green; environment; disposable; plastic; waste; garbage

Starting next April, a fee will be added to electronics to help establish a recycling system for Ontario, CA. Producers of televisions, computers, monitors and fax machines will pay an “e-waste” fee on each device to help build a structure of 420 drop-off locations where e-waste can disposed of safely.

The first of many options that people can make to help the environment as we move toward earth day. The blog is trying to help bring green living to the everyday person.

I was surprised how far environmentalism in the UK has yet to go. Prior to interviewing people, I felt confident. Now I'm not so sure ... Insightful, intelligent responses suddenly suggest there's a mountain to climb!

A cluster of plastic garbage has formed in the middle of the Pacific Ocean between Hawaii and Los Angeles. Capt. Charles Moore, founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, talks with Andrea Seabrook about his recent trip through the "garbage patch."

Wash and reuse your plastic bags, it saves you money and helps reduce your own trash.

No Trash Week October 7th -13th,  Seattle, Washington.

Our disposable culture extends to many items we buy, such as the plastic packaging in most products.

With a new baby or toddler in the family, most parents babyproof their homes, putting locks on the cabinets and bumpers on the tables. But what about the dangers we can't see-the environmental toxins that can affect our children's health, growth and development? To help guard against these dangers, there's Healthy Child Healthy World, the nation's leading non-profit organization dedicated to protecting children's environmental health.

If you steer clear of Styrofoam, crave non-disposable cutlery, and believe that beer in plastic cups is a discredit to your pursuit of fizzy-cool hoppiness, never fear. Become a garbage-free gourmand, and even improve your city with a daily dose of activism.