Liquor and Wine bottles now included in California Redemption Value program
As of 2024 the CRV program has expanded to include LIQUOR and WINE BOTTLES as well as other liquor and wine container types like boxes, bladders and pouches.
Santa’s Disco Luau
Orb Dude relished the opportunity to meet many of our new neighbors plush-to-face, and the high fives were flowing at the OB Holiday Parade!
Flipflopi turns plastic waste into beautiful Kenyan boats
Written by Inaara Thawer on June 21, 2022 Lamu’s waste management challenges In 2015, Ben Morison founded the Flipflopi Project as a way to tackle plastic waste washed up on the shores of the Lamu archipelago in Kenya. Since the main island of Lamu is...
Recycling Metal Saves Natural Resources
Recycling metal saves natural resources, reduces energy costs, and strengthens the economy. Metals do not degrade in the recycling process, which allows them to be recycled an infinite number of times. Energy saved using recycled materials vs. virgin ore is up to:...
Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day is every day... One Earth days are every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Come get PAID to celebrate with us!
Ask for payment on the One Earth Debit Mastercard!
We offer many benefits to customers who accept payment by card: Get PAID for e-scrap like TVs, computers and cell phones Get paid EXTRA for aluminum cans Get DISCOUNTS with great local merchants when you spend your recycling money with them (click logos below to learn...
Solar panels made from fruit and veggie waste that even work without direct sunlight…talk about a bright idea!
The concept, called AuREUS (which stands for Aurora Renewable Energy and UV Sequestration), uses luminescent particles from fruit and vegetable waste that absorb UV light and convert it into visible light. A solar film then converts that visible light into energy.
Come find us next to the tent with the big scary dinosaurs… you know your boy Orb Dude is unfazed
Thanks for being champions for our 1 earth!
Last month you fantastic One Earthlings redeemed over 600,000 CRV containers at One Earth Mission Valley! We know landfilling is easier-thanks for your efforts and thanks for coming to get the money you are owed!
Ask for your next recycling payment loaded on the single-load One Earth Debit Mastercard!
Besides the fact that you can now use recycling monies for online purchases, and besides the fact that we pay an EXTRA ten cents per pound for aluminum cans when you accept payment loaded on the One Earth Debit Mastercard, you are now able to get special discounts...
Kids! Help your parents recycle and earn FREE Shore Buddies friends! Congrats Tati and Noah!
Every 5 trips with a minimum $10 payout earns 1FREE Shore Buddy plush friend ($25 value). Make recycling a part of your routine! Help your parents understand how important recycling is to our future! Keep coming back to collect them all! Shore Buddies Mission is...
Our Chief Earth Officer Orb Dude, checking in from the HQ
Our Chief Earth Officer Orb Dude, checking in from the HQ, making sure all of our fellow San Diegans are receiving the excellent recycling experience that they deserve. Just a reminder, we are located in the heart of San Diego, in the parking lot of Westfield Mission...
Technology transforms plastic waste bottles into polymers for lithium-ion batteries
Mechanical and Chemical Processes. Credit: A*STAR A team of A*STAR scientists has successfully upcycled waste polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic into polymer electrolytes, which are key components for safer lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). The study is the first...
It’s time to do better.
The United States makes up about 5% of the world’s population, but we produce about 40% of the world’s waste. The total rate of recycling in the United States is stuck around 32%.
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Bulletproof, Fireproof, Eco-friendly Homes Are Made of Plastic Bottles
People from Africa to Latin America are recycling bottles and using them to build fireproof, bulletproof, environmentally-friendly homes. For about a quarter the cost of a conventional home, folks can build a two-bedroom house from 14,000 recycled plastic bottles by...
This artist is taking extreme measures to save water, literally using spikes to force people out of the shower.
This artist is taking extreme measures to save water, literally using spikes to force people out of the shower. Designer Elisabeth Buecher has developed a unique shower curtain that kicks you out of the shower after four minutes, in an effort to reduce water...
Cigarette butts may offer an incredibly efficient energy storage solution
Cigarettes, the most frequently littered item in the country, could give a big bump to green tech, according to a group of South Korean scientists. The researchers transformed thousands of dirty filters into a material that can help store energy. The scientists took...
Tom’s of Maine Pushes Innovation with Potato Starch Packaging
Tom’s of Maine may now be part of the Colgate-Palmolive family, but to its majority owner’s credit, the earthy, yet polished, personal care products company is still a leader when it comes to sustainability. As Earth911 editor Mary Mazzoni’s feature article earlier...
Just stick this portable outlet to your window to start using solar power
By Sarah Laskow We have seen a lot of solar chargers in our day. And among all of them, this is the first one we’ve seen that we will definitely run out and buy as soon as it’s made available in the U.S. It’s a portable socket that gets its power from the sun rather...
Climate change will help weird killer bugs take over the world
. Scale insects can kill trees but are supposed to be harmless to humans. Yes, they’re parasites, but they don’t suck our blood or live inside us. But that doesn’t mean they can’t hurt us, indirectly. And as the planet keeps getting hotter, they will. As a new study...
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We would jump at the chance to install One Earth Recycling to service the Haight Ashbury Community
Haight Ashbury Recycling Center Forcibly Evicted After 35 Years In Golden Gate Park By Aaron SankinPosted: 01/07/2013 4:01 pm EST | Updated: 01/07/2013 5:40 pm EST 3 5 0 4 GET SAN FRANCISCO ALERTS: SIGN UP FOLLOW: Golden Gate Park Recycling Center, Golden Gate Park...
People, Planet, Party!
With our planet blatantly crying out for help (earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis… Earth is definitely sick y’all…), it’s all about finding alternative energy sources these days. One architect firm is going above and beyond any ideas I’ve come across thus far. Doll, an...
Reynolds subsidiary funding cigarette recycling
FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2011 file photo, Reynolds American cigarette brand American Spirit are on display at a liquor store in Palo Alto, Calif. A subsidiary of the nation's second-largest cigarette maker Reynolds American Inc. is funding a national...
Water soluble circuit boards could revolutionize e-recycling (!)
Posted on November 7, 2012 - 07:00 by Beth Buczynski,EarthTechling Things labeled "just add water" are usually highly-processed foods and novelty bath tub toys, but new research from the UK’s National Physical Laboratory may change all of that. Working together with...
San Francisco hits 80 percent landfill diversion!
By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling San Francisco has set a new national recycling and composting record by achieving an 80 percent landfill diversion rate — the highest rate of any city in North America. The City by the Bay now only sends 20 percent of its refuse...