By Laura Turner Seydel
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) just released its most recent waste and recycling facts and figures, and reported that in 2010 Americans generated about 250 million tons of waste. Break it down …

By Han Vance
In a city built originally as a multi-directional train terminus, it is fitting that a typical day in his life begins and ends riding the rails. No matter the hour, Angel Poventud remains …

Got stuff? On Saturday, Feb. 4, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spelman College along with other Atlanta University Center Consortium institutions will collect it from you as they kickoff the 2012 RecycleMania tournament. To jump …

By Sally Sears
A dozen adults wielding blue-handled swing blades caught drivers’ eyes on Lindbergh Drive on a recent Sunday morning.
Honks and cheers joined the crackle of yanking honeysuckle vines and kudzu as volunteers cleared a …

By Julia Turner
Currently, Georgia law does not ban landfill disposal of e-waste – computers, printers, televisions, etc. – coming from residential sources.  although some landfills will not accept them. The improper disposal of these items, which contains …

By Bethany Clark
Trees Atlanta
More people than ever are concerned about how things affect the environment. As the holiday season approaches, one of the environmental questions on many people’s minds is whether buying and decorating a …