California Becomes First U.S. State with E-Waste Law

Gov. Gray Davis has signed the California Electronics Waste Recycling Act of 2003, which establishes a management and handling program for cathode ray tubes found in computer monitors and TVs. Read More

Climate Change — A Major Business Opportunity

Tom Delay, chief executive of the Carbon Trust, challenges business to adopt a rational approach to global warming. Read More

Colorado and Coors Build Test Wetland for Wastewater Treatment

The Colorado Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation, the Colorado Department of Natural Resources, and Coors Brewing Company have completed construction of a test wetland at the Coors Brewery in the town of Golden. Read More

Sustainability in Print: Book Publishers Buy Recycled

Publishing has heralded cultural and political revolution for centuries. Now book houses are embarking on a cause of their own. In the U.S., an enterprising assortment of university and boutique imprints have joined forces to make publishing a player in the green business movement. By Avery Yale Kamila Read More

Rolling Stones Pledge Carbon-Neutral U.K. Tour

The Rolling Stones have become the first band to stage an entirely carbon-neutral tour across the U.K. Read More

Clif Bar Announces Move to 100% Recycled Cartons

Clif Bar Inc. has announced that all of the caddies, or cartons, that hold its energy and nutrition bars on store shelves will be made with 100% recycled paperboard, of which at least 50% will be derived from post-consumer waste. Read More

When Technologies Become Mythic

The human tendency to seek "silver bullet" solutions to complex problems can create problems of its own. In the environmental area, concepts such as biomass and "the hydrogen economy" are achieving almost mythic status -- to all our detriment. By Brad Allenby Read More

Interface Flooring Powers Plant Using Landfill Emissions

Carpetmaker Interface Flooring Systems has partnered with U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the city of LaGrange to convert naturally occurring methane gas from the local landfill into a green energy source to fuel two heaters and a boiler at Interface’s nearby Kyle plant. Read More

New UPS Fleet Maintenance Procedures Save Company Cash, Oil

UPS recently completed a three-month overhaul of the preventive maintenance process for its 70,000 delivery vehicles. The new procedures will reduce oil use by 330,000 quarts and save an estimated $3 million annually. Read More

Lead-Acid Batteries Top U.S. Recycling List

The lead-acid battery remains as the nation’s most highly recycled consumer product, according to a new study by the nonprofit Battery Council International. Read More