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Popular Mechanics
November 10, 2008 |
Recycling Myths: PM Debunks 5 Half Truths about Recycling The dominant factor in virtually every case is the enormous amount of energy required to turn raw materials into metals and plastics compared to the energy needed to reprocess products that already exist.   |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008 |
Is Recycling Worth It? PM Investigates its Economic and Environmental Impact Almost overnight, it seemed, recycling was embraced by the public as a kind of all-purpose absolution for our environmental sins. |
BusinessWeek
May 14, 2009
Christopher Palmeri |
A Recycling Boom Gone Bust Because of slumping demand and falling prices, the recycling divisions of trash-hauling companies are facing big losses this year. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008
Alex Hutchinson |
Recycling By the Numbers: The Truth About Recycling What's the bottom line on the cost to recycle five different products from aluminum to polystyrene? |
Fast Company
September 2008
Melanie Warner |
Green Business: Plastic Potion No. 9 Recycling should be the easy way to get people involved in helping the environment. Too bad the businesses behind it are blowing it. |
Scientific American
September 2009
David Farley |
Airlines & Recycling: The Not-So-Green Skies New calls for the U.S. airline industry to take recycling seriously |
Fast Company
September 14, 2011
Emma Haak |
E-Scrap Conference Talks Responsible Recycling E-cycling is a $5 billion business in the U.S. |
CIO
April 15, 2003
Megan Santosus |
Rising Costs of High-Tech Garbage Companies must comply with hazardous waste regulations when they get rid of old PCs and CRT monitors. For larger companies, sending old PCs off to a hazardous waste facility can become a legal nightmare. |
BusinessWeek
April 22, 2010
Diane Brady |
Pepsi's Plan to Make Litter Green Offering rewards for bottles and cans may help Pepsi reach its goal of boosting U.S. beverage container recycling rates. |
IndustryWeek
April 1, 2008
Jonathan Katz |
Table Scraps Manufacturers can use their leftovers to feed various industrial applications but should still try to avoid scrap before it's created. |
Salon.com
September 18, 2000
Jim Fisher |
Poison PCs Lead, mercury, chromium -- that's what computers are made of. So why aren't electronics makers keeping them out of landfills? |
Entrepreneur
October 2005
Nichole L. Torres |
Wiping the Slate Clean With the mountains of old cell phones, computers, TVs and various other outdated technological products piling up, savvy entrepreneurs are getting into the business of e-cycling. |
Chemistry World
May 17, 2011
Meera Senthilingam |
UK report calls for new approach to strategic metals The UK will need to secure supplies of strategic metals or future economic growth will be put at risk, a Science and Technology Committee report warns. |
Home Theater
July 27, 2009
Mark Fleischmann |
NYC Electronics Recycling Law Challenged New York City's new electronics recycling law has attracted criticism from two major trade groups who point to what they call "disastrous" consequences. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2007
Kenji Hall |
Sony Likes The Yield From Its Junk In a turning point for tech, Sony finds a way to make money from used electronics. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2010
Andy Extance |
Prepare to lose metals, says UN group Supplies of speciality metals like lithium, neodymium and indium could become restricted unless recycling rates improve. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2002
Doug Bartholomew |
Beyond The Grave New regulations and concerns for the environment are prompting manufacturers to design products for easier recycling and remanufacturing... |
National Defense
June 2010
Grace V. Jean |
Converting Eco-Unfriendly Plastic Into Fuel Natural State Research Inc., based in Stamford, Conn., has developed a technology that converts waste plastics into hydrocarbon liquid fuel through a thermal degradation process. |
CIO
April 15, 2003 |
Recycling Resources In addition to each state's department of environmental protection, there are several online databases that list local and regional electronics recyclers, as well as programs for educational donations |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Schnitzer Steel's Dull Metal Profits slide, affecting most segments of the scrap metal recycler. That these metals seem to be on the retreat now may mean that the cycle is on the wane, and there may be a time when an investor can get in on Schnitzer at a lower price. |
Science News
February 10, 2007 |
Science Safari: Electronics Recycling The Electronics Industry Alliance's recycling Web site provides an online guide to electronics recyclers and disposal options across the United States. |
InternetNews
March 3, 2005
Roy Mark |
Tax Credits For Cutting 'E-Waste' The Electronic Waste Recycling and Promotion and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 establishes an $8 per unit tax credit for companies that recycle at least 5,000 display screens or computer system units per year. |
InternetNews
September 9, 2005
Roy Mark |
Tech's Dirty Little Recycling Secret Electronics manufacturers scramble to get Congress to preempt state laws targeting e-waste recycling. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2008
Paul McFedries |
E-cycling E-waste Recycling old words to reprocess old electronics. |
Chemistry World
February 12, 2015
Patrick Walter |
