Can Cigarette Butts Be Recycled?
A San Diego innovator pays $3 a pound for cigarette butts. But whatever can you recycle them into?
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‘Bag It’ DVD Packaged With Message in Mind
Because of its message, the documentary "Bag It" required filmmakers to say both "Do what I do" and "Do what I show." A shrink-wrapped DVD was out of the question.
Maine Passes Landmark Product Stewardship Law
Bipartisan effort promotes manufacturer 'take-backs' of discarded goods
The Smoldering Trash Revolt
Recycling is leveling off, trash is piling up and cities are broke. In a throwaway society, who should pay for waste disposal?
From Sewage to Artichokes
Wastewater recycling and other water-efficiency programs are saving aquifers and helping a famed produce industry thrive.
Reducing Carbon One Garbage Can at a Time
With a clear cash incentive to reduce garbage, the 'one-can' concept gains ground.
Earthship Trooper
Michael Reynolds has been building his variety of low-consumption, off-the-grid housing for decades. Now, though, the Earthship is taking off.