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Recycle Your Used College Textbooks at GreenTextbooks.org - Green Textbooks

green textbooks — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:49:26 -0400

The Itsy-Bitsy Green Bikini: The Iconic Two-Piece Turns 63, Gets Recycled

Abha Bhattarai — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:42:05 -0400

It was 63 years ago today that the bikini was first unveiled at a fashion show. At the time, the skimpy swim suit was so scandalous that not a single model agreed to wear it down the catwalk--and in the end, designers had to enlist the help of a professional stripper, Micheline Bernardini, to debut their two-piece creation. But bikinis have evolved from shocking to beach friendly to...Earth friendly. The latest eco-friendly collections are made of everything from bamboo and soy to recycled fish nets. Gimmicky? You bet!

Fast Cities: Malmö, Sweden

Abha Bhattarai — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:00:00 -0400

After recession nearly wiped out Malmö's industrial base in the 1980s, the city had a chance to start over. It created eco-friendly neighborhoods of transformed tenements and old shipyards. Much of Western Harbour now runs solely on renewable energy, including wind and solar, while organic waste from the area is turned into biogas. In Augustenborg, roof gardens reduce runoff and insulate homes, while a carpool system and pedestrian- and bike-friendly roads help cut vehicle use.

Postcard from Beijing

Terry Tamminen — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:53:45 -0400

What do Starbucks and smog have in common? Opportunity. As I walk around Beijing, the signs of the 2008 Olympics fading into memory, I am struck by the fact that every corner has a Starbucks, not to mention other ubiquitous American iconography - - Sizzler, Nike, 7-11, Hummers, and CNN to name a few. I’m also struck by the fact that the smog problem remains untamed, despite efforts pre and post Olympics to reduce pollution from traffic and smokestacks. So why do these two forces - - American companies and smog - - have anything to do with opportunity?

How TerraCycle Plans to Takeover the Garbage Industry

Kermit Pattison — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:15:10 -0400

Garbage in, garbage out? This old cliché may become obsolete as trash becomes the raw material of innovation and green business. Upcycling, or turning disposable items into new products, is becoming big business. The leading player in this growing industry is TerraCycle, which makes a variety of products from recycled material: fertilizers from worm poop, backpacks from juice pouches and reusable tote bags from plastic bags. Based in Trenton, New Jersey, the 60-person company had $8 million in sales last year and expects $15 million this year.

Signs of the Times - - and the Times to Come

Terry Tamminen — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:16:06 -0400

In the past week I’ve seen three companies and one surprising manifestation of the cleantech revolution that’s shaping up worldwide. All of these observations are worth sharing as a means of peering into the cleantech crystal ball.

Waste is...well, Just A Waste!

Terry Tamminen — Fri, 30 May 2008 17:25:13 -0400

In a recent blog, I told you
about a trip to Walmart and how they have slashed waste in all of their stores,
saving money and the environment at the same time. The more I talk about this,
the more I realize how many companies are starting to look for “gold” and
“green” in the dumpster.

Back in the 1990s, California passed a law to divert half its waste from landfills

What Does Walmart Know?

Terry Tamminen — Fri, 09 May 2008 12:17:32 -0400

Last week I visited Walmart’s annual sustainable packaging conference in
Bentonville, Arkansas. I learned that
the first such meeting took place in a conference room in Walmart’s

First Experience with Facebook Ads

Francine Hardaway — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:37:13 -0400