Category: Business
Siege of smog grips Los Angeles
With 58 straight days (and counting) of unhealthy air, officials are urging some to stay inside.
Producers could finally be responsible for packaging waste in Ontario
The Canadian province is overhauling its recycling program, which would include holding producers accountable for their wasteful packaging designs.
New California law helps diners to bring their own containers
It’s still up to a restaurant to decide to fill them, but the law provides detailed guidelines on how to do it safely.
Why did coffee cups and soda cups get so big?
There is more money in it for the Convenience Industrial Complex.
Smart money should be investing in renewables, not fossil fuels
Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.
Recycling is broken: California’s rePlanet shuts all its recycling centers
We have long called for deposits on everything, California shows that even that is not enough.
Sprinklers save lives, and should be in every home
But the builders and the realtors are fighting sprinkler laws across the country.
Vance Packard’s The Waste Makers: A late review
Where did the Convenience Industrial Complex start? A 1960 classic tells all.
Hotel group eliminates mini toiletries
InterContinental Hotels Group says it will replace with bulk versions to cut down on plastic waste.
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