]> http://www.greenedia.com/tags/reducing-waste Blog Articles Tagged with 'reducing-waste' at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/153955?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Reducing waste by reusing beverage cartons, Swiss-born Tanja Burgdorfer's ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/153955?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Sun, 28 Dec 2008 05:00:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/153825?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Most ecopreneurs are familiar with the tenets of running a sustainable business -- People, Planet, Profit, and, most importantly, in equal priority. Building a sustainable and eco-focused business is based upon a commitment to the welfare of society... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/153825?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Fri, 26 Dec 2008 12:56:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152025?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Money, wrote Jamais Cascio, is the tangible manifestation of an agreement between you and other people that the oddly-colored piece of paper in your hands has value. But what's truly valuable is not those units of currency, so much as the units of... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/152025?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:51:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151115?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste UPS announced this month it will deploy a new combination scanner and paperless printing device developed by HP that will print millions of sorting labels directly on packages, helping Brown make further inroads on greening their operations by slashi... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/151115?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:28:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/151280?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste This is something you're not likely to find anywhere but EcoGeek: an award given to the automaker with the most compact, ecofriendly press kit. While at the media days, I was given more press materials than I could count, from shirts to hats to USB d... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/151280?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Wed, 26 Nov 2008 12:48:15 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148948?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Brand Name Litter by Kevin Steele The City of Toronto is tired of landfilling and separating and recycling producer waste, so it is considering mandating discounts for customers who bring their own containers, and rules on materials to ensure that th... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/148948?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:28:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/147989?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Toxic chemicals ethylene glycol and propylene glycol have been the preferred engine coolants for decades. Glycerol (glycerin) was once used as a coolant, but it was expensive and it's a weaker freezing point depression ruled it out.This may all chan... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/147989?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Fri, 07 Nov 2008 14:06:18 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/146346?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste You don't hear much trash talking these days, given the seemingly singular focus of corporate environmental managers on climate, energy, water, and other issues. Managing solid waste, of course, hasn't gone out of style. It's become part of everyone'... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/146346?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:56:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/152259?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste You don't hear much trash talking these days, given the intense focus of corporate environmental managers on climate, energy, water, and other issues. Managing solid waste, of course, hasn't gone out of style. It's become part of everyone's job, from... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/152259?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Sun, 02 Nov 2008 17:56:51 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/137078?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste The Brazilian government will release a goal to cut net deforestation to zero by 2015, as a part of a draft climate change action plan, as reported by the BBC. The plan aims to have more trees planted in Brazil than are lost by 2015 (a no net fore... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/137078?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:25:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/137632?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste The Brazilian government will release a goal to cut net deforestation to zero by 2015, as a part of a draft climate change action plan, as reported by the BBC. The plan aims to have more trees planted in Brazil than are lost by 2015 (a no net fore... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/137632?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:25:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136046?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste This article was written by Erica Barnett in October 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. One trend that has really caught my interest lately (to the chagrin of certain hygiene-obsessed boyfriends) is ur... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/136046?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:10:21 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/133842?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Photo courtesy of Drunken Monkey at Flickr.com.When you visit the buffet line, how often do you think of the planet? If you visit the cafeteria on a regular basis, the choices you make can really add up.At the soda fountain, are styrofoam cups the on... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/practical-environmentalist/133842?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:06:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/133841?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste This article was written by Sarah Rich in March 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective.What do you get when you cross hybrid transportation with local economic support and resource reuse? Frybrid. A small c... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/world-is-changing/133841?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Tue, 16 Sep 2008 14:33:20 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/131670?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste On Labor Day, the State of Texas enacted a law that requires any company selling a computer to offer a free consumer recycling program. This is an awesome move because now there is no excuse to see a computer in a Texas landfill. Consumers will alway... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/131670?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:06:14 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/115692?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste The European Union has been far more united and proactive than the US federal government when it comes to policies ushering in post-petroleum and fossil fuel era by restructuring and retooling its energy and industrial infrastructure. Germany is at ... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/115692?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:34:17 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/113366?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste As long as some plastic products are made from polystyrene, Timbron International will be making money. The Walnut Creek, CA based company, recycles polystyrene plastic and foam to make decorative mouldings. Polystyrene is made from sytrene, which is... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/113366?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:00:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/111217?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste AuroraBiofuels Inc. has received a big leg up in the race todevelop commercial biodiesel using algae as a feedstock. The startupsaid Wednesday it landed $20 million in a second roundof funding from insiders Oak Investment Partners, Gabriel Venture... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/111217?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:36:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/111458?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste AuroraBiofuels Inc. has received a big leg up in the race todevelop commercial biodiesel using algae as a feedstock. The startupsaid Wednesday it landed $20 million in a second roundof funding from insiders Oak Investment Partners, Gabriel Venture... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/vc-ratings/111458?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:36:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/108281?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Today, I found out I am a communist. I can't believe my parents never told me this, back when I was playing poker in the front yard and gleefully taking my friends' nickels. Apparently I was supposed to divvy up the pot according to everyone's needs.... http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/switchboard/108281?rsstype=tag&tag=reducing-waste Fri, 30 May 2008 20:03:47 -0400