Check out the transcript of RFC’s conversation with Benjamin Gott. Back in late September we wrote a blog featuring Boxed Water is Better, a water company that takes a more environmental approach than your traditional bottled water company. Boxed Water is Better is a company based out of Grand Rapids, Michigan that distributes water in […]
Benjamin Gott Proves Boxed Water is Better
October 30th, 20092010 Olympics Will Use Recycle E-Waste for Medals
October 29th, 2009The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver will feature an Olympic medal first. Not only will every single medal handed out at the Olympics be different, but they also will be made of recycled electronic waste or e-waste. The 2010 Winter Olympics will be one of the first to take on a sustainability and conservation initiatives […]
Don’t forget to recycle your own running shoes!
October 28th, 2009Back in 1993 Nike introduced their “Reuse-a-Shoe” program which was their effort to keep their shoes out of landfills. It has been over 15 years since this program launched and Nike has recycled more than one and a half million pairs of athletic shoes each year. All of Nike’s brand shoes are recyclable. They used […]
Turn Halloween into HallowGREEN
October 26th, 2009I know “green” isn’t exactly the color that you think about when you picture Halloween, but here are a few ideas of how you can be a bit more mindful of the waste and help reuse more items each year. Instead of letting your kids take plastic bags Trick-Or-Treating, get them each their own reusable […]
Ron Gonen: RecycleBank
October 23rd, 2009Check out the transcript of RFC’s conversation with Ron Gonen. RFC recently interviewed Ron Gonen, Co-Founder and CEO of RecylceBank, to discuss the success of his company and how he and business partner, Patrick Fitzgerald, came up with the idea of rewarding participants for recycling. RecycleBank was recently recognized by the UN for their current […]