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A startup deploys black soldier flies in the Philippines’ war on waste

Bong S. Sarmiento 25 Jun 2021
Toilet urban art

‘Opening the lid’ on toilet innovation: Q&A with author Chelsea Wald

John Cannon 6 Apr 2021

Land scarcity and disease threaten a multifaceted indigenous crop in Ethiopia

Maheder Haileselassie Tadese 19 May 2020

From trash to cash: How a Thai entrepreneur turned used flip-flops into a sustainable business model

Ryan Anderson 2 Jan 2020

Companies’ solutions to global plastic crisis miss the mark: Report

Mongabay.com 9 Oct 2019

In the rice-rich Mekong region, will husk briquettes take hold?

Lauren Crothers 28 Aug 2019
The Flipflopi under sail from Watamu to Kilifi, Kenya. Image by Anthony Langat for Mongabay.

Flip-flop-clad boat brings plastic recycling message to East African coast

Anthony Langat 8 Mar 2019

Cellphones are still endangering gorillas, but recycling old ones can help

Tina Deines 17 Jan 2019

Domestic conservation: Indonesia’s rich should step up to save nation’s dwindling natural resources

Erik Meijaard 13 Sep 2014

New York City may mandate composting of food scraps to cut garbage bill

Suzanne Goldenberg 18 Jun 2013

Mining companies must turn to recycling as demand for metals grows

Fiona Harvey 30 Apr 2013

U.S. book industry using 24 percent recycled paper on average

Jeremy Hance 1 Apr 2013

Recycled paper gets high marks for low eco impact in use for publication-grade paper in magazines

Mongabay.com 21 Mar 2013

San Francisco bars officials from buying Apple computers for city business

Mongabay.com 11 Jul 2012

Sustainable Materials With Both Eyes Open: A book review

Book Reviewgabriel Thoumi 26 Jan 2012

Children on the frontlines: the e-waste epidemic in Africa

Karimeh Moukaddem 9 Sep 2011

Taking corporate sustainability seriously means changing business culture

Jeremy Hance 11 Aug 2011

Lego banishes Asia Pulp & Paper due to deforestation link

Rhett A. Butler 7 Jul 2011

“Punk-rock” monkey and handbags made from recycled trash inspire conservation in Colombia

Rhett A. Butler 25 Sep 2008

U.S. ignores laws on e-waste disposal

Mongabay.com 19 Sep 2008

75% of world population to face water shortages by 2050

Mongabay.com 2 Apr 2008

Nike to launch “green” eco-shoe

Mongabay.com 15 Feb 2008

New process turns chicken fat into biodiesel

Mongabay.com 20 Dec 2007

Video game-makers score low on sustainability

Mongabay.com 27 Nov 2007

Subway sandwiches launches first fast-food recycling program

Mongabay.com 21 Nov 2007

IBM finds recycling can cut solar cell manufacturing costs

Mongabay.com 30 Oct 2007

Sony launches consumer electronics recycling program

Mongabay.com 17 Aug 2007

China’s paper recycling industry can help shield forests from destruction

Mongabay.com 15 Jul 2007

Without recycling, world metals face depletion finds Yale study

Yale University 26 Jan 2006

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