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Apple offers free computer take-back program Cool	Sarah K. Burkhalter	08 May 2006	Gristmill

Topics: business, e-waste, recycling (all these topics)

I'm the Train Wreck They Call the City of New Orleans New Orleans debris heads to the landfill, isn't reused or recycled		14 Apr 2006	Daily Grist
I'm the Train Wreck They Call the City of New Orleans New Orleans debris heads to the landfill, isn't reused or recycled New Orleans is taking great pains to recycle the waste left by Hurricane Katrina. Wait, you believed that? We're totally lying. Debris from the pummeled city is being dumped in the landfill by the truckload, including heaps of potentially reusable building materials such as ...
Topics: green living, Louisiana, news, pollution and waste, recycling (all these topics)

E-Waste Not, E-Want Not Washington Gov. Gregoire signs far-reaching e-recycling law		27 Mar 2006	Daily Grist
E-Waste Not, E-Want Not Washington Gov. Gregoire signs far-reaching e-recycling law On Friday, Washington Gov. Christine Gregoire (D) signed into law the toughest electronic-waste recycling measure in the U.S. -- good news for a state brimming with Microsoft techies who upgrade their systems once a quarter. The bill will require TV and computer makers to collect, transport, and dispose of the e-devices at their o ...
Topics: green living, news, recycling, Washington (all these topics)

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Remunerate Eco-entrepreneurs pay people to recycle		21 Feb 2006	Daily Grist
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Remunerate Eco-entrepreneurs pay people to recycle What's the best way to get people to recycle? Same way you get them to do anything: pay them for it. Patrick FitzGerald and Ron Gonen founded RecycleBank in 2004 on the notion that economic incentives would motivate recycling more effectively than green principles. Their system rewards households with up to $400 a year in credits to national ...
Topics: business, green living, news, recycling (all these topics)

Between the Sheets Taking the wrinkles out of paper recycling	Joel Makower	31 Jan 2006	Toiling Point
Recycling paper at your company? How's it going? If you answered "yes" to the first question and "not so good" to the second, you're in fine company. After years of trying, an astonishing number of outfits both large and small are having trouble accomplishing this seemingly simple task. At least, that's my conclusion after talking with companies -- and hearing from Grist readers. Same ...
Topics: business, green living, recycling (all these topics)

What About Those Cahs in the Yahd? Pioneering e-waste recycling law takes effect in Maine		20 Jan 2006	Daily Grist
What About Those Cahs in the Yahd? Pioneering e-waste recycling law takes effect in Maine Maine: It's not just lobstah anymore. This week, the Pine Tree State became the first in the nation to require manufacturers to cover the cost of recycling televisions and computer monitors. Similar to e-waste laws already in force in Japan and some European countries, Maine's new rule allows municipalities to bill the expenses o ...
Topics: green living, Maine, news, recycling (all these topics)

Laptop Dance On choosing a laptop	Umbra Fisk	18 Jan 2006	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I am buying a new laptop, and I was wondering if all computers are the same energy-wise, or if some brands are better for the environment? Aviva Horrow Philadelphia, Pa. Dearest Aviva, You're already off to a good start, as laptops consume far less energy than desktop machines -- we're talking over 50 percent less. Thin is in. Photo: iStockPhoto. Computer manufacturers have three opportunities to earn their environmental s ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, e-waste, green living, recycling, toxics (all these topics)

What to do with your old Christmas tree Send it to the fishes.	Sarah K. Burkhalter	09 Jan 2006	Gristmill

Topics: holiday, recycling (all these topics)

When the Rubber Hits the Road On recycling condoms	Umbra Fisk	09 Jan 2006	Ask Umbra
For the sake of argument, how does one recycle condoms? Unused they are plastic of some sort? I know it's a bit silly, but don't you just hate to have to flush them and all the water that goes with? Flavia S. Milan, Italy Dearest Flavia, In brief: condoms are generally made of latex and are not recyclable. (Though the actual recyclability of Milan condoms may be a question for the Milan Recycling Bureau, not yours trul ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, green living, recycling, sex (all these topics)

Take It to the Limit On speed limits	Umbra Fisk	19 Sep 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I was babbling about the '70s energy crisis, gas rationing, and the nationwide 55 mile-per-hour speed limit at work the other day, and found myself explaining to a group of younger people how you save gas if you drive slower. They had never heard such a thing! Could you refresh my memory about why 55 is the magic number for saving fuel? They need to hear it in scientificese. Ruth Denton, Texas Dearest Ruth, As you well r ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, fuel efficiency, placemaking, recycling (all these topics)

Tree Enterprise Nicole Rycroft, recycled-paper pusher, answers readers' questions		16 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Nicole Rycroft, campaigns director for Markets Initiative. Is there a similar organization to Markets Initiative in the U.S.?�� -- Jerry Broadbent, Bucoda, Wash. There are a number of organizations that work to safeguard endangered forests by shifting U.S. market demand to more sustainable wood and paper products. Green Press Initiative is working with the U.S. book sector and Co-op America with the U. ...
Topics: business, Canada, green living, InterActivist, interview, recycling, wilderness (all these topics)

Knob Appeal On architectural salvage	Umbra Fisk	14 Sep 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, We recently replaced the doorknobs in our place, so we have a fistful of old yet working doorknobs I'd hate to just toss. What to do with this and other perfectly good hardware? R.B.M. Arlington, Va. Dearest R.B.M., This answer goes out to you, but also to all your fellow home remodelers out there. One person's old doorknob is another's period-restoration item, as the adage goes. Don't knock it. You can, of course, try t ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, business, green living, recycling (all these topics)

