recycling
Tree Huggers celebrates three years with new initiative
by (erictank)
Submitted 08-13-2013 under LOCAL LIFE
This week local earth conscious grocer Tree Huggers celebrates three years. The store, which started in Holland and then opened a second store at 947 Wealthy Street S.E. in Grand Rapids a year later, soon closed the Holland store in order to devote...
Madcap Coffee Company launches Zero Waste program
by (Ana Olvera)
Submitted 06-20-2013 under NEWS
The most common question asked at Madcap Coffee Company, according to Stacey Wieck, Cafe Manager, is “Do you have a trash can?” The answer is no. Madcap has swapped its trash cans for bus bins as part of its Zero Waste program. After...
Goodwill Industries Eliminates Wastes, Benefiting Local Community
by (Allison Arnold)
Submitted 09-22-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
In Grandville, there is a warehouse with floor-to-ceiling cardboard crates filled with stuff. Lots of stuff: unwanted holiday sweaters, broken belts and old VHS tapes. It’s the stuff that gets thrown onto the doorstep of Goodwill Industries...
Jay Starkey: Servicing the community one pair of shoes, one donation at a time
by (diondrahenderson)
Submitted 09-13-2012 under NEWS
Jay Starkey reaches out to the community one donation and one pair of shoes at a time. Starkey is executive director of In the Image, a non-profit organization on Grand Rapids southwest side. In the Image is a faith-based non-profit that turns...
'Earth-friendly' claims for corn-based plastics can mislead; local businesses can help
by (erikzimmerman)
Submitted 08-09-2012 under NEWS
Buying eco-friendly products is good for the environment and it makes consumers feel good, but some “green” products have caveats. Fortunately for Grand Rapids, two area companies are working to ensure that certain eco-friendly...
Grand Rapids composting firm to expand services
by (Allison Arnold)
Submitted 07-27-2012 under NEWS
A local company is getting a boost of new business, thanks to demand for composting services in outlying areas. Grand Rapids-based composting firm New Soil announced recently that it would expand services across large portions of Muskegon...
A Watershed Moment: Why Brewery Vivant uses cans instead of bottles
by (Scott Kaplan)
Submitted 05-23-2012 under OPINION
This week Kris Spaulding, Co-Owner and Sustainability Director of Brewery Vivant discusses the environmental merits of canning beer instead of bottling it – the method traditionally preferred by most micro-breweries. Since opening...
Trash Talk: Controversy sparks over new solid waste management plan
by (Scott Kaplan)
Submitted 03-27-2012 under NEWS
A proposal that would allow the Kent County Board of Public Works more control over where solid waste ends up after leaving the curb is generating much debate between waste haulers and the county. Private waste haulers in the region are concerned...
Grand Valley students get dirty
by (Scott Kaplan)
Submitted 02-29-2012 under NEWS
In many areas around Grand Valley State University's downtown Grand Rapids campus, along with its campuses in Allendale, Muskegon and Holland, the university has placed composting and recycling bins alongside traditional trash receptacles to cut...
First 5x5 Event: Fire and Knife is the Big Winner
by (Roberta F. King)
Submitted 02-23-2011 under NEWS
"Relax." said Rick DeVos "This is not a competition, this isn't about business ideas and it is not a pitch night." DeVos' own latest idea, 5x5 Night drew a crowd of about 200 interested people who packed the Grand Rapids Art Museum's auditorium to...