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Wal-Mart Joins E-Waste Recycling Campaign

Lucky recipients of a new TV, laptop or monitor for Christmas have a new way to recycle their old equipment in Washington State

8 Jan 2009

Motorola Shows World's First Mobile Phone Made from Recycled Water Bottle Plastic

Not only is the plastic housing of the Motorola MOTO W233 Renew made from plastics comprised of recycled water bottles and 100 percent recyclable, but it is also the world’s first carbon neutral phone

8 Jan 2009

Award for Electronics Recycling at Brookhaven Lab

The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory was named a winner in the Office of the Federal Environmental Executive's third annual Electronics Reuse and Recycling Campaign at a White House ceremony on December 16

8 Jan 2009

Free Recycling Added to HP Trade-In Program

HP has introduced a program that offers consumers in the United States a simple way to receive cash for their unwanted technology equipment or, if there is no value, to recycle it

6 Jan 2009

Manufacturers Embracing Environmentally Responsible Manufacturing

From basic measures like composting cafeteria waste to large-scale technology programs such as recovering metal from used computers, manufacturers around the world are incorporating environmental sustainability in day-to-day operations, says the January 2009 issue of Mechanical Engineering magazine

1 Jan 2009

Coca-Cola Billboard in Times Square Goes Green With Wind Energy

The Coca-Cola Company's iconic red billboard in New York City's Times Square is going "green" in time for New York's famous New Year's celebration

29 Dec 2008

Green Awards for Lockheed Martin Environmental Efforts

Lockheed Martin has invested more than $40 million since 2001 in capital improvements to increase energy efficiency and lower emissions from its business operations. As a result, Lockheed Martin saves more than 125 million kilowatt hours of energy annually

23 Dec 2008

Statewide Recycling Program for Plastic Bags Created in New York

The American Chemistry Council has applauded New York Governor David Paterson's decision to sign legislation that expands consumers' access to recycle plastic bags and product wraps statewide

23 Dec 2008

Modeling and Simulation Being Used to Explore Alternative Sustainable Sources of Energy

Two computational scientists in the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Argonne National Laboratory have been awarded a total of 37,500,000 hours of computing time on the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) to investigate safe and cost effective methods for developing nuclear energy

22 Dec 2008

PolyOne Commits to Sustainability

PolyOne Corporation, a premier provider of specialized polymer materials, services and solutions, today announced several developments aimed at further strengthening its sustainability strategy

21 Dec 2008