AMERICANS ARE TRULY DOING MORE with less. Ending a steady growth pattern in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation throughout the 1990s, Americans generated less trash in 2001 than they did in 2000, according to the latest annual MSW report issued...
WHEN CALIFORNIA PASSED the Electronic Waste and Recycling Act of 2003, it became the first state to legislate the handling and disposal of e-waste. The act establishes a point-of-purchase fee ranging from $6 to $10 that consumers will pay to...
Columbus, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Recycling and Litter Prevention (ODNR/DRLP) is requesting proposals for a statewide litter study aimed at producing litter data that reflects the overall annual amount by...
Dalton, Ga. — The Washington, D.C.-based National Recycling Coalition (NRC) has given Mac Bridger, CEO of C&Floorcoverings, the Recycling Works Recognition Award for promoting environmental initiatives and the principles of sustainability both...
Washington, D.C. -- The WasteExpo and Environmental Industry Associations staff has issued a call for presentations, speakers and moderators for WasteExpo 2003, to be held June 2-5, 2003, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans...
Although Colorado has the reputation of being an environmental state, it doesn't officially support recycling...
At a NYCxDESIGN event, a panel discussed creative solutions for reducing waste and designing with end of life in mind.
The Zero Waste Design Guidelines look at the role design has to play in achieving New York City’s goal of sending zero waste to landfill by 2030.
The Paper Calculator, a free and publicly available web-based resource, allows users to calculate and compare the estimated environmental impacts of different papers and paper choices.
