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Every fall, we here at Earth911 anxiously await our favorite holiday. No, it’s not Halloween or Thanksgiving (although those are pretty great, too) — it’s America Recycles Day, coming up on November 15. America Recycles Day (ARD) is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to promoting and celebrating recycling in the…
As a new generation of Apple iPhone and Samsung Note mobile phones hit the market, we talk with Republic Services about how to safely and responsibly recycle an old phone. Jeremy Walters, community relations manager at Republic, the second-biggest waste management company in the U.S., explains when and how to…
Taking a page from the race to space and solving complex artificial intelligence or statistical business problems, coffee giant Starbucks will award $1 million to inventors who can design a sustainable cup, cup lids, and other materials used in coffee shops. If you have a better idea for a hot…
Express your opinion and help drive environmental change. Every week, Earth911 asks readers questions that can change the environmental perspective of the community and companies that want to know your expectations about sustainability practices, product design and recyclability, and much more. How many single-use plastic water bottles do you estimate…
I remember one of the most fun parts of unwrapping packages as a kid was seeing how many bubbles I could pop in the protective plastic packaging. I obviously wasn’t too concerned about reusing this material, let alone whether it could be recycled. But now that I’m older, I’m more…
Home improvement and building projects can be a big drain on the environment and your wallet, especially when using virgin materials and products with high levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). If you are in the market for new flooring, such environmental pitfalls can easily be avoided. Thanks to green…
New parents take heart: A little poop might not be the worst thing you find in diapers these days, as far as the environment is concerned. It’s estimated that the four million babies born in the United States each year are wrapped in as many as 20 billion disposable diapers…
Although we get a bad rap, Millennials are behind a lot of the good changes slowly taking place around the world. One of many things being molded by millennial desires is the hospitality industry. Not only has our appetite for technology and experience-based travel changed the amenities hotels offer, our…
Join Earth911 in this interview with Jecka Glasman, general manager of SodaStream USA, maker of the Fizzi, Electric, and Premium home soda-making packages. SodaStream helps reduce single-use plastic bottle waste, letting a household that switches from canned or bottled soda reduce its waste by as many as 3,700 cans or…
