The majority of the public is aware of the necessity of recycling or better, reducing the waste that you generate in the first place. And now Call2Recycle is campaigning to remind the American pubic about recycling rechargeable batteries so that they too can be diverted from the landfill. In fact, they are calling for the American public [...]

Wouldn’t you like to go “green” and help provide deserving individuals with everyday items that can help improve their lives? Many charities collect and refurbish used items some find necessary for everyday activities, like eye glasses and hearing aids, as well as monetary donations.
So next time, think before throwing away an old personal item like [...]

A NEWPORT environmental company is urging locals to go green and recycle their old TVs.
Earlier this year, FootPrintMatters2u launched a scheme to collect TVs from older and housebound residents and it was so successful, the company is rolling the scheme out across the city.
The company recycled more than 400 TVs and monitors during its April [...]

Coca-Cola has revealed its 260 Recycle Zone recycling bins in operation throughout London’s West End are collecting more than four tonnes of recyclable material every day.The soft drinks giant unveiled the figures to coincide with Recycle Week 2010, ahead of launching its 66th UK Recycle Zone in Peterborough city centre today (24 June).
It says that [...]

This year’s Recycle Week (21-27 June) is the perfect opportunity to clear out your cupboard, the shed or attic and give any old, broken or unwanted small electricals the chance to be useful again.
Check out the Recycle now website and Recycle now Agony Aunt.
According to research, our modern reliance on electrical goods and the emotional [...]

Our landfills are accumulating waste at a rate of 2 to 5 lbs of trash per person per day. Over our lifetime, the total would be staggering. But we can help to reduce this waste by reusing and recycling certain items. It’s a very small, virtually no-cost way of doing our part and helping our [...]

Use these weight loss tips to lighten up your home, too
Our homes expand their waistlines in the winter in a similar manner as their inhabitants. As with all inflated bulges, springtime seems like the perfect time to purge and slim down. Living a healthy green lifestyle can help you shed pounds, so why not take [...]

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 [...]

Going Green Expo, Melbourne, Australia
“Going Green’ has become a mainstream journey for all of us and on the path easy steps can be taken to lighten our footprint and shape the sustainable future.
With consumer demands for more and more of the latest solutions it’s getting easier and easier to realistically achieve. And you can lighten [...]

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 [...]