Do you really need an explanation?
Why don’t more states offer bottle deposits?
Oct. 30, 2011 Leave a Comment
Does it make more people recycle?
Looking at the safety of carpets made from recycled PET plastic
July 16, 2011 2 Comments
Recycled plastic bottles OK to walk on?
EarthTalk: Prostate cancer? National recycling law?
Nov. 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
Should you be forced to recycle?
Swedish firm develops recycling method for LCD screens
Sept. 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
Demand will be high
Greening baseball
May 22, 2009 Leave a Comment
Across most of Major League Baseball (MLB), teams are turning greener than the outfield grass, reports the June 2009 issue of E – The Environmental Magazine (now posted at www.emagazine.com/view/?4664). They’re reducing energy consumption, extending recycling efforts, and taking the first steps into renewable energy. So far, four parks, including Fenway Park in Boston, the [...]
EarthTalk: Plastic lids? Solar panels?
Aug. 25, 2008 2 Comments
Dear EarthTalk: Everyone knows we should recycle metal, glass and plastic cans and bottles, but what about all the lids, tops and caps? I see people recycling plastic bottles, for example, with their caps on, but I’ve always been told to thrown them out. Is that wrong? – Stefanie Gandolfi, Oakland, CA Many municipal recycling [...]
EarthTalk: Presidential candidates? Recycling odd items?
Jan. 7, 2008 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: Where do the leading presidential candidates stand on the issue of climate change and other environmental issues? – Max S., Seattle, WA The outcome of the 2008 presidential election could very well have a big impact on a wide range of environmental issues, especially climate change. All of the Democratic candidates—Hillary Clinton, Barack [...]
EarthTalk: Cats inside or out? Hospitals recycling?
Oct. 22, 2007 Leave a Comment
Most environmental advocates believe that keeping cats indoors is better for both the health of the felines themselves and for their prey. Scientists estimate that the typical free-roaming housecat kills some 100 small animals each year. Also, getting a large institution or corporation on board with recycling is no easy job.
