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Is zero waste possible in this consumer culture? October 29th, 2008

A review of Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte

I'm reading Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte. It's an amazing book although it's now a bit outdated (it was written during the period of time in the early 2000's when the Bloomberg Administration stopped the recycling...more

Trash Crisis Brings Out the Garbage Police June 30th, 2008

Europe Will Have to Recycle More, Dump Less

In the city of Whitehaven in northern England (almost at the Scotland border), Britons are balking at a government crackdown on trash. Earlier this year, for example, local bus driver Gareth Corkhill was fined $215...more

The World's Greenest Garbage Can June 11th, 2008

BigBelly Solar Compactor Cuts Waste Management Costs

Did you know that the average garbage truck gets just 2.8 miles to the gallon of diesel fuel? It's true. In fact, garbage trucks get the worst fuel economy of any type of commercial vehicle....more

Recycling Your Garbage: Where Does All that Trash Go? May 27th, 2008

How You Can Keep Garbage from Going to the Wrong Place

My dad and I talk about recycling more than two people probably should. There's the "Hey, dad. How are you?" part of the conversation. Then at least once a week, we talk about recycling. I'm...more

Urban Garbage Dumps May 5th, 2008

Japan’s urban mines, aka landfills, are estimated to have in them 6,800 tons of gold compared to 765 tons in Japan's official reserves. This is more even than the official reserves of Germany and the...more

Biofuel Is Rubbish! March 21st, 2008

When biomass won't cut it, garbage might

A report released March 17 says that the solution to a home-grown biofuel industry in the Pacific Northwest may not rely on corn, oil-seed crops, or even timber waste. The solution may be in the...more

Ellen Page, Juno Star, is Mad (Hot) About Garbage February 12th, 2008

So Young, So Wise

Whenever an actor or actress starts talking about their commitment to the environment, it’s all I can do to stop myself from shutting down, as if cornered by the party bore. Not another one! As...more

GoodWill Eases Computer Wasteland January 14th, 2008

So you got a new computer. It's super fast and way better than your last one. You marvel at how quickly technology changes. You wonder how you're going to get all your files to the new machine....more