News
Regifting as Reuse
A recent online survey by eBay of over 2,000 adults in the U.S. revealed that more than four in five (83%) receive unwanted items and nearly half (46%) of those surveyed resell or regift. This article examines regifting as reuse. Read complete article.
U-haul Aids Flood Victims and Encourages Reuse
In addition to the free assistance being offered to flood victims of Washinton state, U-haul is encouraging people in need to reuse. Read complete article.
Second-Hand Stores To Be Exempt From New Lead Law
Federal regulators have shifted gears and will effectively exempt thrift stores from a new law requiring children’s products to be tested for lead. Read complete article.
Member news: Lower East Side Ecology Center Hosts First E-Waste Event of 2009!
LESEC braves the January cold in the name of E-Waste Recycling. Watch complete video.
Dumpster Diving: From Garbage to Gold
One company’s garbage is another’s gold. That’s what Burt’s Bees discovered when workers there donned hazmat suits and jumped into their trash to have a look at what they were throwing away. Read complete article.
New Life for Old Buildings: Adaptive Reuse
Kirsten Ritchie, director of Gensler, a sustainable architecture, design and planning firm, talks with greencomputing.com editor Leslie Guevarra about adaptive reuse – a practice that gives new life to old buildings. Download podcast interview.
Businesses Reuse To Cut Costs, Reduce Footprint
Businesses embrace reuse to cut costs and to reduce their environmental footprint, according to the Reusable Packaging Association. Read complete article.
Member news: Film Biz Recycling voted industry star
(4/8/09) Film Biz Recycling voted industry star of the month by Mayor Bloomberg’s Office. Eva Radke, sector member, founder and president of Film Biz Recycling has a lot to be proud of. Since June 2008, Film Biz Recycling has diverted nearly 50 tons of materials from film and television productions and kept them out of landfills! Read the full article on line.