Circular Economy
Sprinting Toward Sustainability with CEO Dan Hesse
The head of the country's third-largest cell phone provider has taken green to heart, and is making the business case for green initiatives from energy efficiency to minimal packaging. Read More
Super-Light, 100 MPG Car Takes $5M X Prize
The biggest winner in the $10-million Automotive X PRIZE competition is not an electric car, but a car that weighs less than 1,000 pounds and is powered by an internal combustion engine. Read More
eBay's Reusable Box: Not Perfect but a Timely Idea
The new box that eBay has created for their customers to reuse is an excellent concept and it could not come at a better time, but it also shows just how difficult it is to create a truly green package. Read More
Can New Signs Bring Recycling Up to Speed?
A new campaign has landed significant backing from recycling companies, schools and private enterprises to overcome one of the most frustrating hurdles of recycling in the U.S.: Inconsistent and unclear signs for what you can recycle. Read More
More Jobs, Less Waste
This report from Friends of the Earth Europe shows how countries that boost their recycling rates can add as many as 500,000 new jobs while cutting their waste to landfill significantly. Read More
P&G Concentrates on Shrinking Powder Detergents
Procter & Gamble will start selling concentrated versions of powder laundry detergent in the United States and Canada in February next year. Read More
eBay Gives Away 100K Reusable Green Shipping Boxes to Sellers
The company's latest green initiative encourages sellers to reuse shipping boxes made of recycled materials as a way of promoting greener shipping methods. Read More
Sunny Delight Goes Zero Waste
The Ohio-based juice maker also made strides in other 2011 environmental goals, Sunny Delight explained its 2009 Sustainability Report released this week, which spans several areas of its operation, including transportation and logistics, packaging, energy and water use, and waste. Read More
GAO Report on Environmentally Sound E-Waste Recycling Options
The GAO examines the EPA's efforts to date to recycle electronic waste and offers recommendations for further reducing e-waste's environmental and health impacts. Read More
E-Waste Becomes a Top Priority for EPA Action
In a memorandum sent today to all EPA employees, Lisa P. Jackson laid out the agency's most pressing international priorities, with e-waste exports highlighted alongside climate change and clean water as the biggest challenges. Read More