Republicans At Odds With EPA
The GOP is attacking the EPA stating that the over-regulation from the EPA is at the heart of our stalled… [more]
Huntington Beach, California Wants To Ban Plastic Bags
Huntington Beach City Council is looking to ban single-use-bags and force stores to start using reusable… [more]
Help Ban Plastic Bags at the 2012 London Olympics
Bonnie Alter reported in Treehugger recently that London would like to make the 2012 Olympic games… [more]
Stainless Steel Bottles are a Practical Solution
With these water bottle options out of the way, you must be wondering whether there is a practical option… [more]
Be Weary of PET and BPA
One of the essential items to carry when you are on the move is a water bottle. This ensures that your… [more]
Businesses Going Green
As You Sow has secured commitments from Coke-A-Cola, Pepsi, and Nestle Corporations to commit to recycling up to 50% of company PET plastic by 2015 and 2018 respectively after their newest Scorecard survey brought attention to the matter. This is the third such survey since 2006. After … Read Story
A Santa Cruz local Chinese restaurant, Charlie Hong Kong on Soquel Avenue, is to receive the 'Business of the Year Award' from Save Our Shores. Save Our Shores is an ocean advocacy non profit organization located in Santa Cruz and has been striving and working towards clean boating, ocean … Read Story
Some more examples of large organizations that have taken significant steps to go green include PepsiCo and IBM. PepsiCo is planning to test biodegradable bottles made from raw materials like orange peels and oat hulls, which are major waste products at the company’s facilities. A spokesperson for … Read Story
Environmental News
New York City recycles the plastic bags they give to shoppers. New York is the largest American city to enact a reycling bill for plastic bags but there are many other American cities jumping on board to recycle or ban plastic bags as well. It is estimated that the United States uses 86 billion … Read Story
Chemical engineers at North Carolina State University have developed a way to recycle plastic bottles back into usable plastic bottles and they are working with a start up company called DPoly Systems to bring the technology to recycling plants. This is exciting news as the technology to recycle … Read Story
Landfill mining is a process where trash that has previously been dumped into a landfill is dug up to be recycled or burned as fuel. The reasons behind landfill mining are to reduce the amount of landfill mass and to use the trash contained as energy or recycled items. Each landfill is filled … Read Story
Reuse & Recycle
Fun, Summer Craft Projects With Plastic Bottles
Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation published a fun article listing creative ways to use those plastic containers we tend to aquire from the grocery store. The ideas they came up with in their article may inspire you to come up with some of your own craft ideas. These craft projects do not have to cost a lot of money, as you can probably make a game out of it by finding things around the house to help decorate your creations. One of their ideas is to cut the top off of a bottle to … Read Story
Upcycling and Recycling in Trenton, New Jersey
TerraCycle is a recycling, and upcycling company, located in Trenton, New Jersey. Founded in 2001 by Tom Szaky, a Princeton University 20 year old freshman, TerraCycle started out packaging liquid worm poop in used soda bottles as plant fertilizer and selling the plant fertilizer. The product was called TerraCycle, and enough people were purchasing the product to allow the company to continue. TerraCycle has been expanding over the years and is now one of the fastest growing recycling … Read Story
Tips For Healthy Eating
According to an article written in Dr. Butler.com, Brian Wansink, Ph.D, conducted a very interesting study to see if people would indeed stop eating when they were full. The study concluded that people do not know innately when to stop eating. If you feel like you have trouble stopping eating, even when you are full, try buying healthy food choices like fruits and vegetables so that even if you do not stop when you are full, you will not kill your diet. Try to make snack trays with … Read Story
Reusable Bottles
Stainless Steel Bottles are a Practical Solution
With these water bottle options out of the way, you must be wondering whether there is a practical option for carrying water with you. There is, and best option is a stainless steel water bottle. According to Fox 31 Denver, the city of Aspen is launching a program that will help eliminate the need for plastic water bottles by providing people with stainless steel ones. An estimated $30,000 will be spent on the setting up of filling stations and stainless steel water bottles that people can use. … Read Full Story
Be Weary of PET and BPA
One of the essential items to carry when you are on the move is a water bottle. This ensures that your body remains hydrated and healthy. But have you considered the possibility that the bottle you carry water in could jeopardize your health? If you carry water in a plastic bottle, you could be causing serious harm to your health. The plastic used for making water bottles contains several harmful compounds that can affect your health negatively. PET and BPA in plastic bottles There are … Read Full Story
