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On AlterNet: recycling

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "recycling"

5 Recycling Myths Shattered

5 Recycling Myths Shattered

Nicky Scott, Chelsea Green Publishing. August 11, 2009.
This it's too expensive, a waste of time, not energy efficient -- think again.

A Call to Go (Nearly) Paperless

A Call to Go (Nearly) Paperless

Gwen Schantz, AlterNet. March 10, 2009.
It's not just TP that we're addicted to. Paper products make up the largest portion of our waste stream and cutting back has never been easier.

Would Thomas Jefferson Refuse To Recycle?

Would Thomas Jefferson Refuse To Recycle?

Jay Walljasper, OnTheCommons.org. August 19, 2008.
As a recent example in Texas proves, what passes for "independence" these days is more like lazy and foolish.

HP's Printer Cartridges Are an E-Waste Disaster -- Does the Company Really Care?

HP's Printer Cartridges Are an E-Waste Disaster -- Does the Company Really Care?

ZP Heller, AlterNet. October 29, 2007.
There are ways to clean up our massive e-waste mess. The industry giant Hewlett-Packard needs to do much more.

Dumped: Could You Survive on a Landfill?

Dumped: Could You Survive on a Landfill?

Simon Usborne, Independent UK. September 3, 2007.
Some unsuspecting reality TV contestants who signed up for an "eco-challenge" were dumped on a landfill for three weeks and learned to survive on other people's garbage.

Can We Create A World Without Waste?

Can We Create A World Without Waste?

Andi McDaniel, Conscious Choice. January 9, 2007.
A new movement is working to make manufacturers more accountable by pushing them to stop producing anything that can't be resold, recycled or reused.

Litterbug World

Ariane Conrad, LiP Magazine. April 1, 2005.
'Gone Tomorrow' examines the realities of planned-in obsolescence and waste-by-design in our market economy.