Practically everyone has them. They’re those household items that shouldn’t go in the trash and can be really tough to recycle. It could be a cumbersome tube TV in the basement. Or maybe it’s a drawer full of out-of-date cellphones,…
Monthly Archives: April 2012
How Best Buy makes money recycling America’s electronics | GreenBiz
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Retailing giant Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) has seen its recycling take-back program grow from a costly gamble into a fast-growing business that’s making a little bit of money. “It’s profitable. But just barely,” said Leo Raudys, senior director of environmental sustainability…
Cheap natural gas drives manufacturers, energy companies to shift gears | GreenBiz
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Last week, Joe Nocera reminded me of how disconnected and angry the debate over fracking – the process of injecting fluids into deep, dense rock formations to fracture them and release natural gas – has grown. At The New York Times Energy for Tomorrow…
Meet the Change Makers: Starbucks’s Quest for a Better Cup | OnEarth
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The company that redefined coffee drinking in America is trying to reinvent the way we consume it Starbucks didn’t invent the disposable coffee cup, but few other brands are as tightly married to their container. From Brooklyn to Bangkok, the…