As You Sow
As You Sow is one of the nation's leading practitioners of corporate responsibility through shareholder activism. It has successfully pressed Apple Inc. and Dell to set computer recycling goals; Best Buy to recycle electronics at its stores; and Coca-Cola and Pepsi to commit to using 10 per cent recycled PET plastic in all plastic bottles sold in US markets. It has also convinced Target and Bed, Bath and Beyond to phase out many products and packaging containing polyvinyl chloride. Check out their informative reports on the state of recycling in the United States.
http://asyousow.org
http://asyousow.org
Container Recycling Institute
The Container Recycling Institute has a wealth of information on the recycling of plastic,
glass, and aluminum containers. They are a non-profit organization that studies and promotes policies and practices that shift the social and environmental costs associated with manufacturing, recycling, and disposal of container and packaging waste from government and taxpayers to producers and consumers.
http://www.container-recycling.org
For specific information about beverage container deposit systems in the U.S. and worldwide, please visit their project website:
http://www.bottlebill.org
glass, and aluminum containers. They are a non-profit organization that studies and promotes policies and practices that shift the social and environmental costs associated with manufacturing, recycling, and disposal of container and packaging waste from government and taxpayers to producers and consumers.
http://www.container-recycling.org
For specific information about beverage container deposit systems in the U.S. and worldwide, please visit their project website:
http://www.bottlebill.org
David Suzuki Foundation
Since 1990, the David Suzuki Foundation has worked to find ways for society to live in balance with the natural world that sustains us. Focusing on four program areas – oceans and sustainable fishing, climate change and clean energy, sustainability, and the Nature Challenge - the Foundation uses science and education to promote solutions that conserve nature and help achieve sustainability within a generation.
http://www.davidsuzuki.org
http://www.davidsuzuki.org
EarthJustice
EarthJustice is a non-profit public interest law firm dedicated to protecting the magnificent
places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. EarthJustice brings about far-reaching change by enforcing and strengthening environmental laws on behalf of hundreds of organizations and communities.
http://www.earthjustice.org/
places, natural resources, and wildlife of this earth and to defending the right of all people to a healthy environment. EarthJustice brings about far-reaching change by enforcing and strengthening environmental laws on behalf of hundreds of organizations and communities.
http://www.earthjustice.org/
Earth Sanga
Peace within Our Lives, Conservation of the Wild, Restoration of Our Lands.
The Earth Sangha is a nonprofit charity based in the Washington, DC, area and devoted to ecological restoration. They work in the spirit of Buddhist practice, but their members and volunteers come from a wide variety of religious and secular backgrounds.
In the Washington area, they operate an ecological restoration program to restore native forests and meadows, stabilize streams, and control invasive alien plants.
On the island of Hispaniola, along the Dominican Republic – Haiti border, they operate the Tree Bank, which helps impoverished farmers improve their incomes and restore forest.
In addition to their environmental work, they host regular meditation sessions in the Washington area, along with discussions of the Dharma (the traditional Buddhist teachings). These sessions are free and open to all.
http://www.earthsangha.org/
Peace within Our Lives, Conservation of the Wild, Restoration of Our Lands.
The Earth Sangha is a nonprofit charity based in the Washington, DC, area and devoted to ecological restoration. They work in the spirit of Buddhist practice, but their members and volunteers come from a wide variety of religious and secular backgrounds.
In the Washington area, they operate an ecological restoration program to restore native forests and meadows, stabilize streams, and control invasive alien plants.
On the island of Hispaniola, along the Dominican Republic – Haiti border, they operate the Tree Bank, which helps impoverished farmers improve their incomes and restore forest.
In addition to their environmental work, they host regular meditation sessions in the Washington area, along with discussions of the Dharma (the traditional Buddhist teachings). These sessions are free and open to all.
http://www.earthsangha.org/
Eco-Cycle
From their about us page: Eco-Cycle is one of the largest non-profit recyclers in the USA and has an international reputation as a pioneer and innovator in resource conservation.
We were created 36 years ago by everyday residents who had a passionate belief in conserving our natural resources. These Eco-Cycle volunteers brought recycling to town in 1976, making Boulder one of the first 20 communities in the U.S. to offer curbside recycling. We continue to be driven by these same passions and innovative actions.
http://www.ecocycle.org/
From their about us page: Eco-Cycle is one of the largest non-profit recyclers in the USA and has an international reputation as a pioneer and innovator in resource conservation.
We were created 36 years ago by everyday residents who had a passionate belief in conserving our natural resources. These Eco-Cycle volunteers brought recycling to town in 1976, making Boulder one of the first 20 communities in the U.S. to offer curbside recycling. We continue to be driven by these same passions and innovative actions.
http://www.ecocycle.org/
Friends of the Wissahickon
This group inspired me to start our local Friends of the Parkway project, which led to so many other healthy projects. If I ever find myself living back in Philadelphia, you'll find me volunteering with them. Thanks Friends of the Wissahickon! Their mission:
The Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) is a 1,600 member, non-profit organization founded in 1924 with a mission “to preserve the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public interest therein”.
FOW works in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation to restore historical structures throughout the park, eliminate invasive plant species, monitor watershed management issues, and restore trails throughout the park system with its Sustainable Trails Initiative.
http://www.fow.org
The Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) is a 1,600 member, non-profit organization founded in 1924 with a mission “to preserve the natural beauty and wildness of the Wissahickon Valley and stimulate public interest therein”.
