycle yet. Hopefully, this is going to change in the near future. … [Read more...]
Recycling in St. Christina School
May 30, 2013 by Leave a Comment
USA gain organized its Earth Month Challenge competition in April 2013. The organization has been hosting this competition annually since last seven years. Around 540 schools from the entire nation participated in this event making it a grand success. St.Christina School located in Mount Greenwood won the third place in this contest by recycling a whooping 2,445 pounds of clothing and shoes. … [Read more...]
Eco-friendly Salon in Harlem
May 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A new eco-friendly salon, called Simply Hair, was launched in Harlem recently. After starting to research on ways to reduce her carbon footprint, owner and hair stylist Ruth Brooks found that enough products were available in the market for her to run a completely green salon, and it would serve the needs of all her clients very well. … [Read more...]
A School Achieves its Recycling Goals at Fremont
May 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The students of Cabrillo Elementary School, Fremont actively participated in the six-week recycling challenge “Ready Set Recycle” from March 28 to May 6, and successfully completed their recycling goals. The aim of this challenge was to sort out the recyclable materials from the trash, and reduce the amount of waste going to the landfills. … [Read more...]
Students of Prairie State College to Wear Eco-Friendly Graduation Gowns
May 27, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The increasing awareness about the preservation of our ecosystem, especially by the generation that will soon have free reign to shape the world as its own, is a very encouraging one. Only recently was there some media coverage about how Prairie State College students are looking to wear eco-friendly graduation gowns and hats. Eco-friendly clothing is something that the green revolution should … [Read more...]
North Carolina Luring Eco-Friendly Tourists
May 26, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A recent article in a national newspaper has drawn attention to the fact that an increasing number of tourists are looking at a destination’s eco-friendly quotient. They are placing it in high regard when it comes to choosing where to head to for a vacation. The easy access to information with the dawn of the Internet age makes it easy to get a lot of information about a location, before deciding … [Read more...]
Eco-friendly Town Homes in Bay Village
May 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A recent article in the newspapers covered the story of Abode Modern Lifestyle Developers to look at developing eco-friendly town homes in the Bay Village Area. It is a development corporation that has already completed luxury home projects in Little Italy, Cleveland, Lakewood, and Rocky River. As a result of the high construction costs involved, Andrew Brickman is also looking for tax abatements … [Read more...]
Residents in Tucson Adapting to Eco Bags Wholesale
May 24, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tucson city residents are slowly adapting to the ordinance passed in the month of March 2013, which effectively bans the usage of plastic bags in the city. The ordinance is in full effect now and the residents are expected to keep a check on the plastic bags used daily. The groceries are supposed to check the use of plastic bags and provide eco bags for free or at a low price to the customers in … [Read more...]