Press Contact: Sophie Cardona: (212) 361-2400, ext. 244 , or email cardona@informinc.org

Please see the list below for press releases from prior years.

• 8/13/2004— FLUORESCENT LIGHTS: THE DANGER OVERHEAD
  New Study by INFORM Pinpoints Fluorescent Lamps as Major Contributor to Human and Environmental Mercury Contamination.

• 11/24/03 — New Study Recommends Ways to Make Cell Phone Collection, Reuse and Recycling Effective to Reduce Toxic Waste and Make Money

• 12/13/02 - INFORM Awards Contracts for Waste Prevention



• 12/30/02 - INFORM'S "Waste-Free NYC" Program Sponsors Holiday Tree Chipping Events



• 12/13/02 - INFORM Awards Contracts for Waste Prevention



• 11/6/02 - New Study on Greener Garbage Trucks



• 10/23/02 - Study Recommends Ways to Protect Janitors and Building Occupants from Toxic Cleaning Chemicals



• 5/8/02 - Study Recommends Ways to Reduce the Environmental and Health Impacts of Cell Phone Waste



• 2/4/02 - Manhattan Beer's Natural Gas Trucks Set a Nationwide Example and Mean Cleaner Air for NYC



• 12/3/01 - INFORM's New On-Line Resource for Community-Based Waste Prevention



• 10/18/01 - Snapple's Natural Gas Forklifts and Refueling Station Set A National Example



• 6/12/01 - INFORM joins Public Advocate Mark Green in Calling For Clean Fuel School Buses



• 1/24/01 - New Study Shows That Product Leasing Can Be A Catalyst For Less Wasteful Products



• 12/20/00 - New Research Reveals Lack of Progress by New York State on Clean-Fuel Transportation



• 8/22/00 - New Study Finds New Jersey's Clean Transportation Programs Have Miles to Go



• 8/8/00 - New Study Cites National Trend Toward Replacing High-Polluting Diesel Buses with Clean Natural Buses



• 3/23/00 - INFORM Calls On NYC Transit Authority To Abandon Plans To Re-Open Diesel Bus Depot in East Harlem



• 10/18/99 - Straightforward Measures Reduce Waste, Save Companies Money



• 12/18/98 - Bringing Together Environmental and Business Goals: New Study Finds Keys to "Green Manufacturing"



• 12/1/98 - Move the Napkins and Save: New Report Lays Out Strategies to Reduce Dining Waste and Costs on Campus



• 11/13/98 - INFORM Finds Construction and Demolition Debris to be a Huge Economic and Environmental Waste



• 6/17/98 - China's Transportation Growth Threatens Health, Political Stability and Environment: Switch to Clean Fuels Needed



• 5/15/98 - INFORM Testimony Urges New York's MTA to be a Leader in Clean Fuel Buses



• 4/9/98 - Natural Gas Taxi Sale a Breath of Fresh Air for New Yorkers



• 3/11/98 - No Potholes on the Road to Zero-Emission Vehicles



• 9/9/97 - New INFORM Report Finds National Adoption of New Jersey "Right-to-Know" Reporting Requirement Essential for Moving Toward Safer Use of Toxic Chemicals



• 5/8/97 - New York Transportation Revolution Hits the Streets