Hundreds of millions of tires are disposed of annually. One Arkansas waste management company is putting that rubber back into the community.

You might be worried to learn what calamities caused these wrecks. Worry not — they’re made out of recycled cardboard!

A brief look at recycling programs in major metropolitan areas and small state capitals in the Northeastern U.S.

Among the basket of gases considered to be a contributor to global warming, nitrous oxide (N2O) accounts for about 6 percent of the heating effect of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) do not contain ozone-destroying chlorine or bromine atoms and are therefore used as substitutes for ozone-depleting compounds such as chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in such uses as refrigeration, air conditioning, and the manufacture of insulating foams.

Compounds containing carbon and fluorine, which are classified under the Kyoto Protocol as among the basket of gases that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions.

William McDonough is a world-renowned architect and designer and winner of three U.S. presidential awards: the Presidential Award for Sustainable Development (1996), the National Design Award (2004) and the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award (2003). Time magazine recognized him as a “Hero for the Planet” in 1999, stating, “his utopianism is grounded in a unified [...]

L. Hunter Lovins is President and founder of the Natural Capitalism Solutions (NCS). Hunter’s areas of expertise include natural capitalism, sustainable development, globalization, energy and resource policy, economic development, climate change, land management and fire rescue and emergency medicine. She developed the Economic Renewal Project and helped write many of its manuals on sustainable community [...]

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Film Biz Recycling (FBR) is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping the entertainment industry address the triple bottom line: profit, people and planet. We encourage every production to think about the wrap during prep and shoot, consider the impact of on and off-screen activities and donate every unwanted, useful and re-useable item to Film Biz [...]

Kingston® is doing its part to be a responsible environmental steward by creating and implementing environmental programs that have led it to become ISO 14001:2004 certified by an external registrar. Recycling programs implemented through certified recyclers: The waste generated in Kingston’s manufacturing process, including the passive components, DRAM, PCB boards, plastics and cardboard, is recycled. [...]

Haier is dedicated to innovation and technological progress; but along with these great strides, there is a firm commitment to increasing sustainability. Partnering with recycling programs allows Haier to safely recycle materials, dispose of electronic devices and reuse any and all pieces possible. Haier’s Research and Development teams aren’t only looking for ways to be [...]