Support Your School Recycling Scheme Fundraiser for UK Schools

Carrie and David Grant of Fame and Academy and Pop Idol head the cause of trying to raise £5 million for UK schools through the collection of empty ink cartridges and unwanted mobile phones for re-use. The cause is quite important after yesterday’s announcement of an extensive budget cut by Ed Balls, Secretary of State [...]

Jean Recycling Project by Levi’s

Levi Strauss & Co. together with the students from the University of Memphis, as well as Goodwill Industries, a rehabilitation and recycling service facility, is coming up with a recycling project that should help limit wastage and landfill pollution. The program, which is dubbed, “A Care Tag for Our Planet” is about recycling old clothing, [...]

New York To Charge Extra For Bottled Water

Beginning October 31st, the state of New York will begin charging an extra 5-cent deposit fee for bottled water purchases. This move is under the “Bigger, Better Bottle Bill” or the Refundable Container Act (Bottle Bill). This means that consumers will have to pay extra when purchasing this, but they will get the [...]

The Eco-Coffee Cup

Most people are on the go these days. To keep them awake they usually drink coffee to keep them alert. But they are destroying the environment with their coffee and disposable cups. How?
Disposable paper cups are not recyclable.
The paper cup is made from a composite of materials: kraft bleached paper sprayed with a polyethylene [...]