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Green carpet treatment
MLB, NRDC, and Chevy partner for 'greenest' All-Star Game |
Sara Barz |
15 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Tonight's Major League Baseball All-Star Game in New York should be the 'greenest' MLB event ever, according to Reuters. In partnership with Chevy and NRDC, MLB incorporated a number of 'green' initiatives into tonight's game: Athletes will be transported to and from Yankee Stadium in FlexFuel Chevy Silverados, post-consumer recycled waste content and bio-based materials will be included in paper products, and NRDC green teams will roam the stands of Yankee Stadium encour ... |
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| Topics: green living, recycling, sports, TV (all these topics) |
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Home Depot Improvement
Home Depot will collect CFLs for recycling |
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24 Jun 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:10 AM on 24 Jun 2008 Home Depot announced Tuesday that it will collect compact fluorescent light bulbs and send them off to be recycled. The home-improvement behemoth hopes the new program will keep the bulbs, which contain a small amount of mercury, out of household trash and recycling bins. IKEA also collects CFLs for recycling but doesn't have the market saturation of Home Depot; more than three-quarters of U.S. ho ... |
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| Topics: business, energy efficiency, green living, greening biz operations, greenish companies, mercury, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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Belt Experience
On car seat recycling |
Umbra Fisk |
23 Jun 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, What do you recommend for child car seat disposal or, better yet, recycling? Near as I can tell, options include giving them away to someone who needs them (a pretty discouraged practice) or sending them to Oregon or Colorado where a couple of renegade recycling programs are working to resolve this huge issue. I am about to become a parent, and we just bought a new car seat (bad, I know). I'd love to know if you have any ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, parenting, recycling (all these topics) |
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Plastic makes a comeback
Recycled plastic products gain ground |
Tia Ghose |
22 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
| The New York Times has an interesting article up about recycled plastic products. They're profiling a company called Recycline, which makes those bright green recycled plastic cutting boards, strawberry red colanders, and even toothbrushes. According to the article: Recycline's products, sold under the Preserve brand, make new products out of things that would otherwise be likely to end up in landfills. The company uses mostly recycled polypropylene, much of it from ... |
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| Topics: green living, greenish companies, innovation, recycling (all these topics) |
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Winning: The Poo
Recycling sewer water into drinking water growing more popular |
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15 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:39 AM on 15 May 2008 Cities and counties across the United States have increasingly been turning to recycled sewer water as one way to meet growing drinking-water demand. Recycling sewer water, or turning toilet water into drinking water via purification, has often repulsed opponents due to the high costs of treatment and the drinking-former-toilet-water gag factor. However, despite sometimes vocal oppo ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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BCause I Told You So
Eco-parents unimpressed by 'green' Barbie accessories |
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12 May 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:09 PM on 12 May 2008 Barbie BCause, toymaker Mattel's attempt to appeal to the green-minded tyke, has turned out to be not so popular with green-minded parents. The line of patchwork-y Barbie accessories made from cast-off fabric has inspired a blogging backlash. "The eco-conscious young girls I know of steer clear of Barbie," wrote Jennifer Lance on blog Eco Child's Play. "Truly green families ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, green products, greenwashing, news, parenting, recycling, shopping (all these topics) |
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Quit recycling
Celebrate Earth Day by ditching annoying green clichés |
Ashley Braun |
22 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I'm all about the three R's that have been the standby of every Earth Day since 1970: reduce, reuse, recycle. Got it. Even so, this Earth Day, I'm beseeching the world to do the unthinkable: stop recycling ... those annoying green clichés, that is. I think it's gee-golly-swell that environmental issues have started gaining such mainstream momentum recently, but if I read, see, or hear another overly trite use of 'It is/is not easy being green!' or 'An Inconvenient X, ... |
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| Topics: funnies, green living, holiday, messaging, recycling (all these topics) |
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Paint by number
Seattle artist illustrates statistics on waste, health, and consumption |
Adam Browning |
18 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
| A graphic -- very graphic -- look at the numbers that define America. |
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| Topics: air travel, art, deforestation, e-waste, green living, health, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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Discarded Ken Not Included
New Mattel line lets you wear Barbie's discards |
