Communities' Garbage Goes Green -- but in a Good Way
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By Traci Watson  Never mind solar panels and windmills. Communities across the nation are turning to an unlikely source of clean energy: garbage.
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By The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 12--The University of California at Merced wants to go green, and in the process can set a good example for all of us in the Valley.
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Move over, Tupperware. A new wave of parties is about waste-free lunches and energy-efficient laundry.
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No current figures exist for how much e-junk is recycled, but industry experts believe it's a sliver of the total. People don't know where to take their used electronics, and toxic components are a mounting problem.
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Households want to recycle more waste but are unsure which items are suitable for recycling, a survey finds.
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Offsetting, the practice of achieving carbon neutrality, is gaining popularity among companies wishing to make a show of their green credentials.
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By Laith Agha, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Mar. 12--Landfill, solid waste management site, environmental park -- call it what you will. Just don't call it a dump.
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Science & environment: The big high-street chains are falling over  themselves to 'go green'. But will any of it make  any difference? Mark Lynas is far from convinced.
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When Office Depot, Inc. stores ran an electronics recycling drive last summer that accepted everything from cell phones to televisions, some stores were overwhelmed by the amount of e-trash they received.
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By Simon Read, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 9--A discarded washing machine lies on its side along a dirt tract near Tommy's Harbor. Garbage bags and other trash have been dumped in the nearby weeds.
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H-P is funding a project to investigate how electronic waste can be disposed of in a safer and more environmentally friendly way.
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Environmental group's ranking of hardware vendors purports to show which are green, which lag ecologically.
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Nova Scotia makes a name for itself as a rigorous enforcer of recycling. Now a study finds that while the province may be spending millions on its garbage program, it's actually saving far more. By Stephen Leahy.
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By Manny Gamallo, Tulsa World, Okla.  Mar. 8--The decision adds 50 years' worth of garbage disposal capacity.
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By Rita Savard, The Sun, Lowell, Mass.  Feb. 23--CHELMSFORD -- Paying high fees for trash removal prompted residents to raise a stink in the past.
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CHICAGO, May 30  /PRNewswire/ -- Renters are going green as a recent Apartments.com survey indicates more than sixty-three percent of survey respondents who live in an apartment community recycle regularly.
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Two years ago, big business unveiled a splashy environmental campaign. How are things going? We check back.