Vote Environment on Tuesday, November 8
Our recommendations for some of our Bay area ballot measures and candidates.

Getting rid of our solid waste
With six billion humans on the planet, the problem mounts of what to do with all our wastes.

How Alameda County spins garbage into habitat and education
Every time a ton of garbage is dumped into the Altamont Landfill, 4.86 square feet of open space may be saved.

Stop getting junk mail
Each year the average American home receives 1.5 trees in its mailbox.

Sending shopping bags packing
Can San Francisco catch up with Bangladesh?

Electronic waste: legislation has only dented the problem
States are finally paying attention to electronic waste.

Get the mercury out of your feet (and the rest of your body too)
California has opportunities to reduce mercury poisoning.

The new alchemy of garbage: turning it to gold, energy, or toxins?
Some companies and government officials are once again touting technological solutions to California's solid-waste problems.

To sleep, perchance to leak
Taking action against a sea of abandoned landfills.

Zero Waste - the alternative to landfills
Legalization of RV park needs to include protection for rare ecosystem.

The pro-manufacturing environmentalist or where the can goes after you've `recycled' it
Most of the material collected at your home goes to a materials recovery facility for further processing, typically leaving 3 - 10% unrecyclable residue.