Americans Want to Know: “How Do I Recycle My Computer?”

by Jeff McIntire-Strasburg on February 8, 2010

in Living, Products

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Aluminum cans? Plastic bottles? Newspapers? Though recycling statistics show that we’ve still got some work to do on diverting wastes away from landfills, you’ve probably got a good idea of how to recycle these common household items. But what about computers and televisions? Paint? Used motor oil? Earth 911’s search statistics for 2009, released today, show that more Americans want to figure out what to do with these hazardous materials… besides tossing them in the trashcan or dumpster.

Read more about Earth 911’s search stats for 2009

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Tagged as: computers, earth 911, electronics, Recycling

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First Earth: Watch this Earthen Building Documentary Online

February 4, 2010

There’s a growing ecological awareness in all aspects of daily life, but some of our newfangled environmental actions have already been in practice for hundreds (or thousands) or years. “Green building” is an architectural movement that attempts to take the environment more closely into account in designing buildings, but the movement is generally very commercial.
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Solar Irrigation Increases Food Supply, Economic Opportunity in Benin

February 4, 2010

If you live in the developed world, you likely take turning on the lights or the water for granted. So, it may be difficult to imagine the lifestyle (if you can call it that) of people in sub-Saharan Africa without these kinds of luxuries. Lack of infrastructure to deliver these services doesn’t just create inconvenience; [...]

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Plan B 4.0 Book Byte: Rescuing Failing States

February 3, 2010

By Lester R. Brown
One of the leading challenges facing the international community is how to rescue failing states, those countries most at risk of collapse due to a combination of weak governance, internal violence, and social upheaval. Continuing with business as usual in international assistance programs is not working, as evidenced by the continuing deterioration [...]

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Sandhill Farm: Eating Homegrown

February 1, 2010

Sandhill Farm is a small agricultural intentional community located in northeastern Missouri, neighbors of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. The community has been farming organically for 35 years and provides most of their own organic food* through a combination of gardens, field crops, raising poultry and bees, growing mushrooms, sugaring, and more. Sandhill’s six members grow food [...]

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Green Government 2.0: State Blogs on Environmental Issues

January 31, 2010

How do elected officials attempt to ensure transparency these days (or, at least, the appearance of transparency)? By posting information online… we saw yet another example of this just in the last week with President Obama’s call to post all earmarks online.
Transparency is a laudable goal, no doubt, but, as I noted in an earlier [...]

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Eco-Friendly Jewelry Designs a “Sister Act”

January 27, 2010

Editor’s note:  We don’t sell iram-inal designs in the sustainablog Green Choices store… just thought this was a great story! Might have to look into listing these products…
Mari and Lani (Malene) Davis were once two little girls with a simple dream: to create “delicious designs” for sustainable jewelry from items that most people would regard [...]

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