Fully aware that outfits ranking cities for this or that are often promoting themselves, too, we present a bit about the “Nalgene Least Wasteful City Study.” Yes, this is the Nalgene that makes the reusable plastic containers many backpackers
.MoreThe Times-Picayune archive Metal cans are among the many items that may be recycled Saturday. The Jefferson Parish Department of Environmental Affairs and the Recycling Foundation Inc. of Baton Rouge will hold a recycling drop-off event Saturday from
.MoreLance Wynn | The Grand Rapids Press Benjamin Gott, left, founder of Boxed Water Is Better LLC, and Kevin Hockin, director of operations, formed the company to sell drinking water. GRAND RAPIDS -- The skinny, white one-quart cartons dreamed up by
.MoreRetailers in the town of Westport are already banned from supplying customers with plastic bags. Now a group of lawmakers want to enact a bill they say will greatly reduce the number of plastic and paper bags used by shoppers statewide. The bill
.MoreThe Cumberland County Recycling and Waste Authority is holding its eighth annual computer and consumer electronics recycling drop-off event on April 4-5 at the Cumberland County Service Center, 310 Allen Rd., Carlisle. The event will be held from 9 a
.MoreIn the current economic climate everyone is looking for ways to save money. But the average family of four can throw away up to $500 a year of fresh fruit and vegetables. Chef Sara Moulton comes to the rescue with easy tips on the best ways to store
.MoreEvery time you read a story about BPA, you read about baby bottles. But there's more out there for kids (and adults) with BPA lurking inside than just the bottle. Yet the Environmental Working Group says, "The developing fetus and baby are the most
.MoreA hospital consultant has sent Carlisle City Council a bill for travelling expenses – because he’s fed up of having to deal with his own recycling. Under Carlisle City Council’s current recycling provisions, Dr Yoav Tzabar, who lives in
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