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02 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 4:34 PM on 02 Apr 2008 We are not making this up: Mattel is planning a new line of accessories made from "excess fabric and trimmings from other Barbie doll fashions and products which would otherwise be discarded." The "playful and on-trend" Barbie BCause collection -- including handbags, hats, pillows, and diaries "each featuring its own unique variations and kitschy patchwork details ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, green products, insanity, news, parenting, recycling, shopping (all these topics) |
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Garbage, Man
On trash bags |
Umbra Fisk |
26 Mar 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I am attempting to wean myself off plastic bags. I am also aware of the environmental impact of brown paper bags. So we are OK with cloth grocery bags, but can you suggest an alternative that can be used as a trash can liner (that's economical)? Lisa Columbus, Ga. Dearest Lisa, Plastic trash bags ... a Frequently Asked Question that I have never answered. Have I been saving this succulent trash bag question for a special day? No, ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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Nasty Namaste
On toxic yoga mats |
Umbra Fisk |
24 Mar 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, I own a yoga studio and our mats are wearing out and in need of replacement. What's the best alternative for buying new mats? And if I do get new mats, what's the best option for disposing of the old ones: donate to one of the many organizations that provide yoga for people that can't afford the usual yoga studio rates? Or spare them the toxins and send the mats to the landfill, or my gosh are they possibly recyclable? Help! ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, green products, recycling, sports, toxics (all these topics) |
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Ash Ask
On burning paper |
Umbra Fisk |
19 Mar 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, We heat our house primarily by wood, in an efficient, EPA-rated woodstove. My question is this: We recycle all of our paper, paperboard, cardboard, etc., but would it be better to burn it? As it is, we drive it to the recycle center, they ship it off somewhere, it is then processed, then shipped back out as a product. If we burn it, we get some heat, and ashes to spread on our garden. Which is better for paper -- recycling or burning ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, health, recycling, toxics (all these topics) |
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Say cheeeeez
Kodak, Wal-Mart partner on photo kiosk recycling |
Katharine Wroth |
29 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Wal-Mart continues on the 'Seriously? They're still doing good stuff?' path with a new partnership with Kodak that will bring recycling to those handy in-store photo kiosks. The printer ribbon, spools, and cartridges recycled annually by the program will weigh about as much as six commercial planes. Which is, even by Wal-Mart standards, big. |
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| Topics: green living, shopping, recycling, Wal-Mart, business (all these topics) |
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Denim do-goodery
Recycle your jeans at Aéropostale |
Sarah van Schagen |
11 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| While hiding from Seattle's rainy grayness yesterday, I happened upon an interesting window display at teeny-bop-shop Aéropostale. In bright green letters, the sign urged passersby to recycle their denim as part of the store's Teens for Jeans campaign. The project aims to give gently used jeans to homeless teens across the country -- and Aéropostale customers who donate a pair get 20 percent off a new pair in return. Unfortunately, yesterday was the last day of the ... |
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| Topics: fashion, green living, recycling (all these topics) |
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Take the challenge
Slim down with the 'Waste Diet' |
Kristina & Jason Makansi |
05 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
| There are people who talk about reducing, reusing, and recycling -- and then there's Maren Engelmohr. Engelmohr, a St. Louis architect with an impressive set of green credentials, her husband, and her two children are embarking on a year-long 'waste diet,' and are challenging you (and me) to do the same:The Waste Diet is a campaign to encourage people to reduce their Household landfill waste. Our household is committing ourselves to not sending any wa ... |
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| Topics: green living, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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Quick and Dirty
On paper plates |
Umbra Fisk |
28 Jan 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, Maybe you can help settle this dispute between my husband and me. He likes to use paper plates for quick/short meals like toast in the morning, cheese and crackers in the evening, etc. He claims that he's saving energy by not having to wash a dish. (We have a new energy-efficient dishwasher and an on-demand hot water heater.) I say he's wasting paper unnecessarily, and besides, I hate seeing paper plates all over the place. Wh ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, ecological footprint, energy at home, green living, recycling (all these topics) |
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To Have and to Put on Hold
EPA launches cell-phone recycling campaign |
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08 Jan 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 12:40 PM on 08 Jan 2008 As many as 150 million cell phones are taken out of service in the U.S. each year, and some 80 percent end up in the landfill, where they leach toxins into the air and water. In an attempt to address the problem, the U.S. EPA today launched a campaign to boost cell-phone reuse and recycling. Eleven companies -- AT&T, Best Buy, LG Electronics, Motorola, Nokia, Office Depot, Samsung, Sony Er ... |
