Apprenticeships in areas such as computer coding and green technology could soon be available to Alberta students, depending on the findings of a …
Glass Recycling Coalition introduces certification program
The Glass Recycling Coalition (GRC), Ann Arbor, Michigan, has announced that it is launching the MRF Glass Certification to recognize effective glass …
BC e-waste recycling company fined $23K for ‘high-risk’ workplace violations
WorkSafeBC has fined a Trail, B.C., electronic waste recycling facility close to $23,000 for repeated high-risk workplace violations. KC Recycling …
#RenewYourBlue contest winner wins with electric vehicle made from recycle bin
They earned 272 votes with an extraordinary video entry showing off a blue recycling bin they converted into a working electric-powered vehicle.
Charity feeds the hungry, helps planet by rescuing millions of pounds of leftover food
Compost in your backyard. Food scraps and yard waste, which make up about 30% of our trash, can be composted instead. The USDA’s Backyard …
Portugal’s Oldest University Bans Beef to Fight Climate Change: ‘We Are Experiencing a Climate …
Portugal’s oldest university, the University of Coimbra, announced this week that it would stop serving beef for the first time in its 729-year history in an …
Climate change could cause drought in wheat-growing areas: study
In a new study, researchers found that unless steps are taken to mitigate climate change, up to 60 percent of current wheat-growing areas worldwide …
Are You Trying To Buy Sustainably But Discouraged By All The Confusing Words On The Product …
95 percent of Americans say sustainability is a good goal — but many are finding it difficult to put into practice – why? Convenience, lack of awareness …
Greta Thunberg wins “alternative Nobel Prize” for climate change activism
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, 16, and three others have been named winners of the 2019 Right Livelihood Award, which is known as the …
Why climate change is also a public health problem
Climate change — marked by rising sea levels, ice loss and extreme weather — is accelerating, according to a new report, which found that the …