GM to recycle Gulf oil booms into parts for the Chevrolet Volt
General Motors is upping the ante in the green car sweepstakes by recycling oil-soaked plastic booms deployed in…
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TerraCycle, Walmart Want You to Recycle Your Snack Packaging
If you choose prepackaged snacks, do the right thing when you have finished. Everyone loves snack food. Whether…
Over 50% of GM plants are landfill-free
General Motors announced that it achieved its goal for global operations, which it had outlined in 2008, to…
Ford to use recycled denim as soundproofing
Old blue jeans are getting a second life in new cars. Ford Motor Co. is using recycled denim…
Japan Recycles Minerals from Used Electronics
Two decades after global competition drove the mines in this corner of Japan to extinction, Kosaka is again…
Urban Mining’s Hidden Find: Phosphorus
Are we running out of naturally occurring phosphorus, or do we just have to untap a potentially hidden…
Cell Phone Recycling in Numbers
The centerpiece of the urban mining movement is cell phones. The turnover on these devices is extremely high,…
Reclaiming Aluminum from Buildings
The nation's housing supply provides plenty of opportunities for urban miners. Houses both long unoccupied and damaged beyond…