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Recycling
Recycling is the processing of used materials into new products. The process helps preserve useful materials and, by extension, reduces the consumption of fresh raw materials. In turn, recycling helps reduce energy usage, air pollution, water pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
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Pre-fabricated cores enable builder to churn out houses in less than 2 months
HybridCore Homes uses nearly all recycled construction materials to build their houses. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das takes a look at this new paradigm that combines the custom look of stick-built...
1 | January 30, 2012 8:09am
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Smart foil uses 95% less energy
Ever feel guilty about using foil once and then throwing it in the recycling bin? If you're looking for a better way to wrap up your leftovers, recycled aluminum could be the answer....
4 | November 8, 2011 9:00am
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Wine bottles get second life as mini-gardens
Empty wine bottles are no longer relegated to the recycling bin. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das shows us how Potting Shed Creations' GrowBottle re-purposes the bottles beautifully. Perfect for the...
2 | July 26, 2011 8:14am
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Tube-free toilet paper could eliminate 160 million pounds of waste
What's made of cardboard, found in virtually every household and recyclable, but often ends up in the trash? Find out as SmartPlanet's Sumi Das looks into less wasteful way to wipe .
6 | July 19, 2011 4:34pm
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How to recycle rain water for use at home
Looking for ways to cut down on your water usage? Homeowners Steve and Linda Parker have installed a rainwater catchment system that allows them to collect rainwater to recycle in their California...
15 | February 28, 2011 4:10pm
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Fighting e-waste with recyclable laptops
Students from Stanford and Finland's Aalto University have developed a prototype laptop that can be disassembled in less than three minutes without the use of any tools. Once it's taken apart, the...
14 | February 14, 2011 2:29pm
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How NASA is recycling urine into drinking water
As a life support engineer at NASA Ames Research Center, it's Michael Flynn's job to keep astronauts alive in space, making sure they have the basic necessities like clean water to survive. But...
15 | January 13, 2011 8:20am
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GM recycling Gulf oil booms for Volt parts
General Motors is recycling an estimated 100 miles of plastic boom material used to help contain the BP Gulf oil spill. GM plans to turn the booms into 100,000 pounds of plastic resin. The resin...
3 | December 21, 2010 2:41pm
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Vintage bike shop practices three Rs of environmental responsibility
Sasha Grigorovich-Barsky and Dallas Adams, owners of Citizen Chain Cyclery, are practicing the three Rs of environmental responsibility: reduce, reuse, and recycle. SmartPlanet visits their San...
4 | September 14, 2010 8:51am
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Project FROG's plan to improve student performance with new hi-tech buildings
Can student performance improve with the environment? Studies have shown that the educational environment can enable students to perform up to two grades better. Mark Miller, founder of Project...
5 | January 11, 2010 4:49pm
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Smart toy shopping this holiday season
Looking to buy a 'green' toy for the holidays? San Francisco based Green Toys manufacture their toys out of recycled milk containers. The safe plastic material is called high-density polyethylene...
1 | November 24, 2009 2:52pm
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San Francisco shows what 'going green' really means
San Francisco, with a 72% recycling rate and a goal of zero waste to landfill by 2020, is being called one of the 'greenest cities' in the U.S. Jared Blumenfeld, director of the department of the...
1 | October 20, 2009 4:00pm
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Architect renovates homes to be more 'green'
Architect Eric Corey Freed wants every building to be a 'green' building. Inspired by his childhood idol Frank Lloyd Wright, Freed's goal is to renovate existing homes and structures to be more...
September 14, 2009 8:09am
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Silicon Valley VC: Living the green dream
What will smart homes look like in the future? Venture capitalist Paul Holland and his wife Linda Yates are in the throes of construction on the greenest home in the United States. They're using...
2 | June 17, 2009 8:41am
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The real cost of e-waste
How are companies tackling the e-waste problem? PC maker, Hewlett-Packard has an ambitious goal to recycle two billion pounds of e-waste by 2010. Correspondent Sumi Das talks to the company's...
20 | June 2, 2009 9:19am
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Smart foil uses 95% less energy
Ever feel guilty about using foil once and then throwing it in the recycling bin? If you're looking for a better way to wrap up your leftovers, recycled aluminum could be the answer....
4 | November 8, 2011 9:00am
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How to recycle rain water for use at home
Looking for ways to cut down on your water usage? Homeowners Steve and Linda Parker have installed a rainwater catchment system that allows them to collect rainwater to recycle in their California...
15 | February 28, 2011 4:10pm
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Fighting e-waste with recyclable laptops
Students from Stanford and Finland's Aalto University have developed a prototype laptop that can be disassembled in less than three minutes without the use of any tools. Once it's taken apart, the...
14 | February 14, 2011 2:29pm
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How NASA is recycling urine into drinking water
As a life support engineer at NASA Ames Research Center, it's Michael Flynn's job to keep astronauts alive in space, making sure they have the basic necessities like clean water to survive. But...
15 | January 13, 2011 8:20am
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GM recycling Gulf oil booms for Volt parts
General Motors is recycling an estimated 100 miles of plastic boom material used to help contain the BP Gulf oil spill. GM plans to turn the booms into 100,000 pounds of plastic resin. The resin...
3 | December 21, 2010 2:41pm
