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4 Ways to compost, for any space or budget

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Posted on Sep 26 2011 by Daniel

So many ways to compost, so little reason not to.


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  Tags: compost Category: Nature, Solid Waste

Let’s be clear: is this recyclable?

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Posted on Jun 28 2011 by Daniel

People can’t tell the difference between PET and PETE. Just tell me whether I can recycle it already!


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  Tags: plastic, recycling Category: Design, Solid Waste

Plastic bag manufacturers sue reusable bag maker.

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Posted on Jun 15 2011 by Daniel

You probably thought you were free to carry your groceries home any way you wanted, but you were wrong. You must use plastic. Case closed.


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  Tags: ocean, plastic bags Category: Food and Agriculture, Pollution, Solid Waste, Water

Did a horse and buggy deliver that phone book?

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Posted on Apr 12 2011 by Daniel

TweetThe Oatmeal says what we’ve all been thinking:   Remember to go opt-out using the National Opt-Out Registry.


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  Tags: humor, phonebook, the oatmeal Category: Solid Waste

Where does the garbage go?

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Posted on Apr 1 2011 by Daniel

Why do we know so much about the supply chain and so little about the ‘removal chain?’


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  Tags: garbage, MIT, tracking, waste Category: Solid Waste

Brainy MRF

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Posted on Mar 1 2011 by Daniel

Recycling may seem like a no-brainer, but sorting all of those materials is a real science.


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  Tags: plastic, recycling, video Category: Solid Waste

BizBuzz: Plastic Bags into Oil

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Posted on Feb 24 2011 by Daniel

Turning worthless garbage into valuable petroleum seems like solid business, but will anyone buy it?


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  Tags: BizBuzz, business model, oil, solid waste, technology Category: Energy, Solid Waste

Put down that razor, punk.

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Posted on Dec 29 2010 by Daniel

Okay, which is greener: disposable razors or electrics? Did you guess right?


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  Tags: LCA, razor Category: EcoMetrics, Energy, Residential, Solid Waste

Canada to U.S. Snackers: “Man up, already!”

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Posted on Nov 4 2010 by Daniel

Hey, remember when Frito Lay introduced a completely compostable snack bag for its Sun Chips Brand? And remember when they pulled it from the shelves because the bag was “too loud” when crinkled? Well, no one told Canada.


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  Tags: compost, plastic bags, sun chips Category: Solid Waste

Good to the last square.

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Posted on Oct 28 2010 by Daniel

Scott Paper is dealing with the OTHER waste in toilet paper. No, not that one. The other one.


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  Tags: paper, waste Category: Design, Solid Waste
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