The Tale of the Trail of Trash
Photo: Swamplot Use it, toss it, bag it, carry it to the curb and forget about it—this is the way most of us think about trash. Out of sight, out of mind. Get the garbage as far away as possible. Even...
View ArticleGetting to Zero Waste…or Darn Close
Graphic: GrassRoots Recycling Network Many believe that trash is an inevitable byproduct of modernity, as if humankind is forever doomed to bury or burn our waste because, with apologies to 90s pop...
View Article“Going Green” spotlights Texas Campaign for the Environment
Texas Campaign for the Environment was featured in this week’s segment of Going Green with Yolanda Green. Watch and share, please! This is a terrific portrayal of TCE, the work we do and just a few of...
View ArticleSpotlight: pharmacuetical waste
Don’t flush or trash your old pills, unless you want them to end up in our drinking water! In 2008, an AP investigation found that “A vast array of pharmaceuticals – including antibiotics,...
View ArticlePlastic, Disposable UT Tower?
Even one of Austin’s best and brightest institutions is capable of a very bad idea: More from Austin Business Journal: “A group of University of Texas alum and environmental activists aren’t happy...
View ArticleStory of Electronics: watch, enjoy, share
The Story of Electronics – from the folks who made the wildly popular Story of Stuff web film – explores the high-tech revolution’s collateral damage: 6 billion tons of e-waste and counting, and other...
View ArticleAn Easy “Green” New Year’s Recycling Resolution
Did the holidays bring you new gadgets? Here’s how to recycle your old ones. Electronic gadgets were at the top of many holiday shopping lists again this year, with iPads and Kindles fueling a lot of...
View ArticleProducer TakeBack Get Results
Producer takeback recycling for computers is catching on! In 2010, the second year of the Texas Computer TakeBack Law, manufacturers recycled almost twice what they did in 2009. Now it’s clear that...
View ArticleGoing Green this Holiday? Check “Naughty List” for Batteries
With electronic devices topping the list of Holiday gift ideas for the umpteenth year in a row, battery sales are at their peak and many “green” buyers are wondering, which brand is best for the...
View ArticleWhy plastic is still ‘the last frontier’ of recycling
The Guardian has a great article up about Mike Biddle, former CEO of MBA Polymers and one of the pioneers of plastic recycling. It covers some of the persistent problems with plastics and emerging...
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