by Josh Turchin | Apr 30, 2012 | Uncategorized
Since their introduction in American grocery stores 30 years ago, plastic carryout bags have become both wildly popular and widely despised. We tend to like them when they let us get all our stuff from the checkout counter to the car and into the house in one trip....
by Josh Turchin | Apr 28, 2012 | Uncategorized
NATIONAL TAKE-BACK INITIATIVE http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_disposal/takeback/ (follow link for collection site locator) April 28, 2012 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has scheduled another National Prescription Drug...
by Josh Turchin | Apr 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
Marks & Spencer aims to recycle as many clothes as it sells – 350 million a year – with its Shwopping campaign launched today in London, encouraging customers to recycle their old clothing at M&S clothing stores. The retailer will give all “shwopped” clothes...
by Josh Turchin | Mar 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
BY JESS ZIMMERMAN 1 FEB 2012 2:49 PM A group of Yale students, poking around in the jungles of Ecuador, has unearthed a type of fungus that digests otherwise-unkillable plastics. The microscopic Amazonian fungus feeds on polyurethane, which is a particularly tenacious...
by Josh Turchin | Jan 26, 2012 | Uncategorized
January 25, 2012 | 5:00 am 23 A new service launching Wednesday through the online swapping site ThredUp makes recycling kids’ clothes as easy as leaving them on your doorstep. Through ThredUp’s newconcierge program, customers go online to request a free,...
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