Research
Green Points of View
Eating 'Green' – What Are You Really Buying? by Sheila Newhouse
Read board member Chris Elam's interview with Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland, a new book that looks at why we waste so much perfectly edible food.
Read How Hamburgers Pollute Our Water, by Research Director Renee Cho. The article can be found on Columbia University's Earth Institute blog.
Fact Sheets
Fact Sheets on Promoting Waste Prevention and Design of Less Wasteful Products:
- A Review of California and Maine's electronics recycling programs
- The benefits of recycling electronics in the US
- European Union Electrical and Electronic Products Directives (PDF)
- The WEEE and RoHS Directives: Highlights and Analysis (PDF)
- Impact of the RoHS Directive on Electronic Products Sold in the US (PDF)
- The Basel Convention and its Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative (MPPI) (PDF)
- Electric Appliance Recycling in Japan (PDF)
- PC Recycling in Japan (PDF)
- What are Rechargeable Batteries?
- Waste Reduction Tips for the Office
- Tips for a Cleaner, "Greener" Holiday
- Community Waste Prevention Toolkit Fact Sheets on:
Executive summaries:
- Rethinking Resources: New Ideas for Community Waste Prevention
David Saphire and Sharene Azimi (1997, 52 pp.,)
Explores some of the key limiting factors to greater implementation of government waste prevention programs and describes a broad array of public and private sector initiatives that have overcome these limitations. - Less Garbage Overnight: A Waste Prevention Guide for the Lodging Industry
John P. Winter and Sharene Azimi (1996, 64 pp.,)
Find out how hotels and motels can prevent the generation of solid waste, saving money throughout their operations. Includes numerous case studies. - Delivering the Goods: Benefits of Reusable Shipping Containers
David Saphire (1995, 32 pp., ) Describes how reusing shipping containres can curtail packaging waste, offering environmental and economic benefits. Discusses institutional obstacles to more widespread use and options for overcoming them. - Making Less Garbage on Campus: A Hands-On Guide
David Saphire (1995, 72 pp.,)
College campuses offer abundant opportunities for waste prevention. Here are case studies of campuses that have learned to prevent waste in a variety of innovative ways. Includes checklists for action. - Case Reopened: Reassessing Refillable Bottles
David Saphire (1994, 366 pp.,)
Compares impacts of refillable and single-use containers in generating solid waste, using energy, and polluting air and water. Looks at successful distribution systems here and abroad. - Germany, Garbage, and the Green Dot: Challenging the Throwaway Society
Bette K. Fishbein (1994, 276 pp.,)
Analyzes the concept of extended manufacturer responsibility as a means to reduce product and packaging waste, through the lens of the German experience.
