Recycling

Global research firm RISC international recently completed their annual, “Scan of Consumer Evolutions and New Trends�. This global look at consumer behavior and trends lead to the coining of a...

December 30, 2009 3:00am | By Vince Thompson

Robert Von Goeben and with his partner Laurie Hyman run a San Francisco based startup, Green Toys, that produces traditional childhood fare made from recycled milk bottles and other eco-friendly...

2 | December 23, 2009 3:00am | By Vince Thompson

Green building, earthquakes, NASA algae, lighting design, ultrasound, instant translation, boarding passes 2.0, user interface, automated driving, diabetic nanotechnology. Here are the Top 10 most...

December 20, 2009 9:55am | By Andrew Nusca

When it comes to corporate social responsibility, Coca-Cola manages three major agendas: water stewardship, better packaging and public health.

December 18, 2009 1:43pm | By Heather Clancy

A river clean-up effort yields a ton of trash and a new perspective.

10 | December 17, 2009 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

A circuit breaker reset on the 787's first flight turned out to be on test equipment in the plane and not on the plane itself, according to a Boeing spokeswoman.

December 16, 2009 9:10am | By John Dodge

With his new book, Better Green Business: Handbook for Environmentally Responsible and Profitable Business Practices, Dr. Eric Olson lays out the best practices and provides real-world examples...

2 | December 14, 2009 3:00am | By Vince Thompson

A photographer takes us beyond the thermostat and gas pump to see the source of our fuel.

2 | December 11, 2009 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Environmental filmmaker finds kids frustrated and grown-ups in denial.

8 | December 10, 2009 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Smart Cities service lets urban residents check out the eco-credentials of their neighborhoods -- and those of their neighbors.

2 | December 4, 2009 1:29pm | By Heather Clancy

Entrepreneur, scientist and adventurer Greg Olsen talks about the hazards of stray voltage on Earth.

5 | December 2, 2009 4:00am | By Melanie D.G. Kaplan

Sustainability measures could offer one answer to the U.S. Post Office's fiscal dilemma.

2 | November 30, 2009 5:49pm | By Heather Clancy

The University of Pennsylvania figures the best on-campus advocates of sustainability are its students.

November 27, 2009 7:28pm | By Heather Clancy

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 25, 2009 2:33am | By Larry Dignan

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

Advocacy organization for more than 19,000 cities adopts resolution calling for "extended producer responsibility" when it comes to recycling and waste management.

2 | November 20, 2009 6:29pm | By Heather Clancy

I stood indicted as a plunderer, a destroyer of the earth, a thief of my grandchildrens’ future. And I thought, My God, someday what I do here will be illegal. Someday they’ll send people like...

2 | November 16, 2009 3:00am | By Vince Thompson

Slow and steady wins the sustainability race, as the latest Xerox corporate responsibility report shows.

1 | November 11, 2009 1:59pm | By Heather Clancy

If a community already offers curbside trash pick-up, should it be required to offer recycling services?

6 | November 4, 2009 6:25am | By Heather Clancy

Southwest Airlines has announced the world's first "green plane," a Boeing 737-700 that's 472 lbs. lighter than a conventional model and saves 9,500 gallons of jet fuel per year.

4 | October 26, 2009 8:19am | By Andrew Nusca