Some green-minded students in France managed to transform discarded junk into recumbent-style exercise bikes that generated enough electricity to power an entire film festival. The wooden bikes were constructed of waste debris taken from trash bins and were then retrofitted with small generators to produce 100% clean pedal power. Read More…
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Ever wonder where old airplanes go when they retire?…It’s not to a retirement community in Florida. Most actually end up in so-called “aircraft boneyards” located primarily in the deserts of the Southwestern United States. These boneyards are basically junkyards for aircraft of all types. While some may view these broken, rundown birds as piles of scrap metal, others see an opportunity to create some of the coolest looking homes on the planet. Read More…
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The 2012 results of the annual International Coastal Cleanup were recently announced and the results show that yes, we are all slobs! Well, not all of us, but the findings were pretty astounding nonetheless. Read More…
Does your city make the cut? A list of the top 10 cities with the greenest homes was released by online real estate broker Redfin, and these 10 cities are definitely heading in the right direction when it comes to green living.
The criteria for making the list includes low carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, energy-efficient features in the home, LEED certified building, Energy Star appliances/products and an overall focus on being green.
Americans are addicted to green — no, we’re not talking about the “green” that’s legal in a handful of states for medicinal use. We’re talking about living a sustainable, eco-friendly lifestyle. The Earth Day 2013 Consumer Recycling and Sustainability Survey took a look at the current state of recycling in America. The full survey describes how 86% of Americans recycle to some degree — far higher than even a few years ago. It also points out that 92% of Americans weigh a product or manufacturer’s sustainability and/or eco-friendliest before making a purchase. Read More…
The EPA estimates that two to three million thermostats come out of service every year in the U.S., yet less than 10 percent of them are recycled properly. This is according to a voluntary thermostat collection program called the Thermostat Recycling Corporation (TRC) started by the Big 3 thermostat manufacturers – Honeywell, GE and White-Rodgers. This is a public health issue that may be around for the next two to three decades. Read More…
Trash incineration is a growing trend in the United States, and we’re not talking about trash barrel burning in your backyard. We’re talking about the large-scale waste-to-energy facilities located across the country. There are currently fewer than 100 of these waste-to-energy plants in the U.S., and while these facilities are able to generate a huge amount of electricity from burning trash, the U.S. still ranks well below other countries in terms of how much trash we burn for electricity. Read More…
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One of the biggest cell phone and tablet buyback companies is now accepting devices from consumers. e-Cycle is one of the fastest growing environmental service companies in the U.S., and up until now, they only recycled e-waste from large businesses and corporations. Now they’ve opened the doors for consumers to cash in by sending in old cell phones or tablets for proper recycling. Read More…
