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Textiles: Carpet and Carpet Pad Commodity Profile

Assesses the potential for expanding carpet recycling in the Southeastern U.S. Read More

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Scrap Tire Use/Disposal Study

Survey of the practices and products that are keeping scrap tires out of landfills. Read More

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Development of Novel Applications for Using Recycled Rubber in Thermoplastics

Examines possibilities for blending recycled rubber with thermoplastics, such as polypropylene. Read More

New Basel Treaty Guidelines to Improve Recycling of Old Batteries

In an effort to reduce the global risk of lead poisoning, the Basel Convention on hazardous wastes has finalized a set of guidelines promoting the environmentally sound recycling of spent lead-acid batteries - the number one source of secondary lead in the world. Read More

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Waste in the Wireless World: The Challenge of Cell Phones

Analyzes government policies and corporate initiatives for the end-of-life management of electronic products. Read More

Environmentalism and Technology

Wait a minute, you might say: it’s environmentalism against technology? Positioning environmentalism against technology, however, has its problems. Read More

Herman Miller Makes Strides in Design for the Environment Initiative

Herman Miller, Inc., a provider of office furniture and workplace consulting services, has announced that it’s making measurable progress in its efforts to design and manufacture more environmentally responsible products, especially through its Design for the Environment project launched last year. Read More

Xerox Saved $2 Billion Through Eco-Design and Manufacturing

The Xerox Corporation has announced that its efforts to design environmentally friendly products and manufacturing processes over the past ten years have resulted in more than $2 billion of costs saved or avoided, and the equivalent of 1.8 million printers and copiers reused or recycled. Read More

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Mobility 2001: World Mobility at the End of the Twentieth Century and Its Sustainability

Examines how some of the world's largest industrial companies are working to reduce the impact of automobiles and other transportation systems on the environmental and social well-being of nations and cultures. Read More

EarthShell and DuPont to Offer Greener Food Packaging

DuPont and EarthShell Corporation have announced a strategic alliance aimed at developing environmentally preferable packaging for the $1 billion global market for food-service packaging. Read More