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| Topics: green living, news, recycling, tech, US EPA (all these topics) |
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Brush With Destiny
On paint disposal |
Umbra Fisk |
17 Dec 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, A friend of mine is a painter. He is concerned about the environment and has been trying to find out how to dispose of his paint buckets, extra paint, and other supplies in a way that is eco-friendly, but he's come up with nothing. We live in Chicago, and you would think that a huge city like this would have places to dispose of these kinds of things ... any advice? Erin Chicago, Ill. Dearest Erin, Uh, this question is r ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, recycling, toxics (all these topics) |
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'The Story of Stuff'
Another reason to procrastinate about my Christmas shopping |
Katy Balatero |
11 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
| From the producers of 'The Meatrix' and 'Grocery Store Wars' comes 'The Story of Stuff,' a short video about production and consumption, just in time for the holiday shopping binge. Click here for the full movie (sample clip embedded below). |
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| Topics: business, consumerism, green living, recycling, shopping, waste (all these topics) |
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Buzz Kill
On Jell-O shots |
Umbra Fisk |
05 Dec 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Greetings, A very important discussion among my colleagues this week: is it better to purchase reusable, petroleum-based products (plastic) or to use paper disposables? Specifically, we're talking about Jell-O shot cups. A recent (and brilliant) invention is this little plastic shot cup with a twistable ring inside. Ostensibly, a flick of the wrist will free even the most stubborn Jell-O shot and allow hours of fun. Some of my friends have argu ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food, funnies, green living, recycling (all these topics) |
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Smolder and Wiser
On fireplace ashes |
Umbra Fisk |
12 Nov 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dear Umbra, What should we do with ashes from the fireplace? I've heard that they're great for the garden and I've heard that they may not be so good for the garden. Are they a good replacement for salt on slippery sidewalks? Janet Allen Syracuse, N.Y. Dearest Janet, Why not make some soap? Here come the holidays, after all. All you'd have to do is run water over the ashes to make potash, boil the potash down into lye, render your o ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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Jeepers, Creepers, How'd Ya Get Rid of Those Sneakers?
How to recycle athletic shoes, iPods, mattresses, and other oddities |
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06 Nov 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Grist's Katharine Wroth and Chip Giller appeared on NBC's Today show on Tuesday, Nov. 6, telling Meredith Vieira how to recycle some of the odd and awkward items that you can't put out in your curbside bin. Athletic Shoes Got a pair (or a pile) of old sneakers that are too gross and grotty to give to charity? Nike will recycle any brand of athletic shoe through ... |
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| Topics: advice, green living, recycling (all these topics) |
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Franti Up
Reggae artist Michael Franti lets loose on inspiring social change |
Sarah van Schagen |
12 Oct 2007 |
Grist Feature |
| Michael Franti. Photo: anti.com/Megan Gentile "Everyone deserves music, sweet music," Michael Franti sings in the title track from a 2003 album. The man behind Michael Franti & Spearhead -- a band that blends hip-hop with jazz, folk, and funk music -- also believes that everyone deserves health care, social justice, and a sustainable planet. And he makes sure you know it -- ... |
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| Topics: green living, music, recycling (all these topics) |
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There's the Tub
On reusing bath water |
Umbra Fisk |
10 Sep 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Hi Umbra, My new (to me) house has a somewhat larger than standard bathtub with jets. I rarely have time for a bath, but last night took the opportunity to indulge. I had a nice soak, in water heated by solar energy, but then I had a tubful -- perhaps 50 gallons? -- of relatively clean water that I would like to use on my currently thirsty trees, the only way I can justify an occasional indulgent soak. How can I get the water from m ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, recycling (all these topics) |
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Pop Top
Coca-Cola announces big recycling initiatives |
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06 Sep 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 2:36 PM on 06 Sep 2007 Speaking around gulps of carbonated, corn-syrupy beverage, Coca-Cola executives announced two environmental initiatives this week. By next year, the company plans to redesign its 20-ounce bottle to use 5 percent less plastic, and will open a gigantic recycling plant in South Carolina. Coca-Cola currently recycles or reuses about 10 percent of its U.S.-sold plastic bottles; the company hopes to raise that numb ... |
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| Topics: business, green living, greening biz operations, greenish companies, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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