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A First in the Nation: San Francisco’s New Battery Recycling Drop-Off Bins
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” – Albert Einstein, Physicist San Francisco has become the first city in the United States to offer public drop-off bins specifically designed for recycling products...
Global Warming, Recycling, and Homelessness: A Connected Crisis
Pollution is nothing but the resources we are not harvesting. We allow them to disperse because we’ve been ignorant of their value.” – R. Buckminster Fuller As the year comes to an end, it is a good time to reflect on the challenges our...
Predicting a Warmer World (09/12/2025)
“When enough people come together then change will come and we can achieve almost anything.” – Greta Thunberg—Swedish Environmental Activist A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has sent a clear and urgent message...
Securing Our Future: The Power of Water Conservation (8/24/2025)
“Water is critical for sustainable development, including environmental integrity and the alleviation of poverty and hunger, and is indispensable for human health and well-being.” – United Nations The United Nations highlights...
Eco-Recycling for a Better Tomorrow: The Mission of the Green Education Foundation
“If it can’t be reduced, reused, repaired, rebuilt, refurbished, refinished, resold, recycled, or composted, then it should be restricted, designed or removed from production.” – Pete Seeger, Folk Singer & Social Activist The Green Education...
Plastic by the Numbers
The case for recycling is strong. The bottom line is clear. Recycling requires a trivial amount of our time. Recycling saves money and reduces pollution. Recycling creates more jobs than landfilling or incineration. And a largely ignored but very...
Branching Out: Silliman Community Park Tree Planting Day
“Until you dig a hole, you plant a tree, you water it and make it survive, you haven’t done a thing. You are just talking.” ― Wangari Maathai May was the month for tree planting and I had the opportunity to participate in a...
Hygiene is Dignity: The Power of Basic Essentials
“Hygiene is dignity. When people are able to maintain their personal hygiene, they are able to maintain their dignity. When we provide hygiene services, we are providing more than just a shower or a toothbrush – we are providing a reminder...
Eco-Recycling 101: Making a Difference in Our Daily Lives
“Often when you think you’re at the end of something, you’re at the beginning of something else.” – Fred Rogers Eco-recycling is a way to recycle and reuse materials without harming the environment. This practice involves collecting, sorting,...
Happy 2025 from Team Project Jatropha!
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Jane Goodall Happy New Year from Team...