Eco Blog

November 15th, 2012 is going to be celebrated as the 15th ‘America Recycles Day'. It was initially founded in the year 1997 and was the idea of a non- profit organization called Keep America Beautiful. The day is celebrated in order to encourage the citizens of the country to dump less garbage in the landfills, […]

Groceries were generally packed in papers bags until the late 60s. When plastic bags began to be used extensively, a threat was posed to the environment due to the non degradable nature of plastic. Custom reusable totes bags have now made their appearance, combining convenience with concern to the environment. The state wide ban on […]

The Town Meeting in Massachusetts, which was held on the 22nd of October, 2012, saw the allocation of three thousand dollars to the Wareham Recycling Drop-off Center. It is an additional amount that the voters have allocated to the recycling center. Recycling Committee, which is a volunteer-based association, oversees the operations of this center. The […]

Walt Himelstein is an environmental chemist in Owings Mills who has invented the Pure Glass Bottle, a strong reusable bottle for eco-minded consumers. The reusable bottle is made of glass with a protective plastic coating to prevent breakage. The History of Pure Bottles Walt Himelstein's initiative began at home where he used his basement and […]

Reusable bags are known to help the environment as they do not pollute the environment like plastic bags and also can be reused and recycled. After using them for a while, you can also wash them and reuse the clean tote. Quite a few cities and counties in the United States of America have imposed […]

The City Council of Sault Ste Marie is trying to keep the recycling depot afloat by trying to collect funds. It is called the Community Living Algoma Recycling Depot, which is currently being kept active with an annual contribution  of about twenty thousand dollars from the city. The amount collected as funds will be used […]

Shawnee County is launching a recycling initiative in the middle of January next year. Residents will now have to make some changes to their solid waste segregation practices. Customers are spared the troubles of recycling the solid waste; recyclables will be sorted at the material recovery facility at Waste Management Inc. The Recycling Program in Shawnee County A […]

Ever since the Solana Beach city council imposed the plastics reduction ordinance in August, the stash of plastic bags and covers has reduced by a considerable amount. Carrying wholesale reusable bags seems to be the new practice in the city, even though the transition from plastics to reusable totes hasn't been an easy one for […]

The Pizza Division facility of Nestle USA, which is in Little Chute, Wisconsin, is not only famous for its brilliant frozen pizzas but also currently known for its outstanding results with respect to water efficiency. It is one of the best pizza brands in the United States of America and is well known for its […]

North Carolina's Environmental Management Commission recently received a complaint from four environmental groups against Duke Energy. In this complaint, the conservation groups requested the Commission to require a clean-up of groundwater pollution near unlined coal ash ponds at fourteen power plants. The plants where contamination was found are owned by Duke Energy. Studies reveal high […]