1-800-Recycling - Tyler Farmer

Tyler Farmer

Tyler was born and raised in Albuquerque, NM. In the Southwest he played many sports, and attended school with an eager passion to learn. By the end of high school, Tyler was an All-American swimmer and water polo player, and a member of the National Honors Society.

Tyler left the Land of Enchantment to attend the University of Washington. In Seattle, he continued his interest in swimming and water polo, which led him to become a member, and later the president and captain, of the Water Polo Club. Tyler graduated with bachelor’s degrees in English and community, environment and planning, and a minor in architecture.

After graduating, Tyler briefly lived in Baton Rouge, LA, and then Fresno, CA, gaining experience working as a green blogger and recycling specialist for Electronic Recyclers International. Tyler is currently pursuing a legal career while freelance writing in Seattle.

November 7, 2011

Texas Serious About E-Waste

The Texas Computer Equipment Recycling Program instills manufacturer responsibility to ensure e-waste is properly recycled, not landfilled.
October 31, 2011

Alchemy Goods: ‘Turning Useless into Useful’

The Seattle-based upcycler takes old inner tubes, banners and seat belts and repurposes them into slick recycled accessories.
October 19, 2011

Renovating the Green Way

A Seattle-based green renovation professional is quietly creating on of the Emerald City’s greenest homes.
October 12, 2011

NMSU Leads a Campus Crusade for Recycling

The New Mexico State University campus has become a recycling and composting leader for universities across the country.
September 29, 2011

Aurora Glass Keeps Old Windows Out of the Landfill

St. Vincent de Paul’s Aurora Glass products take 100% post-consumer glass and recycle them into new, useful items for the home.
September 20, 2011

GreenGrid Roofing: Sustainably Vegetated Energy Conservation

GreenGrid uses recycled materials and region-specific plants to beautify and cut energy costs.
September 12, 2011

Ambitious Farmington, NM, Sees Major Recycling Rate Growth

The metro area of just 130,000 recycles an average of 6 million pounds per year, prompting the need for a new 14,000-square-foot recycling center.
September 2, 2011

Rummaging for Recyclables: The Life of a Guajero

In Guatemala City, thousands of workers pick through the city’s massive garbage dump in hopes of finding recyclables to divert from the waste stream.
June 23, 2011

Liberty Bottleworks: Sustainably Forged, Recyclable, Local

Made in the U.S. from recycled, recyclable, toxin-free aluminum, Liberty Bottleworks’ reusable drinking bottles are a great accessory for on-the-go summer days.
June 9, 2011

Dogma Pet Beds Offer Comfort, Spare Landfills

The beds, marketed by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Lane County, are made from recycled mattresses.
June 2, 2011

The Confusing but Well-Intentioned Green Dot Program

“Der Grüne Punkt”: A corporate sponsorship program to responsibly recover packaging material, not a 1980s punk rock band.
May 25, 2011

GM’s Michael Robinson Discusses the Brand’s Green Future

The automaker’s Vice President of Environment, Energy, and Safety Policy chimes in on hybrids, biofuels and recycling within the company.