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We’ve seen efforts focusing to varying extents on each of the “3Rs” of waste management — reduce, reuse and recycle — but we couldn’t resist mentioning one more that recently caught our eye. It isn’t brand new, but California-based Rerip is … Continue reading →

Excerpted from Cradle to Cradle By William McDonough & Michael Braungart All the ants on the planet, taken together, have a biomass greater than that of humans. Ants have been incredibly industrious for millions of years. Yet their productiveness nourishes … Continue reading →

Four Loko: Its gross, bad for you, and only existed legitimately for about five minutes before turning into its own punchline. Its pretty much the Ke$ha of beverages. But it looks like the caffeinated alcoholic energy drink, whose main 2010 … Continue reading →

Kids say the darndest things about the planet | Grist. Ask a bunch of kids a question, you’ll never come up short on answers — incisive, unpredictable and encouragingly earth-friendly. (I asked thousands of kids 24 questions when I was … Continue reading →

USA-Mexico Border Crossing Adopts Wastewater Recycling System. USA-Mexico Border Crossing Adopts Wastewater Recycling System By Leon Kaye | December 20th, 2010 0 Comments Start a conversation about the border that separates the United States and Mexico, and you risk sparking compassionate conversation all … Continue reading →

A Better Beer Bottle – Ecoscraps. In 1963, the Heineken World Bottle, the“brick that holds beer”, was created after Mr. Heineken visited the Caribbean.  He saw two problems: beaches littered with bottles and a lack of affordable building materials.  The solution:  … Continue reading →

Pooping out plastic not a painful process BY Ashley Braun 26 OCT 2010 3:57 PM Crap — it’s so versatile! It can heat your house, fertilize your garden, and power the grid. And now creative types have squeezed another use … Continue reading →

At Kimberly-Clark, innovation, sustainability meets toilet paper By Larry Dignan | Oct 27, 2010 | 8 Comments SharePrintRecommend1 Kimberly-Clark is innovating on the toilet paper front in an effort to save paper. The USA Today reports that the manufacturer of … Continue reading →

Garbage: it’s gross, it stinks, and all anyone wants is to be rid of it. For most cities, that means sending thousands of tons of unwanted flotsam and jetsam to landfills every day. But in San Francisco, garbage is treated … Continue reading →