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Are You Being Lied to About Recycling?

March 11, 2010

Image credit: Ivan Prole

Look at the bottle of juice you just drank. The detergent you’re going to use. The plastic backer on the desk calendar. What’s on all of them? That familiar “chasing arrows” graphic with a number in the middle. That means it’s recyclable, right?

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What Does Sustainability Look Like? Photos From Around the World (Slideshow)

March 11, 2010

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A market for salvaged goods in Cairo, Egypt. Photograph by David Lazar.

What does “sustainability” mean to you? That’s the question that JPG Magazine, a publication of reader-submitted photography, posed to members of its online community, who posted hundreds of images of peaceful landscapes, freshly grown <a href="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2009/04/green-roo…Read the full story on TreeHugger

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BBC’s Inside Out Airs Expose on The Impacts of UK’s e-Waste on Developing Countries

March 10, 2010

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Photo via dieselboii

e-Waste is finally starting to go mainstream and the issue is making its way to television viewers. While some examples of e-waste on TV are horrifying, like the Amazing Race episode that made light of dumps and the extremely hazardous environments in which e-waste “recyclers” work, other programs are diligently chipping away at the veil between gadget …Read the full story on TreeHugger