The Staggering Impact of Roofing Waste (and a Recycling Solution)
December 18, 2012
Eleven million tons of asphalt shingle waste is generated annually in the U.S. What can you do to make a change?
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The Dark Side of Recycling
December 6, 2012
Has greenwashing reached obscene heights by using sustainable buzzwords like “recycling” and “recycled”?
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Better Practices, Better Planet 2020
November 29, 2012
The AF&PA’s initiative aims to bump paper recycling rates up to 70%.
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Keep America Beautiful Announces Recycling Pledge Inviting Businesses and Governments to Commit to 10% Increase in Workplace Recycling
November 14, 2012
Recycling at work initiative launched on America Recycles Day (Nov. 15); links to 2012 Clinton Global Initiative Commitment.
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Recycling Profile: Palm Springs, CA
November 9, 2012
Palm Springs residents enjoy plastic bag recycling at the curb as part of weekly single-stream recycling pick-up.
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Recycling Profile: Cleveland
November 2, 2012
Cleveland is implementing an automated recycling collection program, which will be dramatically more efficient when completed.
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SodaBIB’s Jason Van Nest: Rethinking Roofing by Reusing
October 25, 2012
A group from the New York Institute of Technology is working on a project to turn used plastic bottles into new roofing, and they need our help.
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Recycling Profile: Omaha, NE
October 19, 2012
Omaha’s switch to single-stream curbside recycling has saved the city time and lowered the budget, but it has made glass materials more difficult to recycle.
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Blog Action Day: A Few Tenants Make a Recycling Difference
October 18, 2012
The Power of We: One resident’s concern grants an entire apartment building access to curbside recycling.
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California Becomes 2nd State in the U.S. to Launch Statewide Paint Recycling Program
October 16, 2012
The California Paint Stewardship Program, established by a new law, AB 1343, will go into effect October 19, 2012.