One good reason to recycle plastic is that there is just so much of it.
Plastics are used to manufacture an incredible number of products we use every day, such as beverage and food containers, trash bags and grocery bags, plastic cups and utensils, children’s toys and diapers, and bottles for everything from mouthwash and shampoo [...]

Between 1960 and 2008 the amount of waste each person creates has almost doubled from 2.7 to 4.5 pounds per day. The most effective way to stop this trend is by preventing waste in the first place.
Waste prevention, also know as “source reduction,” is the practice of designing, manufacturing, purchasing, or using materials (such as [...]

Every little bit is a step to help save the earth.
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Change to Fluorescent Bulbs – If every house in the United States changed all of the light bulbs in [...]

Ideas on how you can help the environment in 2010
Around your home

Turn off any lights or appliances in your house you don’t need on. This includes the play station and wii consoles.
Have shorter showers (three to four minutes) or have baths.
Recycle as much as you can. Really think about something before throwing [...]

Sustainability is the new business buzzword but companies benefit big-time from paying more than just lip service.
Evidence is mounting to suggest that organisations that embrace sustainability do as well as, or better than, their competitors. For example, the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index has outperformed the market over the past five years.

CLEAN Up Australia Day founder Ian Kiernan has stepped up calls for national laws to crack down on e-waste producers, as more than 1 million Australians rolled up their sleeves for the annual litter bust.

MoviesCity native Suzy Amis Cameron and her husband try to save the world, one dress and film at a time
Suzy Amis Cameron’s husband may be crowned “king of the world” for a second time on Oscar night, and for that glittering occasion, the Oklahoma City native will make a very special fashion statement when she walks [...]

If you really cannot do without those plastic bags, then check out EconoGreen Plastics
EconoGreen Plastics offers a complete range of bags and drop cloths made from 100% recycled plastics that are oxodegradable and recyclable. Plus, they are as strong, tough and flexible as standard plastic bags and they’re priced in the same range.

Many people think that recycling is the be all and end all of helping this planet, however, this is simply not true, as many people have seen there are no truly perfect ways for recycling but true recycling does no start at the bin, it starts with the buying of products.

Nina Shen Rastogi from Slate asks the question “What to do when you forget the rules?”
I wonder about this one when I’m sorting kitchen waste: If you don’t know whether something is recyclable, what’s the best approach? Is it better to put the inscrutable item in the blue recycling bin, or should you just throw [...]