Consumer goods manufacturer Unilever East Africa has signed a partnership with a Nairobi-based plant to recycle plastic containers and cut pollution. Unilever has injected Sh30 million in Mr Green Africa in a pact that will see the plant’s collection centres rise from the current 25 to 100 across the country in two years. Unilever reckons […]

Approximately 12,000 tons of organic material is collected at curbside each year in the city. During a September 11 Oxnard, Calif., City Council meeting, council members approved a three-year, $4 million agreement with Agromin for the company to provide organic waste recycling services to the city. Approximately 12,000 tons of organic material is collected at […]

The DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities wrapped city recycling trucks with original works from local artists as part of this year’s Designed to Recycle project. This year, Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration has, once again, wrapped district recycling trucks with original art by local artists. The Designed to Recycle initiative, which launched in […]

Colgate and Meijer partnered with TerraCycle to award Bethesda Elementary School with a recycled playground made from oral care waste. Bethesda Elementary School, located in Waukehsa, Wis., won a recycled playground made from oral care waste through this year’s Recycled Playground Challenge, courtesy of Colgate-Palmolive, Meijer and TerraCycle. The school earned a total of 28,959 […]

Apple will incorporate recycled tin in its new phones’ logic boards to prevent 10,000 tons of tin ore from being mined per year. In an effort to continue its sustainability efforts, Apple announced it is using more recycled materials in its new iPhone Xs and iPhone Xr. According to a Fast Company report, Apple will […]

Starbucks commits to designing, building and operating 10,000 greener stores globally by 2025. Starbucks Coffee Company announced the Starbucks Greener Stores framework and a commitment to design, build and operate 10,000 “Greener Stores” globally by 2025. Over the next year, Starbucks said it will develop an accredited program to audit all existing company-operated stores in […]

If you ask Global Disposal’s CEO Josh Allen about composting best practices, he’ll tell you, “I don’t want to say composting is complicated, but there are some nuances to it.” Too much citrus can ruin a compost pile. Meat is an obvious problem. And space and odor problems are big issues for many people. A […]

Fort Hood units banded together this week with one common goal – clean up the installation. “There are 760 debris piles that are throughout the training area. Some are concertina wire, some could be old mattresses, old wood, old engineer stakes,” explained Fort Hood Garrison Command Sgt. Maj. Byron C. Larsen. “What we’re doing is, […]

eos Products, known for its iconic lip balms, shave creams, and hand & body lotions, takes its commitment to sustainability to the next level with a partnership with TerraCycle, a global leader in recycling complex materials. TerraCycle gives eos a platform for North American consumers to have their eos products recycled into everyday, durable materials […]

The new iPhone has almost arrived, and for our readers readers that means one thing — time to ditch the old iPhone to make way for the new. But what should you do with that old iPhone? Today we’ll look at the options, from selling it, to recycling it, to giving it away. Here’s how […]