Sunnyvale and Monterey Ban Plastic Bags
Photo Credit: Treehugger Sunnyvale and Monterey are joining 14 other jurisdictions in California to ban plastic shopping bags. Retailers and grocery stores will be banned from handing out plastic bags,..
Fish Tank Made from CRT TV
We’re always on the lookout for interesting ways to upcycle e-waste. Here is a unique way to reuse that old CRT TV… turn it into a fish tank!: Credit:..
Should You Buy a Real or Artificial Tree?
As fun and exciting as Christmas is, you can’t deny the amount of consumption that happens around the holidays. Between gifts, trees, and decorations, it’s a disaster for the environment!..
All Green Was Featured On An ABC News
We’re excited to announce that All Green Electronics Recycling was on the ABC News yesterday. The segment talks about the importance of electronics recycling and data destruction. If you missed..
El Dorado High School Fundraiser (Photos)
We recently held an e-waste collection event in conjunction with El Dorado High School in Placentia, California, and they were..
Thanksgiving Foods Battle Extreme Weather (Infographic)
With floods, droughts, hurricanes, and more, our Thanksgiving food struggled to make it to our plates this year. This infographic..
4 Ways to Green Your Thanksgiving Dinner
How do you celebrate Thanksgiving? It probably involves some combination of family, travel, and food. What can you do to have an eco-friendly Thanksgiving dinner without sacrificing your favorite traditions?..
How Many Cars Were Recycled Last Year? (Infographic)
Electronics, paper, glass, plastic, and metal are all common items to recycle. But have you give much thought to how cars are recycled? Something has to be done with those..
Mid-Atlantic Cities Start Styrofoam Recycling
Credit: MomGoesGreen.com Though a partnership with Dart Container Corporation, several of the most densely populated areas in the Mid-Atlantic region are adding polystyrene recycling to their waste management programs. Polystyrene,..
All Green Featured in OC Register
All Green is proud to be featured in the OC Register once again! The article talked about our Million Pound Challenge events and how far we’ve come so far. We’ve..
Canada Switches to Plastic Currancy
Coins are heavy, paper bills tear, and checkbooks are obsolete. Enter: Paper Money Believe it or not, it’s already used in 30 or so countries. It’s durable, recyclable, and difficult..
History of Recycling (Infographic)
Today (November 15) is America Recycles Day, an annual event launched in 1997 by Keep America Beautiful. It is currently the only nationally-recognized day devoted to recycling in the United..
The Greenest Electronics Companies: 2011 Edition
In January, we posted about a Greenpeace survey ranking green electronics. The 2011 edition is out and there have been some notable changes. As shown by the graph above, the..
All Green Featured on KFWB Newstalk 980am
All Green Electronics Recycling is proud to be featured in LA’s Afternoon News KFWB Newstalk 980am. In the interview, CEO Arman Sadeghi spoke with Maggie McKay, anchor of the program...
Alaska Airlines Powers 75 Flights With 20% Cooking Oil
Your next flight might be powered by cooking oil. Okay, so maybe it won’t be entirely powered by cooking oil (yet!), but starting this week, Alaska Airlines will fly 75..
How To Green Your Jeans
Blue jeans are an American staple, but I have some bad news for you: they aren’t so great for the environment. The average pair of blue jeans consumes approximately 919..
The All Green Costume Contest
We held a costume contest on Halloween to celebrate the occasion. Jason, Khalid, and Amanda, our three finalists, went all out with their costumes. But Batman (also known as Khalid)..
5 Tips for an Eco-Friendly Halloween
It’s almost Halloween and we all know what that means—costumes, candy, and pumpkins galore. So how can you have a fun, eco-friendly Halloween? Make your Halloween costume out of items..
More Children Using High Tech Devices
Do your kids use high tech devices? According to Common Sense Media, 40 percent of two to four year olds and 50 percent of five to eight year olds have..
5 Recycling Facts
Earth911 posted some “scary” recycling facts just in time for Halloween. Here are a few of the scariest ones: Each year, Americans use enough paper and plastic cups, forks, and..
Evolution of the Cell Phone
Remember those huge car phones? It’s tough to believe that over the years, cell phones have evolved to the bulky car phone to the sleek iPhone. But the cell phone..
Solar “Post-It” Panels Make Debut
Last week, I talked about my Post-It Note obsession. So it probably won’t surprise you that I was excited to hear that 3M, the company that brought us Post-It Notes,..
2010 Olympic Medals Made from E-Waste
With metal prices on the rise, Olympic officials had to get a little creative when designing the 2010 medals. Luckily there is a valuable source of precious metal right under..
Plastic Bag Bans Around the World (Infographic)
Did you know that the U.S. uses an average of 380 billion plastic bags a year, while the rest of the world uses 500 billion? Keep in mind that the..
Electronic Wasteland: The Documentary that Started All Green
My first day on the job, I sat in the conference room and watched a 60 Minutes documentary on e-waste. I didn’t know it at the time, but it was..
Why Haven’t You Gone Green Yet?
