waste reduction
Tag details
Welcome to the 'waste reduction' tag page at Technorati. This page features content from the farthest reaches of the Blogosphere that authors have "tagged" with 'waste reduction'.
Latest blogosphere posts tagged “waste reduction”
-
TapeSwell: an Eco Alternative to Wrapping Paper
INHABITAT —
Authority: 731
While the holidays are definitely filled with great joy, year-end festivities can also have a slightly grimmer side. According to the Clean Air Council , an additional 5 million tons of waste is generated during the holidays in the US, four million tons of which is attributable to wrapping paper and shopping bags. ...23 hours ago -
Queen Anne community competes for $50,000 by cutting garbage & waste at home
Queen Anne View —
Authority: 480
Last month we reported that garbage collection company CleanScapes and Seattle Public Utilities were going to be launching a competition to see which Seattle neighborhood south of the Ship Canal could reduce their waste output the most. And now the competition is on! Five neighborhoods “from Magnolia to ...1 day ago -
Top 7 Best Green iPhone Apps
INHABITAT —
Authority: 731
Electronics have a pretty nasty rep as polluters of the Earth, but they can actually be an environmentalist’s best friend when they’re used for good instead of evil . One of the best examples we can think of? The iPhone! From calculators to maps to rulers to books, the iPhone replaces so many things that we’d ...6 days ago -
Cushman & Wakefield Helps SF Highrise Attain Record-Setting LEED-Gold Certification
Greener Buildings —
Authority: 472
With help from property management firm Cushman & Wakefield, the 38-story First Market Tower in San Francisco has earned LEED-Gold certification and become the largest existing building on the U.S. West Coast to receive such a rating from the U.S. Green Building Council.6 days ago -
Guest blog for Green Living Ottawa – Ottawa River consultation Dec. 15
Green Living Ottawa —
Authority: 106
Written by guest blogger Denise Deby, who has worked in international and community development, and is currently trying to figure out how to connect the local with the global in her everyday life. There’s one more day to comment on the City of Ottawa’s proposed plan to deal with combined sewage ...1 week ago -
5 Easy Tips to Green Your Holidays
INHABITAT —
Authority: 731
The holidays are a a time for festivities, fun and family, but the endless presents , lights and eating can lead to a heaping pile of waste! The good news is that it doesn’t have to be that way. From switching to energy efficient holiday lights to recycling your Christmas tree, check out our very own Ariel ...1 week ago -
Precious Lithium Squeezed Out of Geothermal Waste Water
INHABITAT —
Authority: 731
We need electric vehicles to curb our thirst for oil, but there’s a problem: EV’s generally use lots of lithium in their batteries, and that’s another limited resource. Now Simbol Mining thinks it has a partial solution in a new technique that extracts battery lithium from the wastewater of geothermal ...1 week ago -
Discarded Electronics Are Poisoning African Children!
INHABITAT —
Authority: 731
If you’ve ever wondered where that computer, refrigerator or TV you threw away ended up, you may not like the answer. A recent expose on ABC.com reveals the dirty secret behind electronic wastes : many products discarded by developed nations like Germany, the U.S. and England wind up in Africa, and they’re ...1 week ago -
3M, Sanford, Pilot and More Showcase Their Latest Green Office Products
Greener Buildings —
Authority: 472
Some of the biggest names in office products showed off new items in their array of greener goods at a recent mini expo in San Francisco.1 week ago -
VIDEO: Inhabitat Editors Chat With You!
INHABITAT —
Authority: 731
WHAT’S NEXT IN GREEN TECH? WHY IS GREEN SO EXPENSIVE? WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR INHABITAT? These are the questions that you asked us back in October, as we harnessed the power of the interwebs to bring you our first live webcast where our editors discussed the future of sustainability ! In case you ...1 week ago -
Drink Pouch Brigade
The Green Phone Booth —
Authority: 469
Drink pouch ponderings from the Conscious Shopper I dont have much time to write a post tonight. I spent the evening up to my elbows in soapy suds tainted with the sweet smell of slightly fermented "juice"...Ive joined my sons schools drink pouch brigade . Rotating with three other mothers, I pick up the weeks ...2 weeks ago -
Incredible ‘Garbage City’ Rises Outside of Cairo
INHABITAT —
Authority: 731
This unbelievable city piled high with trash is a real place called Garbage City , outside of Cairo in Egypt. It’s populated by a community of workers called Zabbaleen , who personally collect, sort, reuse, resell or otherwise repurpose Cairo’s waste . Recently several photographers have trained their cameras ...2 weeks ago -
Sex and Trash and Rock ‘n’ Roll: Waste Management Joins Live Nation in Recycling Sponsorship
CleanTechnica —
Authority: 612
U.S. garbage behemoth Waste Management has teamed up with the world’s largest live music company, Live Nation , in what promises to be one of the most unusual sponsorships in the history of rock and roll . The new venture calls for Waste Management to be the official waste disposal and recycling sponsor ...2 weeks ago -
Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas. Should you be real or plastic?
The Green Phone Booth —
Authority: 469
Bleatings from EnviRambo. Paper or plastic? An easy question for a greenie to answer. Neither. You bring your own bags. Real or artificial? Umm.... umm... You cannot reuse a real tree, so essentially it is disposable. Disposable = bad. Artificial trees can be used over and ...2 weeks ago -
Hospira Slices into Plastic Medical Waste with New IV Bags
Green Options —
Authority: 147
I.V. equipment dots the landscape of countless movies and TV shows like E.R. , House , and Grey’s Anatomy , so it’s no suprise that the ubiquitous little baggies account for a sizeable chunk of plastic medical waste from U.S. hospitals . Now a company called Hospira, Inc. has come up with a new kind of ...2 weeks ago -
10,000 Gallons a Day of Animal Waste Fuel Head to Market
Green Living Ideas —
Authority: 466
Last month a rural Minnesota factory began pumping out commercial-scale quantities of biodiesel made from animal waste like pig parts and waste fats… and almost any other waste fats and oils. The idea isn’t new, – - Sweden was able to reduce carbon emissions 9% below their Kyoto goal while growing their ...2 weeks ago -
Free Holiday Energy Savings Ebook
Green Home Hints and Tips - Household Green Cleaning Eco Friendly Products, Green products, Energy Saving Tips, Water Efficiency —
Authority: 109
We’re all gearing up for the holiday season now, and the folks over at NexPlan Recycling & Renewable Energy have put together an excellent Ebook that takes a look at our energy use and waste production throughout the holiday season. Its definitely worth checking out if you want a few extra ideas on how [...]2 weeks ago -
Best Buy: An Emerging Green Giant
GreenBiz.com Green Business News —
Authority: 630
The big-box retailer has adopted a strategy of helping its customers buy the greenest products possible, but has also quietly and steadily become the countrys largest recycler of discarded electronics.2 weeks ago -
Coca-Colas New PlantBottle Sows Path to Greener Packaging
ClimateBiz.com —
Authority: 439
Scott Vitters, the Coca-Cola Companys global head of sustainable packaging, takes the wraps off the companys new PlantBottle, a recyclable PET plastic container made partially from plants.3 weeks ago -
Coca-Colas New PlantBottle Sows Path to Greener Packaging
Greener Buildings —
Authority: 472
Scott Vitters, the Coca-Cola Companys global head of sustainable packaging, takes the wraps off the companys new PlantBottle, a recyclable PET plastic container made partially from plants.3 weeks ago
