Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
Last Friday, hiding behind two trade associations, electronics manufacturers filed suit challenging NYC's e-waste law. The law is based on the producer responsibility, or product stewardship, approach, which holds that manufacturers should be responsible for taking their products back from...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
Here’s a marriage that I wish I’d arranged myself. Responding to a significant and increasing decline in first class mail – due to the ever-growing use of email, on-line banking, and efforts like our own Catalog Choice – the U.S....continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
Just before the new year, I wrote about some ways folks can safely and responsibly get rid of their used electronic equipment, such as TVs, computers, and MP3 players. As I discussed, one of the only options for doing so...continued→
Posted by Kate Sinding in Living Sustainably
Last Friday, Brian Lehrer at WNYC invited me on his show to talk about age-old question that consumers face at the check-out counter: Paper? Plastic? Neither? Well, the best thing is to bring reusable canvas bags with you to the...continued→
