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Out Of the News, Not Out Of the Woods: Reconstruction Begins in Haiti

By Mark Lennon On May 17, 2010 · Add Comment
The humanitarian crisis caused by the Haiti earthquake has fallen out of the evening news. But that doesn’t mean the crisis is in any way diminished.
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A Little Thought and Effort Yield 88% Waste Reduction and 59% Savings

By Mark Lennon On May 14, 2010 · Add Comment
Company C in Concord, NH makes and sells high-quality bedding, furniture, and fabrics. Its products are made in more than 20 countries and sold to customers in twice that many. Company C’s warehouse is a buzz-saw. Trailers and containers from U.S. and international manufacturing plants are unloaded daily. Merchandise is unpacked, racked, unracked, and repacked. [...]
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Weird Waste Collections and Electronics Amnesty: Simple & Successful

By Mark Lennon On May 13, 2010 · Add Comment
Electronics Amnesties are a different take on Weird Waste. Used electronics are a liability. They contain information you don’t want to escape. They contain hazardous substances. Many of them, particularly CRT and flat-screen monitors, TVs, laptops, and anything with a rechargeable battery, are regulated wastes. And like dust mites or cockroaches, they’re everywhere – you [...]
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Think Zero Waste

By Mark Lennon On May 13, 2010 · Add Comment
There is nothing we throw away that is not a resource. Paper – To make paper we kill trees, hurt the land, and damage ecosystems. Almost 100% of paper can be recycled. The small fraction that can’t be recycled can be composted or burned to create energy – renewable, carbon-neutral energy. Plastic – Plastic is [...]
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