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Starbucks Sponsors Cup Design Contest to Reduce Waste

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/03/2010

Starbucks is sponsoring the Betacup design competition that is looking for a solution to unrecyclable paper coffee cups, reports Core77.According to Betacup, 58 billion paper coffee cups are thrown away, unrecycled each year.Starbucks is sponsoring the competition as part of its target goal to s ...

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Post-Consumer Film Recycling Hit Record High in 2008

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/03/2010

Plastic bag and film recycling in the U.S. reached a record high in 2008, recovering about 832,394,000 pounds of post-consumer film, according to a new study from the American Chemistry Council.The report, “National Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Bags and Film Report” (PDF), conducted ...

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Portable skyscraper caters to both environmental and social issues

Posted by AditiJ on 17/03/2010

Catering to the need of moveable housing, a Brazilian architect Felipe Campolina has come up with a design that takes care of both environmental as well as social issues. The portable housing is a futuristic skyscraper design that brings...

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Mislabeled Plastic Bottles Vex PET Recyclers

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/03/2010

These days, almost every plastic bottle indicates that it’s recyclable. As far as two plastics recycling associations are concerned, that’s just the problem.A preponderance of bottles falsely labeled as PET or PET-compatible is causing problems for recycling companies, reports Plastic ...

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Reclaimed marble ball, a perfect decorative piece for your garden

Posted by AditiJ on 16/03/2010

Do you wish to see the magic created with a reclaimed bowling ball and marbles? Then check out this cool decorative piece that is just perfect for your garden. This one of a kind garden ball is capable of withstanding any weather conditions....

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