For those familiar with the oddities at Ripley’s museum, life-sized action figures made from discarded materials isn’t exactly new. This 14-foot Optimus Prime statue created by a Taiwanese DIYer from recycled material, however, is special.

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A new e-waste recycling law in Oregon which took effect January 1, 2010 now requires manufacturers of computer CPUs, laptops, computer monitors, and television sets to provide free recycling services for these used, broken, or obsolete electronic items. Anyone can bring in seven or less of these items to any of the 220 Oregon E-Cycles [...]

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What do you do with your Christmas tree after the holidays? A plastic that dissolves in water, a cell phone that’s powered by nothing more than the user’s movements, a new climate bill that will pay cash to US residents – these are some of the stories included in this week’s Top 10 Recycling and [...]

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The International Consumer Electronics Show 2010 or CES 2010, the world’s largest consumer technology trade exhibition, will open this week in Las Vegas. The show, which will run from January 7-10, 2010, will feature a record 2830 exhibitors displaying 20,000 new products and the latest technology innovations.

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Where can you watch cast members from great Broadway musicals like “Finian’s Rainbow,” “Guys and Dolls,” “Mamma Mia!,” “9 to 5,” “Phantom of the Opera,” “Ragtime,” “South Pacific,” “The Little Mermaid” and “Wicked” perform for the environment? For Broadway music lovers and environmentalists, the E-Waste collection event in New York last December 16th, hosted by [...]

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What to do with your post holiday waste. Photo: Inhabitat
Wondering what to do with all the garbage generated during the holidays? A year after the TVA disaster in Tennessee, are coal ash sites now regulated? Why did the world leaders fail to deliver a binding treaty in Copenhagen? Our choices for the Top 10 environment [...]

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Black, red, and green are the colors of Kwanzaa, the weeklong celebration (December 26 to January 1) in the United States honoring African heritage and tradition. Kwanzaa (derived from the Swahili phrase matunda ya kwanza, meaning ‘first fruits of the harvest’) includes activities like candle-lighting, libations, story-telling, a feast, and gift giving.

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Third Level Crisis Intervention Center in Traverse City, Michigan, is currently conducting a cell phone collection and fund drive to help support Third Level’s crisis services.

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The Rotary Club of North Haven in Connecticut is currently conducting an ongoing cell phone collection fundraiser to benefit local charities through the collection of used cellular phones.

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A US Senator finally proposes the banning of bisphenol-A in the United States, NYC drafts a plan to combat climate change, a business proposal at Copenhagen, and the record high steel recycling rate in the US – these are among the Top 10 Stories of the week (Dec.14-20, 2009) – our selection from recycling and [...]

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