Environment

Junked Aircrafts Make Comfortable Abodes

May 24

Houses Constructed from Aircraft
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…

ecoATM Recycles 17 Elephants Worth of Cell Phones

May 21

Photo via Digital Trends

1 million gadgets and counting… That’s how many outdated, broken or otherwise unwanted electronic gadgets ecoATM has helped keep out of landfills. ecoATM is a California-based e-waste recycling company which sets up small “ATM-like” automated kiosks at various locations around the United States giving you access to instant cash for feeding it cell phones, old tablets and MP3 players. Read More…

Cigarette Butts, Bottles, Cans, Appliances, Bags, Rubber Chicken…

May 16

Pollution in oceans
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…

Top 10 Cities for Green Homes in America

May 09

greenest homes in america

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.

Survey Says…Americans Love to Recycle! [Infographic]

Apr 29

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…

Mercury Rising: Discarded Thermostats a Hot Topic

Apr 25

Mercury from Thermostat in landfills
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…

Burning Trash is no Stink

Apr 04

trash incineration cycle
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…

Recycle Old Cell phones and Tablets, Earn Cash and Protect Sensitive Data

Mar 15

Logo via e-Cycle.com

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…

City’s Quest toward Green Dominance has it Putting Trash into the Roads

Mar 08

Photo source: Dvice.com

It seems logical that keeping trash off the roadways is the eco-friendly thing to do, but not in this case. Vancouver B.C. is the first city in the world integrating a new plastic-to-asphalt technology to literally add trash into the asphalt mix. It’s all part of the city’s plan to become the world’s Greenest City by 2020. Read More…

Trashed Homes: 13 Houses Constructed from Junk

Feb 22

Photo Source: Gary Jackson

Typically, the idea is get garbage out of the house and carted off to the landfill. That’s not the case here. Some creative, eco-minded individuals are taking trash and using it to construct full-fledge, livable housing.

These homes are built from scrap metal, reclaimed lumber, soda cans and bottles, plastic waste, shipping containers and plain-old trash. Living in a “dump” has never been so sweet! Read More…

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