Category: Green news

Yesterday, my mother and I decided to take a look at the nearest SM Hypermarket, where I finally saw the reusable bags they offer. It would have been nice to get one, except it would seem that they require customers to first purchase PhP500 worth of Unilever products before being able to avail of one…

I read that McDonald’s is planning to make biodiesel from their own waste cooking oil and use it for its delivery trucks in the United Kingdom. The oil will be collected from approximately 900 of its 1200 UK restaurants. Its fleet of 155 vehicles should be converted to biodiesel in about a year. Hopefully the…

They’ve already been accepting old cellphones, chargers, PDAs, pagers and digital cameras for recycling, apart from rechargeable batteries. Then they came up with collecting inkjet and laser cartridges for recycling. Guess what Staples came up with now? Staples is helping all of us get rid of our old computer equipment like monitors, desktops and laptops…

I confess, I went to this year’s Macy’s 4th of July fireworks display, because well,they’re pretty. Before this year, I never even gave a thought to how environmentally safe fireworks are. Not very, as the metals and chemicals in the fireworks contaminate the water supply, not to mention the litter on the ground. There are…

Being a non-cook, I seldom have to wash a lot of dishes or pots and pans. According to this article, dishwashers are more environmentally-friendly as long as you only wash a full load and do not pre-rinse the dishes. Buy energy-efficient dishwashers, open the door after washing to dry the dishes and avoid heat-dry, rinse-hold…

I wrote a cheque for our monthly car loan payment last night. It made me realize that I’m probably still part of that group of people who hasn’t jumped on board the online bill paying bandwagon. Yes, I admit, I still write a cheque, stuff it in the envelope, stick a stamp and mail it…

I watched part of the Concert for Diana rerun tonight. I remembered reading how Global Cool was involved in reducing the show’s carbon footprint. Even after the concert, they are still involved in offsetting the event’s greenhouse gas emissions through a clean development mechanism project in KwaZulu-Natal, Africa. Now that’s a jolly good show.

I saw this on a bumper sticker yesterday: Recycle yourself: Be an organ donor.

I took a double decker NYC bus tour (green bus thankfully) a few days ago and one of the interesting things I saw was the Hearst Tower on w. 57th st. It was the first skyscraper to break ground post 9/11. According to Wikipedia: Hearst Tower is the first green building completed in New York…

I spotted an ad for evaporative air coolers along Quezon Avenue yesterday. They’re distributed by Victor Hardware and all look quite promising save for one catch: the price tag. The cheapest one costs nearly $1,200 and, well, I don’t think I quite have the guts to shell out that kind of cash. Still, it looks…