Tag: Zero Waste - Page 3
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A Globe-Trotting Tour of Sustainable Design
From the organizers of a prestigious annual competition in Australia to Balinese craftspeople selling their wares on the street, the world is full of people designing a
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A Former Coal Mining Community Fights for Environmental Justice (Video)
Image credit: Friends of the Earth UKWaste-to-energy incineration plants are often a controversial topic. While fancy incinerator-turned-ski-hill projects are a hit in the design-minded blogosphere, others worry about both air quality concerns and the
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10 Honda Factories Are Now "Zero Waste"
Put simply, it's just really dumb that we're sending streams of waste to the landfill in 2011. Smart companies -- and some smart governments -- have figured out that it's much better to reuse that stuff, or
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DIVE! The Dumpster Diving Movie Comes to DVD (With Minimal Packaging)
Image credit: DIVE! DIVE!, the documentary about living off America's trash has been making the rounds of the film festivals for some time now. It's even sparked a huge campaign to get Trader Joe's to stop wasting food. Now the show is coming to a
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Moving? Box Rental Company Good Boxes Delivers and Eliminates the Cardboard Waste
You have to buy cardboard boxes or find clean, undamaged ones. Then there's
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Major Supermarket Chain to Go "Zero Waste" in 40 Stores
There is already a huge push from consumers and activists for Trader Joe's to stop wasting food, and the chain has made significant strides in diverting more waste from landfill. Now another
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First Packaging-Free, Zero-Waste Grocery Store In US Coming To Austin, Texas
It's gotten harder and harder over the years to avoid excess packaging when shopping for everyday items, but plans are in the works for a store in Austin (also the home of Whole Foods) that will specialize in local and organic
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30,000 People Call on Trader Joe's to Stop Wasting Food
We know that food waste impacts climate change and squanders precious water. And yet stores continue to throw out astounding amounts of perfectly edible food every day. Now pressure is
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Worn Again Equip Eurostar Staff With Upcycled Bags Made From Their Old Uniforms
Good news today as another sustainable design concept becomes reality. Upcycling company Worn Again have equipped 250 Eurostar train managers with some rather smart bags made from old staff uniforms. It's been a long journey
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8 Ways to Compost and Which One You Should Try (Slideshow)
Want to compost, but not sure where to start? Confused about the difference between hot compost and cold compost? Considering worm composting, or perhaps even grub composting?
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Owl Bolognese and Other Delights. Extreme Roadkill Cuisine.
From beautiful video of eating roadkill in Minnesota to discussion over whether vegans can enjoy meat from roadkill, the topic of whether and how to digest animals killed on our roads is a
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How Your Recyclables Are Sorted (Video)
Ever wondered how your plastic cartons are sorted from your aluminum cans? High-tech recycling centers called Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) are key to grading, sorting and directing waste streams and turning them into
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Greenhouse: Sydney's Traveling, 'Waste-Free' Strawbale Restaurant by Joost Bakker
In our conventional, resource-intensive food and building industries, 'waste-free' may seem like an alien concept, which makes projects like Australia's Greenhouse all the more impressive. Touted as a
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Wilted Lettuce, Bolted Broccoli, and What to Do With Them (Video)
We've said it before. Food waste sucks. Wasted food contributes to climate change. It exacerbates the water crisis. And let's not forget that discarded food represents an astounding economic waste too. Colleen has already given us
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Behind the Plan to Bring San Francisco to Zero Waste (Video)
We've been avidly covering San Francisco's recent green blitz -- it banned plastic bags, successfully mandated composting, and passed ordinances that will help the city move towards becoming 'zero waste' in a matter of years. If it gets there, Melanie
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Is Importing Recycled Grease for Biodiesel Still Green?
We already know that all biofuels are not created equal. Palm oil biodiesel often has staggering carbon emissions, and using chicken fat to make fuel has upset many vegans.
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Aveda Aims for Zero Waste: Pilots Packaging Take-Back Program in Colorado
As of yesterday, Coloradoans have a way to recycle packaging items that are not accepted by their curbside collection program. With the support of the city of Denver, Aveda launched its take-back program—the latest step
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Dumpster Diving to Feed Your Kids
She may not have experienced the humiliation of a police helicopter busting her for dumpster diving, but Corbyn Hanson Hightower knows a thing or two about judgment. Featured in a post by Blythe about feeding your kids from trash rather than food
