Archive for the ‘Solid Waste’ Category

Phone books are SO 1875. Live in the now by canceling your subscriptions the easy way.

Sun Chips are crispy and delicious. The bag is crispy and ear-shattering.

Nobody likes junk mail, but how do you get your name off the lists?

Let’s just say that I’m hypothetically ready to finally part with my 5 year old “comfy shoes.” Do I have to throw them away, or can they find a new life somewhere else?

What would the Chernobyl disaster, the Gulf oil spill, or the floods in Pakistan look like in your home town?

What does it really mean to “go green?”

Here’s a cool infographic from the folks at Mint.com describing some of Walmart’s efforts to make their stores, products, and supply chains more environmentally friendly.

In the case of Plastic vs. Reusable Bags, the prosecution is trying to play dirty. But do reusable bags really carry more nasty bacteria that can make you sick?

The nation is up in arms over the Gulf oil spill, but is there an even greater environmental catastrophe on the other side of the world and at the end of oil’s life cycle?

Bottles designed to pack tighter and collapse for recycling would be a great improvement… if consumers will buy them.