Sustainable Businesses

Running your business in a sustainable manner isn't just good for the planet — it's good for your bottom line. Learn best practices for sustainability in your business operations, and find out how to build a business around recycling, organic food, and other environmental causes.
electricity cost by state
Which State Has the Highest Electricity Rate?
Industrial hemp
Why Industrial Hemp on the Rise and How It Differs From Marijuana
bike sharing systems
Can Bike-Sharing Programs Fight Climate Change?
Will Electric Airplanes Make Travel More Sustainable?
woman in grocery store
How Food Systems Can Be Measured for Their Sustainability
How Do Net Zero Homes Protect the Environment)?
Workers standing on wind turbine in rural landscape
What Are the Best and Most Popular Forms of Clean Energy?
Business owner and construction worker looking at solar panels
Learn About the World's Top Renewable Energy Companies
Infrastructure
Value Capture (and How It Can Fund Sustainability)
Bicycler commuter
How Congestion Pricing Can Raise Awareness and Save the World
Scrap Heap
Here's How to Price Scrap Metal
scrap metal recycling
Get an Introduction to Metal Recycling
Cans compressed into a cube at a scrap metal recycling facility.
Get the Current Scrap Metal Prices in the United States
pipes
Scrap Metal Prices for Europe as of 2019
The Basics of Metal Recycling
Recycling copper
The Facts on Copper Recycling
Ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals
Commercial airplane on runway.
How Airplanes Are Recycled
Lead batteries
The Amazing Story of Lead Recycling
Copper recycling
Copper Recycling Provides Key Environmental and Economic Benefits
Mass of aluminium cans being processed at a recycling plant.
How Do We Increase Metal Recycle Rates to Reach Sustainability?
Pile of scrap cars prior to being recycled. England, UK July 2009
Auto Recycling Trends, Opportunities and Challenges
Derelict automobiles stacked in a scrap yard.
Car Recycling Facts and Figures
Cans compressed into a cube at a scrap metal recycling facility.
Scrap Metal Recyclers Downsize, Battle Through Tough Market
An Overview of Auto Recycling
Places to Find Scrap Metal
Stack of papers
Introduction to Paper Recycling
Row of bulk bags (FIBC) double-stacked on pallets in a warehouse
How Bulk Bags Are Recycled
An Introduction to Plastic Recycling and the Plastic Recycling Process
A recycling facility
Knowaste Offers Disposable Diaper Recycling
Hands holding shredded paper
Paper Shredding as a Small Business Opportunity
Recycle Cans in an office
How to Reduce Office Waste
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Paper Recycling Facts and Figures
PET bottles
An Introduction to PET Recycling
Soft plastic that could be recycled
How to Improve Your Shrink Wrap Recycling Program
One hundred bill in a box
EPS Can Be Recycled
Man sorting through plastics in a recycling facility
Plastic Recycling Facts and Figures
Polypropylene Recycling - An Introduction
Man carrying an armload of cardboard to the recycling bin.
Recycling Old Corrugated Cardboard (OCC)
Plastic grocery bags
Do Plastic Bag Bans Make Sense?
electronics recycling
Introduction to Electronics Recycling
a person working on a computer motherboard
Learn About Electronics Waste Recycling Business Opportunities
A huge pile of CRT monitors
Scrapping CRT Monitors
Man in a workshop disassembling a desktop computer to retrieve its metals
Scrapping Desktop Computers
Man showing another man a piece of computer hardware
Learn More About E-Waste Recycling With These Facts and Figures
Hand operating paper shredder to recycle paper
The Definition of Shredders in Recycling and Waste Management
Free pallets are available. Be sure to ask first.
Where to Find Free Pallets for Hobbyists and Pallet Recyclers
Save Money by Picking up Free Recycled Wood
A pry bar against a stack of pallets
The Machinery and Tools Needed for Pallet Recycling
pallet recycling equipment,pallet disassembly,pallet dismantling,pallet stripper
The Best Pallet Dismantling Tools and Machinery
Large mound of used pallets in a dump
Misinformation Abounds About the Safety of Reusing Wood Pallets
Old dirty sponge and mold growing on wood
How to Stop Mold Growth on Pallets
reclaimed wooden planks
What's the True Importance of Wood Recycling in C&D Management?
Vast stacks of pallets
Ways to Dispose of Unwanted Wood Pallets
Pallet
Mountain of wood pallets to be crushed in to mulch
Wood Pallet Recycling - Business Perspective
Popular pallet sizes
Collecting Pallets for Recycling
Full frame shot of stacks of empty pallets
What Happens to Used Wood Pallets?
A man measuring and checking planks of wood for re-use and recycling in a reclaimed lumber workshop
What Is Reclaimed Lumber, What Are the Benefits, and How to Find It
Reclaimed wood providers create important niche