How can I recycle my outdated computer equipment?
How can I recycle my outdated computer equipment? —Kenneth Rapp, Toms River, NJ Computers are infamous for their rapid obsolescence. These days you can expect a new computer to serve…
How can I recycle my outdated computer equipment? —Kenneth Rapp, Toms River, NJ Computers are infamous for their rapid obsolescence. These days you can expect a new computer to serve…
…alter the focus to more specific environmental problems and pledges—including voting for environmentally friendly candidates, planting trees and recycling electronic waste (more than two million tons of which is discarded…
…often overlooked, way: using gray water. The wastewater generated by your sink, shower, washing machine and dishwasher can cut utility bills while reducing a household’s water footprint. Gray water (also…
Commuters in Bellingham, Washington, are now driving on the nation’s first Greenroads Foundation-certified roadway. Northshore Drive Road features recycled porcelain from over 400 crushed toilets, asphalt with 30% recycled content,…
Ocean Conservancy is marking its 24th International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) on September 19, 2009, to encourage the greening of the world’s oceans and coasts—and calculating the many tons of trash…
…“Our biggest concern and our biggest challenge today is municipal solid waste and contamination in our inbound stream,” James Delvin, CEO of ReCommunity Recycling, which operates 31 facilities in 14…
…consumption and hazardous waste disposal is the old-school cathode ray tube (CRT) display. These outdated heaters can burn more than 100 watts by themselves and may contain four to five…
…that…feces. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) even categorizes dog waste as a non-point source pollutant, which places it alongside harmful chemicals such as herbicides and insecticides. Meanwhile, cat litter…
…consumption, things are only going to get worse. The Cambridge Waste Water Plant is seen on the Choptank River in Dorchester County, MD. Credit: Will Parson/Chesapeake Bay Program, FlickrCC To…
Is the thought of the 51 trillion pieces of plastic in our oceans keeping you up at night? Don’t panic! The war on plastic has begun and you can help!…