Waste Reduction | Green Living Ideas

10,000 Gallons a Day of Animal Waste Fuel Head to Market

Posted on Dec 03, 2009 by Susan Kraemer.

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Last month a rural Minnesota factory began pumping out commercial-scale quantities of biodiesel made from animal waste like pig parts and waste fats… and almost any other waste fats and oils. The idea isn’t new, – - Sweden was able to reduce carbon emissions 9% below their Kyoto goal while growing their economy 44% by switching to district heating that uses this kind of process – - but it is new here. And better too.
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Where Does Your Garbage Go? MIT Wants To Find Out

Posted on Aug 03, 2009 by Scott James.

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You buy something, bring it home, unwrap it, and toss the package in the trash can. On garbage day you put it all into a bigger trash can out on the curb and the magical garbage truck takes it away. But where does the garbage truck take the trash? Well, a landfill, or it gets burned, or it goes overseas, or something, right? The U.S. creates around 200 billion tons of trash every year- where does it go?
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Eco-Friendly Printing Options for Your Home Office

Posted on Jun 09, 2009 by Reenita Malhotra.

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If you spend a good amount of time in your home office, then you might want to consider how best you can green your work environment. Paper is one of the biggest sources of waste in every home office. While digitizing your work is really the better option for trees, there is no getting around the fact that certain documents absolutely need to be printed.
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5 Ways to Make Every Day Earth Day

Posted on May 22, 2009 by GLI Editors.

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Even though Earth Day was one month ago today, every day is Earth Day around here. Here are some tips to incorporate Earth Day’s ideals and values in your own life throughout the year.
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GTR: Recycled and Reused Retail Goods with Savers

Posted on Jun 18, 2008 by Sean Daily.

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Savers GreenTalk Radio Host Sean Daily discusses retail goods business models and the market for second-hand goods with Tony Shumpert, Vice President of Operations with Savers Recycling, Inc.
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