Page of Enlightenment Nicole Rycroft, forest-friendly book publisher, answers Grist's questions		12 Sep 2005	InterActivist
Nicole Rycroft. With what environmental organization are you affiliated? I'm the campaigns director for Markets Initiative. What does your organization do? We work to completely transform heavy paper-consuming industries in Canada (e.g., book, magazine, and newspaper sectors) -- to shift them away from papers originating from ancient or endangered forests and to reduce their overall paper ...
Topics: business, Canada, green living, InterActivist, interview, recycling, wilderness (all these topics)

IBM Me Up, Scotty On computer recycling	Umbra Fisk	08 Aug 2005	Ask Umbra

Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, e-waste, green living, North Carolina, recycling, toxics (all these topics)

Trash Talk In Garbage Land, Elizabeth Royte talks dirty	Jim Motavalli	28 Jul 2005	Arts and Minds
Garbage Land: On the Secret Trail of Trash by Elizabeth Royte, Little Brown and Co., 320 pgs., 2005. Our soda man delivers. He comes bounding up the steps, easily cradling an ancient-looking wooden crate under one arm. The contents are 24 seven-ounce bottles of cola and birch beer, for which we hand him $7, and last month's crate. The thick, wavy glass bottles bear an old-fashioned logo that reads, "Castle ...
Topics: green living, recycling, solid waste treatment and disposal, United States (all these topics)

LeSabre Rattling On car disposal	Umbra Fisk	27 Jul 2005	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, My wife and I are making plans to purchase our first hybrid vehicle and need to properly dispose of our current car -- a 1989 Buick LeSabre. My question is, what is the best way to get rid of it? It is old and has a lot of miles on it. I suppose the dealer may take it off our hands for a very small trade-in amount -- at which point, they will probably just send it to the scrap yard. What are the odds of it getting properly re ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, cars, green living, placemaking, recycling (all these topics)

PET Cemetery New recycling plant may help Mexico cope with litter and landfills		19 Jul 2005	Daily Grist
PET Cemetery New recycling plant may help Mexico cope with litter and landfills Mexicans lead the globe in gulping sugary drinks, but recycle only a thin sliver of the 9 billion PET (polyethylene terephthalate) bottles they use every year. Hoping to jump-start a national culture of recycling, Environment Minister Jose Luis Luege attended last week's opening of a new recycling plant near the city of Toluca, which will ...
Topics: green living, Mexico, news, recycling (all these topics)

Slitherin' Scholastic Greens urge boycott of Harry Potter's U.S. publisher		15 Jul 2005	Daily Grist
Slitherin' Scholastic Greens urge boycott of Harry Potter's U.S. publisher J. K. Rowling and a coalition of eco-Muggles are giving props to Canadian publisher Raincoast Books for printing Rowling's hotly anticipated sixth novel -- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, being released tonight -- entirely on recycled paper. Canadian conservation group Markets Initiative estimates that Raincoast's good gre ...
Topics: Canada, green living, news, recycling, wilderness (all these topics)

Call Collect Seth Heine of CollectiveGood answers readers' questions		15 Jul 2005	InterActivist
Seth Heine, CollectiveGood. So I know what bands you like and the ages of your children, but I still have no idea what actually happens to old cell phones when they are properly disposed of. Inquiring minds want to know!�� -- Wendy James, Burbank, Calif. About half of the phones we collect go into reuse after testing and refurbishment processes. The other half (and all of the accessories) go through materials recla ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, recycling (all these topics)

Revenge of the Seth Seth Heine of CollectiveGood answers Grist's questions		11 Jul 2005	InterActivist
Seth Heine. With what environmental organizations are you affiliated? I'm the president of CollectiveGood and RIPMobile.com -- mobile phone recyclers. What do your organizations do? What, in a perfect world, would constitute "mission accomplished"? CollectiveGood recycles mobile devices (phones, pagers, PDAs) and all of their related accessories, usually in partnerships with charities, companies, and ...
Topics: green living, InterActivist, interview, recycling (all these topics)

Ferry Godfather Architect shows that reusing discarded materials can be chic		03 Jun 2005	Daily Grist
Ferry Godfather Architect shows that reusing discarded materials can be chic Greens have been going on for years about the need to reuse society's refuse. Now, a high-end modernist San Francisco architect named Olle Lundberg is showing that scavenging is not just for the poor and idealistic. The rich can play too! For instance, Lundberg lives on a decommissioned Icelandic auto ferry, retrofitted with materials di ...
Topics: California, green living, news, recycling (all these topics)

An Offer: They Can't Dump E-Refuse NYC considers tough e-waste bill		26 May 2005	Daily Grist
An Offer: They Can't Dump E-Refuse NYC considers tough e-waste bill One of the toughest electronic-waste bills in the U.S. was introduced in the New York City Council yesterday. It would require producers of electronic equipment like computers and televisions to collect and recycle those devices -- that is, if they want to maintain selling rights within the city. City officials like council me ...
Topics: green living, New York, news, pollution and waste, recycling (all these topics)

Don't get Glad, get even New ads give recycling a smackdown	Katharine Wroth	17 May 2005	Gristmill

Topics: recycling, waste (all these topics)

A Sorted Affair Japanese municipalities take recycling to a whole new level		13 May 2005	Daily Grist
A Sorted Affair Japanese municipalities take recycling to a whole new level Yokohama, Japan, a city of 3.5 million, recently sent its citizens a 27-page instruction book on how to sort trash for recycling into 10 different categories, detailing how to dispose of more than 500 separate items, from used lipstick tubes to old socks. The city aims to slash the amount of waste being sent to incinerators by 30 percent by 20 ...
Topics: green living, Japan, news, recycling (all these topics)

Blown away	Katharine Wroth	24 Mar 2005	Gristmill

Topics: Chicago, recycling, waste (all these topics)

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