Daily Archives: August 12, 2009

Tesco Gets Rid of Garbage: Zero Waste Goes to Landfill in UK

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenBiz. The United Kingdom’s largest retailer says 100 percent of its waste from stores, offices and distribution centers across the country are now diverted from landfill — the result of aggressive recycling and treatment programs … Continue reading →

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Four Companies Charged with Labeling Rayon Clothing As Bamboo

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenerDesign. Four companies’ products advertised as being made from bamboo are actually made of rayon and have been making claims about their products and manufacturing processes that are false or haven’t been proven, according to … Continue reading →

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Ohio Edison Agrees to Repower Power Plant with Renewable Biomass Fuel

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Laura B.

Ohio Edison Company, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has agreed in a consent decree to repower one of its coal-fired power plants using primarily renewable biomass fuels, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today. In the agreement, … Continue reading →

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Report: Korea Is Leaving U.S. Behind in Green IT

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenBiz. The U.S. is well behind South Korea in green IT, and could well fall even further behind if action isn’t taken soon, warns a new report. Even in areas where the U.S. holds a … Continue reading →

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Are E-Waste 'Offsets' the Next Big Thing?

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at GreenBiz. Following on the news last week that electronics exported from the U.S. and other industrial countries may be reused more often than previously thought, I got a heads-up about a new project that helps … Continue reading →

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Lithium Battery Recycling Gets a Boost

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. The US Department of Energy has granted $9.5 million to a company in California that plans to build America’s first recycling facility for lithium-ion vehicle batteries.

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