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  • July 2008

    • Seattle Slaps 20¢ Fee on All Grocery Bags

      Seattle Post-Intelligencer  |  Jul 29, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Seattle Slaps 20¢ Fee on All Grocery Bags

      (Newser) - Seattle has staked out its spot atop the greener-than-thou pecking order by approving a 20-cent-per-bag fee that applies to both paper and plastic, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The move is expected to cut disposable-bag use in half. "The best way to reduce waste is not to create it, and today, we have made that a little easier in Seattle," said the mayor. More »

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      Seattle  • plastic bags  • waste

  • May 2008

    • As World's Belly Rumbles, Gluttonous US Tosses Food

      New York Times  |  May 18, 08 11:06 AM CDT

      As World's Belly Rumbles, Gluttonous US Tosses Food

      (Newser) - Americans throw out roughly a quarter of all food available for consumption, even as grocery prices skyrocket and global riots break out over food shortages, the New York Times reports. That works out to about a pound of food every day for every American—from grocery stories tossing spoiled produce to restaurants scrapping uneaten dishes to home cooks pitching uneaten leftovers in the fridge. More »

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      food  • food prices  • donation  • food shortage  • waste  • landfill

  • February 2008

    • Plasma May Zap City's Garbage Crisis

      Canada.com  |  Feb 17, 08 6:48 PM CST

      Plasma May Zap City's Garbage Crisis

      (Newser) - Vancouver may have a fix for its garbage overflow crisis: Burn the trash into a gas that makes electricity. A Canadian company called Plasco Energy Group has proposed a plant that zaps waste into ionized gas, or plasma; about a fifth of it would run the plant and the rest could be sold off. A few plasma plants by other companies have reportedly tanked, but the Vancouver Sun 's Harvey Enchin urges the city to try this one. More »

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      energy  • garbage  • trash  • Vancouver  • waste  • landfill

  • January 2008

    • Soiled Green: Cloth Diapers Make Comeback

      Time  |  Jan 13, 08 11:43 AM CST

      Soiled Green: Cloth Diapers Make Comeback

      (Newser) - Cloth diapers are getting a serious makeover, as old-fashioned safety pins and rubber liners give way to velcro and water-resistant merino wool covers. New cloth diaper brands, such as Fuzzi Bunz and Happy Heinys, can thank an increasingly eco-conscious population for their success, reports Time , with some companies reporting 50% profit increases in recent years. More »

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      environmentalism  • green technology  • waste  • wool  • diapers  • cloth diapers  • disposable diapers

  • September 2007

    • Oh Poop! Hikers Have to Pack it Out on Whitney

      New York Times  |  Sep 5, 07 4:07 AM CDT

      Oh Poop! Hikers Have to Pack it Out on Whitney

      (Newser) - If you you brought it with you—even internally—you've got to pack it back down. That's the new policy on Mt. Whitney where officials have to deal with excrement left by thousands who take to the heights every year.  Air lifting bags of human waste from high-altitude outhouses has been deemed too risky, the New York Times reports. More »

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      nature  • waste  • hiking

  • June 2007
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