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CO2 can be a valuable raw material, not just a climate killer. Here’s how
What if we used CO2, instead of continuing to try and contain it on a massive scale? Industry would need fewer raw materials from fossil sources such as petroleum, growing the circular economy.
The Future of Big Oil? At Shell, It’s Not Oil
The energy giant is shifting to gas as the industry adapts to climate change.
How Reducing Food Waste Could Ease Climate Change
The energy used to produce wasted food generates more than 3.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide.
A Tale of Two Futures: Sustainable Buildings or Unsustainable Climate Change
Today's existing buildings use 72% of our nation's electricity, much of which is wasted. We cannot transform our energy system and prevent runaway climate ch...
Think We Can’t Stabilize the Climate While Fostering Growth? Think Again.
Long-term investments in clean energy would curb emissions and create millions of jobs around the globe.
Companies give new life to discarded building materials
The sustainable benefits of the reuse and restoration of building supplies is made possible through companies like Stardust Building Supplies, Harvest Eco-Salvage and the Freecycle Network.
What Materials Are Included?
Find out what materials get included with regards to C&D waste recycling. You may be surprised at how many materials are considered to be recyclable!
A materials dead end? The unraveling of the recycling cycle
The materials recycling status of plastics is dire—glass recycling has to be better...right? A daunting look at the current state of recycling.
How to Donate or Recycle Home Remodeling Materials
Cut greenhouse gas emissions, ease landfill loads and give back to neighbors with an eco-friendly approach to renovation
What if We Turned Plastic Waste into a Valuable Currency?
The Plastic Bank is turning plastic into money for people around the globe. This idea has the power to end poverty while saving our oceans!
Safe and round: How healthier materials factor into a circular economy
Materials must be designed so that the molecules can be continuously reused — but that's far easier said than done.
10 Reasons Why Natural Stone is an Eco-Friendly Building Material
Modern building materials that dominate commercial and residential building markets are often full of chemicals, plastics, and other harmful substances. And yet, we continue using them, in spite of the global outcry over climate change. Even those building materials that boast of how recyclable they are may end up in a landfill. After all, have you ever seen a demolition crew neatly separate and sort its…
How to make a car using recycled materials (project)
Why reuse beats recycling
The lowly dust bunny may not seem to offer much in the way of raw materials, but artist Paul Hazelton has managed to turn household dust into art. This may be the ultimate case of reusing instead of tossing or...
Why plastic waste is an ideal building material
What if we turned the world’s growing wastelands of disused plastics into a new kind of sustainable building?
Why aren’t we mining landfills for valuable materials like metals and soil?
Many old dumps contain useful materials. Whether they’re worth extracting depends on how we value other benefits such as preventing pollution and reducing…
How to take your climate actions to the next level
If you want to take climate actions beyond changing light bulbs and recycling, get involved in your community. You could join existing initiatives or lead yo...
Community Recycling Centers Do More Than Recycle
Community recycling centers offer a convenient way to keep recyclables out of the waste stream, as well as many other valuable services and resources.
Where do your recyclables end up? You might be surprised
Material recycled in Lancaster gets new life in many products.
11 Things You Didn't Know About Recycling (But Should!)
Recycling is important to reduce the need for virgin materials. It can also be complicated and confusing. Find out things you didn't know about recycling.
Budget measures on climate complicated by unrelated price hikes
Climate spend increased but carbon tax still critical to longer term decarbonisation