Plastic waste entering world's oceans set to double in 10 years Plastic waste entering world's oceans amounts to five bags for every foot of coastline. |
Popular Mechanics
December 17, 2009
Adam Hadhazy |
How the Manufacturing Sector Can Curtail Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increasing efficiency, which reduces emissions, also improves the bottom line, and so the manufacturing industry has already begun to think creatively about its sizable carbon footprint. |
Entrepreneur
April 2008
J.J. Ramberg |
Waste Not Ron Gonen says his first meeting with a potential customer wasn't a hard sell. He's the founder and CEO of RecycleBank, a rewards company that motivates people to recycle. |
CFO
June 1, 2006
John Edwards |
Trash Talk New regulations could make E-waste disposal hazardous to corporate pocketbooks. |
BusinessWeek
April 10, 2006
Lorraine Woellert |
HP Wants Your Old PCs Back HP is pushing states to force recycling of TVs, computers, and other e-gear. Here's why. |
This Old House
February 1, 2001
Celia Kuperszmid Lehrman |
Collection Agents Recycling is part of life for many homeowners. Here's a rundown of products and ideas that make it easier... |
Chemistry World
January 28, 2014
Ned Stafford |
Europe wants to get tough on plastic waste The European parliament has signaled that it is prepared to support an ambitious effort by the European commission to sharply reduce the level of 'dangerous plastics' in the environment. |
Fast Company
November 2008 |
High-Tech Ways to Go Green at Home Advanced sensors and incentives can trim electricity, water, and gas use at home and boost recycling. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Salvaging Growth at Schnitzer The steel company is in a tough sector, but sound management could still mean above-average opportunity for investors. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2006
Tekla S. Perry |
Who Pays for E-Waste? The Washington Statute is by far America's most comprehensive e-waste law, and makes manufacturers responsible for the costs of recycling old electronics equipment in the state of Washington. |
Entrepreneur
July 2008
JJ Ramberg |
Trash Talks Dallas-based office supply retailer sells only environmentally responsible products. |
IDB America
November 2004
Paul Constance |
Dignity at the Dump Thousands of Latin Americans make a living by scavenging through garbage; can their work be made safe and legal? |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
PC Makers Get Green Computer manufacturers are stepping up their recycling, under pressure. |
Food Processing
October 2010
Diane Toops |
Can Celebrates Its 200th Birthday Happy 200th birthday, can -- the best packaging in history and still evolving. |
Food Processing
November 2008 |
MRO Q&A: How to Properly Dispose of Oil Best way to dispose of used oil and other lubricants... Creating a plan to recycle oil waste... The benefits of recycling used oil... |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Schnitzer Gets No Respect Being a good metal recycler doesn't really help when Wall Street turns against the whole industry. So, with a trailing P/E of 5, is Schnitzer a great buy? |
The Motley Fool
September 12, 2011
Robert Eberhard |
1 Stock Tony Soprano Would Love Waste Management leads in an industry that most cannot do without. |
CIO
August 29, 2011
Elana Varon |
Why Companies Should Donate Used PCs Instead of Recycling When crafting your IT green efforts, it's a no-brainer to consider the greater good. |
Fast Company
November 2010
Anya Kamenetz |
The Starbucks Cup Dilemma "What are you going to do about this damn cup?" A story of Starbucks and the limits of corporate sustainability. |
IndustryWeek
February 1, 2005
John Teresko |
Green Machines With worldwide automobile sales expected to more than double in the next 50 years, the drive for waste reduction is accelerating. When specifying materials, product development staffs must now equally embrace design for disassembly and recycling as well as design for manufacturing. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2006
Rich Smith |
Foolish Forecast: Metal Management Checkup Here's a quick look at a scrap metal recycler that doesn't get a lot of press. Metal Management reports tomorrow before market open. Investors, take note. |
Fast Company
May 2009
Abha Bhattarai |
Fast Cities: Taipei, Taiwan Taipei is striving to achieve "zero landfill, total recycling" by 2010, 30 years ahead of the UN's trash targets. |
National Defense
October 2007
Lisa Collins |
E-Waste -- Yet Another Headache for Government and Corporations Everyone worries about the safety of information. The technology industry is robust with firewalls, encryption systems, and network security hardware. But often times the security breaks down at a place so simple it is often overlooked. |
Chemistry World
November 28, 2012
Laura Howes |
M&S nano fears for recycled packaging UK retailer Marks & Spencers' commercial and environmental packaging manager, Andrew Speck, is reported to have said at the Paper Recycling Europe conference earlier this month that food safety concerns could stop the company using more recycled content in its food packaging. |
Bank Technology News
April 2010
Rebecca Sausner |
FNBO's Fuel Cell Was Just a Start First National Bank of Omaha became the first bank to build a data center powered entirely by fuel cell technology in 1999, but the $19 billion bank hasn't just rested on its green laurels since then. |
IndustryWeek
October 1, 2008 |
Three Pathways to Greener IT There are plenty of ways for manufacturers to be green. |
