Turning Ordinary Cooking Oil into Biodiesel Fuel
July 10, 2013
A North Carolina-based program aims to remove used cooking oil from the state’s waste stream by recycling it into alternative, healthy fuel.
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Electronic Recyclers International to Launch New 81,000-Sq.-Ft. Colorado Facility in Aurora
July 9, 2013
The Aurora facility, opening this coming September, more than doubles the size of ERI’s current Denver facility.
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Recycled Plastic Bag Crafts Bring a Community Together
July 8, 2013
How an American visiting a small Mexican resort town changed the wasteful perception of plastic bags and sparked a creative micro-economy.
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Tyres on the Drive’s Michelle Hall: European Commission Finds 3 Million Tons of Tire Waste
June 25, 2013
Up to 70% of used tires in the U.K. end up in landfills. Could an EU-funded project start to cut down on tire waste by recycling them into rubberized asphalt?
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Target’s Recycling Kiosks: A Nationwide Recycling Solution
June 19, 2013
For those with limited recycling options, Target is a resource to recycle plastics, aluminum, glass and electronics.
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New York City’s Wearable Collections: ‘Clothing is Not Garbage’
June 14, 2013
Wearable Collections is bringing clothing recycling right to New Yorkers’ doors.
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GrowNYC’s Textile Recycling Program
June 13, 2013
Since 2007, GrowNYC has been instrumental in collecting more than 2 million pounds of textiles through its clothing and textile recycling collections.
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Dart Container’s Michael Westerfield: Promoting the Recycling of a Material You Can’t Say is Recyclable
June 6, 2013
Do you think polystyrene isn’t recyclable? Dart Containers is trying to change that fallacy.
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BETTERY’s Bill Coleman: A Sustainable Solution for Batteries
May 30, 2013
BETTERY has developed a convenient solution that reduces waste and saves consumers money on their annual battery costs.
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TerraCycle’s Writing Instruments Brigade
May 30, 2013
Old pens, pencils and markers needn’t see the trash bin. TerraCycle collects them and turns them into useful household products.