This is kind of an exciting day—not only is this our 200th blog post, but we also hit 2,000 Twitter followers today. Thank you to everyone who reads our blog,..
Disneyland Paris Will Turn Heat from Computers into Energy
Photo Credit: Wikipedia Commons If you’re reading this, you’re probably familiar with computers and know that when used for long periods of time, the machine gets overheated and needs to..
Electric Airplane Flies 200 Miles in 2 Hours
So we’ve all heard about electric cars, but what about electric airplanes? A Pennsylvania team called Pipistrel-USA won $1.35 million from NASA after taking first place in the agency’s CAFE..
Recycling Tip: Can You Recycle Sticky Notes?
Does anyone else have a Post-It Note obsession? I do, but I come by it honestly—one year my mom told me that she wanted Post-It Notes in interesting shapes and..
All Green E-Waste Collection Event (Photos)
We had an e-waste collection event with the Habitat for Humanity Redlands ReStore over the weekend and they were kind enough to share some photos with us. Here’s what an..
8 Items You Shouldn’t Recycle
It’s tempting to throw anything that has a chance of being recycled into the recycling bin. But don’t do this: Tossing some items in may cause more harm than good...
Orange County Classrooms Made Out of Recycled Shipping Containers
Credit: LA Times Blog The Waldorf School of Orange County recently expanded with a new building created out of recycled shipping containers. The design is called “Eco Classroom Architecture” and..
Coffee-Powered Car Breaks World Record
I always knew that coffee has amazing powers. It wakes you up and allows you to be semi-coherent in the morning. It may also power your car one day… A..
California Puts Hold on Styrofoam Takeout Ban
Credit: MomGoesGreen.com In June, we asked: “Will California ban Styrofoam to-go containers?” Well it still hasn’t been decided. The law bill has been placed on hold and won’t be voted..
Upcycle Old CDs
Do you remember those old AOL trial CD-ROMs? When I was in eighth grade, I had a science project that required some old CDs. We were told a couple of..
Starbucks Encourages Paper Cup Recycling
Do you recycle your Starbucks cup? Does your local coffee shop even offer that option? All of the 8.2 million paper cups of coffee that Starbucks sells each day can..
Plastic Bags on Their Way Out in Laguna Beach
Yet another city wants to ban the plastic bag? We’re not complaining. Laguna Beach is the latest city to jump on the bandwagon to ban the single-use plastic bags distributed..
Unique Hard Drive Creations
As someone who blogs for an electronics recycling company, I love coming across upcycled e-waste. Mashable recently posted ten unique creations made from computer hard drives. This one is my..
“Jelly” Batteries Could Supply Cheap Power to Small Electronics
Photo Credit: University of Leeds Lithium batteries are out and “jelly” batteries are in. Maybe. Ian Wards, a physics research professor at the University of Leeds in the U.K., has..
The Evolution of the Television (Infographic)
We constantly talk about how fast technology is evolving. Televisions may be changing slower than other types of electronics (e.g. cell phones), but they have still changed a lot over..
Minneapolis Law Requires Mandatory Business Recycling
Recycling in Minneapolis has expanded to include all businesses, workplaces, and places of worship. The new ordinance requires: Regular recycling collection (at least twice a month) for all recyclable materials..
8 Ways to Green Your Labor Day Barbecue
How are you celebrating Labor Day? If you’re from the US, there’s a good chance you’re having some kind of barbecue. Why not reduce your carbon footprint and make it..
7 Ways to “Green” Your Morning Coffee
We all have an environmental compromise or two. I start almost every day with a cup of coffee—even though I know there are greener options out there. And I’m not..
How Much Power Do We Consume? (Infographic)
Between the computers, cell phones, air conditioners, refrigerators, etc…, it probably comes as little surprise to you that we consume a lot of energy. But how much is a lot?..
Cars Could Run on Recycled Newspaper
You’ve heard that the newspaper is dead, right? That may not be the case for much longer. Due to newly-discovered bacteria, old newspapers could potentially be converted into butanol, a..
Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple
Photo Credit: Apple Steve Jobs, co-founder and two-time CEO of Apple, announced his resignation today. Jobs has been in poor health since he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2004...
8 Ways to Reduce Your Junk Mail
Every couple of days, I journey to my mailbox—inconveniently located on the opposite side of the apartment complex—and empty my junk mail straight into the recycling bin. I do pretty..
How Will Walmart Reduce Packaging?
It came with approximately 5 million metal twist ties holding the doll in the perfect position—in addition to the layers of clamsheWhen I was young, I always received at least..
Ribbon Cutting Event with Tustin Chamber of Commerce
Yesterday, we had a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Tustin Chamber of Commerce. Here are a few pictures from the event! Scott Voight from Assemblyman Don Wagners office presenting a..
Green Jobs on the Rise (Infographic)
If you want to work in a green industry, you might be in luck. Between 1998 and 2007, job growth in the green industry was nearly 3 times as much..
Erasable E-Paper Can Be Printed On Over 250 Times
Image Credit: Treehugger How many pieces of paper do you use each day? If you could erase and reuse each one up to 260 times, would you? Researchers at the..