The message of a new PepsiCo-sponsored recycling program: Give us your plastic bottles and aluminum cans and get free stuff! (And do something nice for disabled veterans). PepsiCo and its partner, mega-recycler Waste Management, announced Wednesday afternoon that they will place thousands of high-tech recycling kiosks across the United States that will ply consumers with goodies and good feelings.
Composting , the process of converting kitchen and yard waste into valuable fertilizer, is the core activity of every gardener. Compost is the single most important supplement you can give your garden, and most gardeners complain that they never have enough! Composters are made in three basic styles – bins, tumblers, and continuous-use. Compost bins are open on the bottom and set directly on the ground.
Now that Halloween is over and you're ready to move onto the next holiday, consider yourself prepared to answer the question: What will you do with your costume, decor and more anyway? Well, finding out what to do with your pumpkin after Halloween is the easy part. And reusing your decorations year to year is a no-brainer.
Seventh Generation has created Science Lesson Plans and Classroom Activities for elementary, middle, and high school students on indoor and outdoor environments. All curricula are designed to increase students' awareness around personal and environmental health and enrich their time in the classroom. Teachers and administrators can download PDFs of the curriculum at  Curriculum is available for elementary, middle, and high-school instruction and includes the following:
As eco-savvy parents, we try to instill green values in our kids at home. But once we put them on the school bus, we relinquish a lot of control over their green choices. Letting them ride the bus is a pretty sustainable act, but once they get to school, there's no guarantee the produce offered in the cafeteria will be pesticide free or that the cleaning products used in the gym will be nontoxic. So how do we encourage our kids' schools to become more environmentally conscious? Here are a few tips, several of which I plan to try at my daughter's preschool: Find out if there are any green initiatives in place.
Important Recycling Service Terms Recycling services collect materials like metal, glass, paper, and plastic that can be broken down and reused. If you are looking to reduce the amount of waste your home or business produces, the following are some important recycling terms to know.
Aerosol cans: These can usually be recycled with other cans, as long as you pull off the plastic cap and empty the canister completely. Antiperspirant and deodorant sticks: Many brands have a dial on the bottom that is made of a plastic polymer that’s different from the plastic used for the container, so your center might not be able to recycle the whole thing (look on the bottom to find out). Tom’s of Maine makes a deodorant stick composed solely of plastic No. 5. Backpacks: The American Birding Association accepts donated backpacks, which its scientists use while tracking neotropical birds ( americanbirding.org ). Batteries: Recycling batteries keeps hazardous metals out of landfills.
In the 1960s and early '70s, civil rights and the Vietnam War were the defining issues on college campuses. In the 1980s, it was apartheid. Today, that issue is climate change — or at least it will be, if Eban Goodstein has anything to do about it.