Recycling
Cedar Grove Composting's expansion plans stalled
EVERETT -- Cedar Grove Composting will have to undergo the most thorough type of environmental study required if it wants to continue to pursue building an anaerobic digester to generate electricity, the
Date: 05/23/2012 | Local News
Conservation topic of fair in Everett on Tuesday
EVERETT -- Learn how to recycle, re-use and reduce at the city's first-ever Conservation Carnival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
Cedar Grove under fire
Compost facility hasn’t fulfilled obligations, opponents say
Date: 05/04/2012 | Local News
Callenbach, author of 'Ecotopia,' dies at 83
Ernest "Chick" Callenbach, a film scholar and environmentalist who created a cult favorite in "Ecotopia," a 1975 novel that predicted with uncanny accuracy a world where recycling is commonplace, food is locally grown and energy comes from the sun, died April 16 in Berkeley, Calif.
Date: 04/26/2012 | Nation & World
Cedar Grove emissions test shows low-level toxins
Recent state testing on emissions at one of Cedar Grove Composting's plants showed the presence of some toxic substances such as benzene and formaldehyde, but officials say it doesn't mean the business poses a hazard to human health.
Date: 03/26/2012 | Local News
Grand Canyon rangers make effort to cut down on waste
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- Like so many others who visit the Grand Canyon each year, Jennifer and John Stambaugh of Illinois toted bottled water as they took in the views recently.
Date: 03/01/2012 | Nation & World
Mardi Gras beads cause environmental hangover
NEW ORLEANS -- The beads were flying all around them, some pooling in the street, some caught by revelers and cherished for a moment -- most of them destined, in all likelihood, for the landfill.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Nation & World
Front Porch: Fast-track education
Fast-track ed programA new Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathamatics Magnet High School program next fall will offer an accelerated four-year diploma path that prepares students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs at universities.
Date: 02/14/2012 | Local News
Trash those old gadgets
How to get rid of used electronics the responsible way
Date: 01/07/2012 | Business
‘Brigades' turning hard-to-recycle items into cash for schools, community groups
Toothpaste tubes, plastic tape dispensers, eye shadow...
Date: 01/03/2012 | Life
Ditch your old TV, electronics Jan. 14 at recycling event
Did Santa bring you an iPad for Christmas? Maybe there was a Kindle Fire under your tree or the latest flat-screen television set?When new technology arrives it's time to start thinking about what to do with yesterday's PC, laptop, television, monitor or cell phone.
Date: 01/03/2012 | Life
10 steps to greener 777s
Boeing workers make deliveries easier on the environment
Date: 01/02/2012 | Business
Goats want to eat your tree
Where to recycle your Christmas tree, including a goat farm
Date: 12/27/2011 | Life
Around the County
Everett: Recycle trees for free at EvCCHoliday trees can be recycled for free at Everett Community College between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays Jan. 3-30.Trees must be free of decorations, tinsel and other non-biodegradable materials. No flocked trees will be accepted.
Date: 12/26/2011 | Local News
State's recycling rate reaches 49 percent
OLYMPIA -- The Washington Ecology Department says the recycling rate reached 49 percent in 2010 in the state, up from 45 percent in 2009.About 4.3 million tons of the 8.9 million tons of municipal waste was recycled.
Date: 12/14/2011 | Northwest
Martha Stewart: Donate or compost small pieces of fabric
Question: Is it possible to recycle or compost leftover pieces of fabric?
Date: 09/29/2011 | Home and Garden
Mukilteo considers plastic bag ban
MUKILTEO -- Shoppers toting reusable canvas grocery bags have become a common sight here, and folks who are bucking the trend might soon be required to join them.Mukilteo City Council members have been discussing a potential ban on plastic bags.
Date: 09/26/2011 | Local News
Front Porch: Clean up and help out Cascade High harriers
Get rid of junk
Date: 09/23/2011 | Local News
Texas water recycling: From toilet to tap
FORT WORTH, Texas -- In parched West Texas, it's often easier to drill for oil than to find new sources of water.
Date: 08/11/2011 | Nation & World
Marysville, Tulalips seek Seattle’s help in odor debate with Cedar Grove Composting
In the ongoing war of words over who's to blame for odor problems at Cedar Grove Composting, the city of Marysville and the Tulalip Tribes now are asking Seattle to step in.
Date: 08/04/2011 | Local News
Cedar Grove fine stands
Composter ordered to pay $119,000 for odor violations
Date: 07/18/2011 | Local News
Everett elementary students get a recycling lesson through the school fridge
EVERETT -- Fifth-graders from Fairmount Elementary School know something about recycling old refrigerators.
Date: 06/07/2011 | Local News
Business People
PeopleDr. Shawn Gay of Stanwood has been elected to the Washington State Chiropractic Association board of directors. Gay, an Arlington chiropractor, has served on the board in the past and was president in 2008.
Date: 06/06/2011 | Business
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