Monthly Archives: May 2012

  A group of California grade school students wants Crayola to start a recycling program for spent plastic markers, but the company doesn’t appear ready to make such a move. About 40 students at Sun Valley elementary school in San … Continue reading →

 Massachusetts may ban big institutions from discarding food in the trash in a bid to cut down on the methane from landfills. David Biello reports | Sunday, May 13, 2012 | 4 When you don’t clean your plate, microbes … Continue reading →

By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling California’s beverage container recycling rate stayed essentially flat last year, but still reached gaudy heights according to a recently-released report by the state’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle). According to CalRecycle’s Biannual Report of … Continue reading →

Trek Bicycle has announced that it has recycled over 700,000 pounds of carbon fiber, a material used to make high-end bikes, as well as other purposes, since launching a pilot program last year. The Waterloo, Wisconsin-based bicycle manufacturer launched the pilot program … Continue reading →