Archive for the ‘Recycling’ Category

Interview with Cambridge Recycling Director Randi Mail, Part 2

On Tuesday, I shared my conversation with Randi Mail, recycling director for the City of Cambridge, about Cambridge’s new single-stream recycling program. In the process we touched on some general waste and recycling questions that I thought I’d share here.…

Only you can prevent tyre pyres

MBTA Flyer Trolleybus 4023 by bradlee9119 Recycling directory website, 1-800-RECYCLING has a recent story about the obscure problem of tire—or tyre in most Commonwealth nations—disposal, accompanied by some pretty astonishing photographs. There aren’t too many major reuses for old tires where the resource doesn’t go up in smoke, so they keep piling up, but research is under way.…

Ultimate Re-Use: Storage Container Buildings

A new type of architecture has been infiltrating the traditional world for years; homes, condominiums, offices, and all other manner of buildings are being built from industrial storage containers that we would normally see on the back of an 18-wheeler or a shipping barge.…

All Target stores now have a Recycling Center

My "red" Target greenbag! by cpt_comet Since the beginning of April, 2010, Target has launched a massive nationwide recycling initiative in its 1,740 U.S. stores. The recycling stations will accept aluminum, glass and plastic beverage containers, plastic bags, MP3 players, cell phones and ink cartridges.…

Existential Crisis of a Plastic Bag

Helen Smith, A few facts about plastic bags by Topsy at WaygoodThe Plastic Bag” directed by Ramin Bahrani, this 18-minute film chronicling the life of a plastic bag, and questions the environmental impact of consumerism in a world that treats it like trash.…

Is trash to energy part of the solution?

The Incinerator by jimmyboyhay When it comes to environmental discussion, waste management is an environmental concern that many feel needs to be addressed. Many also feel that clean energy innovations are needed to ensure a greener earth.…

DPW review

morning vibes by wayneandwax Did you now that the library’s not the only place you can get free books? CCTV has a brief documentary about the Cambridge Recycling Center where you can learn this and other fun facts.

Sustainable Business Leadership Graduation Ceremony – Cambridge

Eleven Cambridge companies were certified as “Sustainable Business Leaders” on Thursday April 1, 2010, for completing the Sustainable Business Leader Program (SBLP)—a program of the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) that provides guidance, support and technical assistance to facilitate the “greening” of small and medium-sized businesses.…

Cash for your clunky appliance coming soon

New Refrigerator by dsleetor_2000Beginning on Earth Day, you can receive a rebate of up to $250 if you exchange your old refrigerator, dishwasher, clothes washer, or freezer for a new energy efficient model. However advanced registration required for these rebates will only be available for a two week period.  Start planning now if you want to take advantage of this offer and save you money on your utility bills for years to come.

Bay Staters failing the 3R’s

Close the loop: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Not “reading, writing and ‘rithmetic” but reduce, reuse and—most notably—recycling. The Boston Globe has an article reporting that Massachusetts recycling rates are stagnant, and relatively low. A rather timely report given the effort by numerous organizations to get Beacon Hill to update the bottle bill.…