As part of its commitment to increase recycling participation statewide, New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection awarded a record $14.5 million to local governments for recycling programs. This amount is nearly double 2008’s ...
Recycling plastics 1-6 is usually pretty straightforward, as each category correlates with a specific resin.But plastic #7 is literally the “catch-all” category. Dubbed as “Other,” plastic #7 includes those resins that do ...
Justin Solondz, an environmental activist who was wanted by the FBI for “eco-terrorism” charges tied to the Earth Liberation Front, has been sentenced to 3 years in a Chinese prison for manufacturing drugs. Back in June I reported on his arrest via Twitter, and now much more details have emerged about his life overseas and [ ... ]Related posts: Activism Labeled “Blackmail,” UK Animal Activists Sentenced to 4-11 Years in Prison Environmentalist Sentenced to 21 Years as a
If the title of this news story has you curious, you’re not alone. We are too.A London community is studying an innovative technology which may allow for the recycling of discarded cigarette butts into home insulation. The community ...
Yesterday the "big news" in global warming was that some hackers broke into the private emails of climate scientists, cherry-picked a few comments, then published them completely out of context to make it appear like the scientists were lying to ...
Photo credit: SugarCreekPhoto via Flickr Sure, agriculture provides us with the food we all eat every day. But do you know how those agricultural practices impact global warming? Turns out there's some pretty big impacts, on both the sustainable and industrial sides of the equation; employing sustainable practices, like organic agriculture, has huge potential to help in the fight against global warming, and maintaining the status quo with widespread industrial agricultural practices will
A survey conducted by Plastics Make It Possible shows that 70 percent of households make recycling a priority, and more than two-thirds of these residents cite that the woman of the home serves as the “recycling enforcer.”As a part of ...
When a new recycling facility opens next year in Birmingham, England, it won’t specialize in typical curbside products or other materials growing in recycling popularity, such as electronics and tires. This site will collect disposable ...