 Stories About: recycling
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Mille grazie!
Should we take Italian nuclear waste? |
Joseph Romm |
07 May 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, insanity, Italy, nuclear power, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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Quit recycling
Celebrate Earth Day by ditching annoying green clichés |
Ashley Braun |
22 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: funnies, green living, holiday, messaging, recycling (all these topics) |
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A REDtime story
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Sean Casten |
22 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: greening biz operations, shameless self-promotion, energy, recycling, waste (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 |
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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 |
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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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If Only We Could Afford to Live There
San Francisco gets even greener |
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07 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:09 PM on 07 Mar 2008 San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom got jiggy with eco-measures this week. He signed into a law a requirement that the city's taxi fleet be converted to low-emission vehicles by 2011; ordered all city departments to purchase 100 percent recycled paper and reduce overall paper use by 20 percent by 2010; and announced his support for a tidal-energy project in the San Francisco Bay, despite a recent ... |
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| Topics: energy, local politics, news, placemaking, politics, recycling, San Francisco, wave and tidal power (all these topics) |
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Say cheeeeez
Kodak, Wal-Mart partner on photo kiosk recycling |
Katharine Wroth |
29 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: green living, shopping, recycling, Wal-Mart, business (all these topics) |
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Très Bien!
French automaker and waste-management biz team up to recycle cars |
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22 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 11:32 AM on 22 Feb 2008 French automaker Renault has announced that it will team up with waste-management company Sita to develop end-of-life recycling for automobiles. A European Union directive requires new vehicles to be 95 percent recyclable by 2015, as compared to 85 percent now. sources: Reuters, Dow Jones Newswires, Forbes From the Archives It Takes a Village. Protests arise o ... |
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| Topics: business, cars, France, news, recycling (all these topics) |
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Take It Back! No, You Take It Back!
NYC mayor says he'll veto an electronics-recycling bill |
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19 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:42 PM on 19 Feb 2008 The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill last Wednesday that would require electronics manufacturers to take back products for recycling. But on Friday, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he'll veto it -- and that if his veto is overridden, he'll choose not to enforce the law. The council estimates that more than 25,000 tons of TVs, computers, cameras, and oth ... |
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| Topics: business, local politics, New York City, news, politics, recycling, waste (all these topics) |
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Journey to the bottom of the Earth
CBS airs final segment of Antarctica series tonight |
Katy Balatero |
13 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: Antarctica, climate, climate change impacts, climate science, recycling, scientific research, TV, waste, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Denim do-goodery
Recycle your jeans at Aéropostale |
Sarah van Schagen |
11 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
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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 |
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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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Tastes great, less landfilling
On battling (plastic) bottled-up rage |
Ashley Braun |
23 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: recycling, US EPA, waste (all these topics) |
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Of course we recycle!
Eco-conscious White House may have destroyed evidence |
Katharine Wroth |
16 Jan 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: politics, recycling, shenanigans (all these topics) |
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Worn Yesterday
On (inherited) fur coats |
Umbra Fisk |
09 Jan 2008 |
Ask Umbra |
| Oh advice maven on all things green, I have a problem! I live in a very cold climate (read: Great White North) and my mother recently gave me my grandmother's old fur coat. It is the warmest thing I have ever owned, but can I wear it? It was a gift from my grandfather to my grandmother back in the early 1960s! I have other friends who are in the same situation -- they have recently received regifted family furs that are no longer ... |
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| Topics: advice, animal welfare, Ask Umbra, 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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Let your spruce loose
Find out where you can recycle your holiday tree |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
26 Dec 2007 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: holiday, recycling (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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She's Ba-ack
On a safe return |
Umbra Fisk |
12 Dec 2007 |
Ask Umbra |
| Dearest Readers, I am back. My captors released me early this morning, and I have never been happier to walk somewhere in my life. All that driving gets one down, doesn't it? Big thanks to the more than 2,000 of you who donated to Grist to help secure my release. I am in your debt, even more so than usual. Thank you, thank you. Thank you. I'll remember you all when I earn millions from my tell-all book. (And if you haven't gotten arou ... |
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| Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, biofuels, holiday, recycling (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 |
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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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