Since 1997, communities across the country have come together on November 15 to celebrate America Recycles Day -- the only nationally recognized day dedicated to the promotion of recycling in the United States. Check out these organizations that help citizens navigate the tangle of opportunities available and identify the difference between a corrugated cardboard box and a common food carton.
This treatment process known as anodization is taking recycling to a whole new level – all you need is household chemicals and some pieces of trash.
Excellent idea from this Canadian store owner who uses his delivery trucks to recycle coffee pods while creating jobs for people with intellectual disabilities.
Jack Johnson is giving every concert-goer a souvenir stainless steel cup to eliminate single-use plastic and his concert riders demand that venues go green.
With a field full of solar panels, this airport doesn't have to spend a nickel on electricity.
Illinois has joined the ranks of states that allow their public road projects to use an asphalt mix that includes recycled shingles. Environmental advantages are just one of the benefits. With asphalt being made mostly of petroleum, the price savings on raw materials is significant (Missouri saved $20 million alone in 2009 by recycling shingles).
$1 billion later, and our favorite toy company has fulfilled its sustainability goal much earlier than anticipated.
If you're setting up a new online dating profile, research says that you'll have better chances with romance if you recycle.
The two trains will be managing a section of railway in Lower Saxony – and there are more trains expected to be launched in the near future.
Starbucks has promised that 100 percent of its cups will be reusable or recyclable by 2015, but that doesn't mean none will end up in landfills. To deal with the challenges of cup recycling, the company hosted its third 'Cup Summit' last week in Boston convening more than 100 industry leaders – including Starbuck's competitors.
Felix Finkbeiner is an environmental superstar and author of the book Tree by Tree who is at the helm of a global network of child activists whose aim is to mitigate climate change by reforesting the planet.
An intriguing new study from the University of Illinois has linked trees and shrubland to reduced county-wide healthcare costs.
A former NFL All-Pro fullback has created a comic book to help teach STEM and environmental stewardship to diverse underserved youth.
This new university study says that planting trees along the roadside is not the most effective way to combat urban air pollution.
PepsiCo this week unveiled the world's first PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based, fully renewable resources, enabling the company to manufacture a beverage container with a significantly reduced carbon footprint.
The US Air Force has developed an energy plan focused on reducing demand and increasing efficiency. For instance, 99 percent of the Air Force fleet is now certified to operate on a 50/50 blend of synthetic fuel derived from byproducts like feed stock and normal jet fuel.
2012 has been the strongest year yet for the U.S. wind energy. The success of the federal Production Tax Credit and wind energy's increased affordability are helping drive wind turbine installations to record levels in 2012, said the American Wind Energy Association.
In the Los Angeles community of Pasadena -- a suburban mix of nice restaurants and well-tended front lawns -- there is a home wedged in among the other houses where the entire front yard is edible. A man's little family farm, in the midst of American suburbia, is his way of breaking free without really going anywhere.
The number of homeowners installing solar panels leased from third parties is skyrocketing in the US, particularly in states like California with an incentive program like "One Million Solar Roofs. This week comes news that third-party-owned solar transactions have pumped more than $938 million into California's economy in 2012, a record-high annual amount equal to that of all the previous five years combined.
Margaux and Josh Traboulsee were simply trying to find a chemical-free deodorant. When they couldn't find an effective product, they made one themselves. The original recipe was simple: some coconut oil, baking soda and essential oils. The ingredients have since evolved into a mixture that the Traboulsee's friends and relatives couldn't get enough of. The Best Deodorant in the World company was born.
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