Solar panels at an Apple data center in NC Other than giving the world a better gadget, Apple icon Steve Jobs never had much interest in...

Here in Fairhaven, the town has to pay a company to collect trash and recycling. But while the town then has to pay $50 a ton to get rid of ...

Here's a question that cuts to the core of me, Baxter : Do you have any ideas on mattress disposal? You see, I recently bought a new...

I was really impressed by Saturday's Fall Recycling Extravaganza here in Falls Church. There were plenty of staff, the event was well-or...

Got an old computer you want to dispose of safely? Eyeglasses with an outdated prescription? Communities in our region are holding their fal...

The Green Miles has spent years keeping an eye on green hotels as I've traveled, mostly chronicling disappointment. But for once, I...

Having grown up in Boston, one of my favorite shows is NPR's Car Talk . Nothing gets Tom & Ray madder than when people call with a c...

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued its annual recycling report (PDF ). Virginia had a 38.6% recycling rate statewid...

Five years ago, I had a standard-sized garbage bin in my kitchen and put recycling in paper grocery bags. Two years ago, I switched to a sm...

Whenever I go to a recycling center, be it municipal or in an apartment complex, I always see all kinds of odd items that don't belong t...

From The Green Girfriend: In the season premiere of HBO's True Blood , Bill has a new vampire that is staying with him and he tells her ...

Grist's "Ask Umbra" says don't sweat the citrus ...

UPDATE : Here's my review of the overall experience at Arlington Central Library this morning. The Green Miles is volunteering for Arli...

Sometimes it only takes a few seconds to keep an item (or most of it) out of a landfill. Just as I was about to toss an old dry erase board ...

Here's a question for Ask The Green Miles: Hi Green Miles... so what do I do with my old iMac computer once I get the data off of it?? I...

I've seen piles of non-recyclables left next to the trash at the recycling center, but this takes the cake. Someone left what looks to b...

Got this comment in response to my complaints about Seattle's Best Coffee's reusable mug aversion and thought it deserved its own p...

I never got within three blocks of Arlington E-CARE . Traffic was backed up down 2nd Street South, out to Glebe Road, and all the way up to ...

Tomorrow from 8:30am-3pm at Thomas Jefferson Middle School, Arlington County will be hosting its spring E-CARE ! The Arlington Environmental...

From reader VA Breeze: Do you know anywhere in Southeastern VA that recycles cork-Thanks! Generally my reply would go something like this: D...