FOW works in partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation to restore historical structures throughout the park, eliminate invasive plant species, monitor watershed management issues, and restore trails throughout the park system with its Sustainable Trails Initiative.
http://www.fow.org
Grass Roots Recycling Network
GRRN has a vision of the world where waste is not waste – it is a resource. We are the voice of all those who recycle and want to waste less and do more. GRRN is the leading voice calling for Zero Waste (ZW) in the United States by promoting the message that we must go “beyond recycling” and go upstream to the headwaters of the waste stream which is the industrial designer’s desk. ZW means not only 100% recovery of society’s discards, but also a redesign of the products and packaging of our lives such that everything produced for our consumer economy is non-toxic and designed to be recovered for re-use, recycling or composting.
GRRN is a national network of waste reduction activists and recycling professionals. We set ambitious standards for Zero Waste goals and policies. We provide opportunities for on-going meaningful participation in campaigns and build coalitions to achieve zero waste policies, businesses and communities. We have a valuable website and an active email listserve (called GreenYes) of many hundreds of knowledgeable experts in both downstream recovery and upstream clean production issues.
http://www.grrn.org/home
GRRN is a national network of waste reduction activists and recycling professionals. We set ambitious standards for Zero Waste goals and policies. We provide opportunities for on-going meaningful participation in campaigns and build coalitions to achieve zero waste policies, businesses and communities. We have a valuable website and an active email listserve (called GreenYes) of many hundreds of knowledgeable experts in both downstream recovery and upstream clean production issues.
http://www.grrn.org/home
Grand Area Mentoring
A fun and rewarding program, Grand Area Mentoring matches a carefully screened adult volunteer (mentor) with a child (mentee).They meet weekly for one hour in a school environment. Building a positive, new friendship helps to strengthen a mentee's self-esteem and school performance. It provides a mentor with the chance to re-experience the adventure of childhood while contributing to the well-being of a child. A mentor selects to meet with a student between kindergarten and tenth grade.
http://www.grandmentoring.org/
http://www.grandmentoring.org/
Grand Canyon Trust
The mission of the Grand Canyon Trust is to protect and restore the Colorado Plateau - its spectacular landscapes, flowing rivers, clean air, diversity of plants and animals, and areas of beauty and solitude.
From their home page:
A vast land of canyons and mountains, the Colorado Plateau is the heart of the American West. Reaching 130,000 square miles along the Colorado River in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, it’s an iconic landscape filled with unique wildlife and ancient cultures. The Grand Canyon Trust is grounded in this place, working tirelessly since 1985 to protect the air, water, and wildlife of its slickrock canyons, fragile deserts, and forested mesas
http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/
From their home page:
A vast land of canyons and mountains, the Colorado Plateau is the heart of the American West. Reaching 130,000 square miles along the Colorado River in Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico, it’s an iconic landscape filled with unique wildlife and ancient cultures. The Grand Canyon Trust is grounded in this place, working tirelessly since 1985 to protect the air, water, and wildlife of its slickrock canyons, fragile deserts, and forested mesas
http://www.grandcanyontrust.org/
Green America
Green America is a not-for-profit membership organization founded in 1982. (They went by the name "Co-op America" until January 1, 2009.) Their mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
Our Vision
Green America work for a world where all people have enough, where all communities are healthy and safe, and where the bounty of the Earth is preserved for all the generations to come.
What Makes Green America Unique
Our Vision
Green America work for a world where all people have enough, where all communities are healthy and safe, and where the bounty of the Earth is preserved for all the generations to come.
What Makes Green America Unique
- We focus on economic strategies—economic action to solve social and environmental problems.
- We mobilize people in their economic roles—as consumers, investors, workers, business leaders.
- We empower people to take personal and collective action
- We work on issues of social justice and environmental responsibility. We see these issues as completely linked in the quest for a sustainable world. It’s what we mean when we say “green.”
- We work to stop abusive practices and to create healthy, just and sustainable practices.
Green Solutions
Green Solutions is Moab's curbside recycler. Their motto, "Empowering Moab to Recycle, One Bin at a Time." has made a real difference in the number of homes and businesses that are recycling. Their curbside pickup service starts at a low $10/month. Green Solutions is Moab’s only source for curb side pick up recycling. They service over 250 residential and 60 commercial locations. They offer a weekly pick up, options for multiple bins, and electronic billing and payments. If you are ready to get started, they are ready to help you get your recycling to the center. To get added to the route:Sign Up Now.
http://www.greensolutionsmoab.com/
Green Solutions is Moab's curbside recycler. Their motto, "Empowering Moab to Recycle, One Bin at a Time." has made a real difference in the number of homes and businesses that are recycling. Their curbside pickup service starts at a low $10/month. Green Solutions is Moab’s only source for curb side pick up recycling. They service over 250 residential and 60 commercial locations. They offer a weekly pick up, options for multiple bins, and electronic billing and payments. If you are ready to get started, they are ready to help you get your recycling to the center. To get added to the route:Sign Up Now.
http://www.greensolutionsmoab.com/
Growing Power
Growing Power is a national nonprofit organization and land trust supporting people from diverse backgrounds, and the environments in which they live, by helping to provide equal access to healthy, high-quality, safe and affordable food for people in all communities. Growing Power implements this mission by providing hands-on training, on-the-ground demonstration, outreach and technical assistance through the development of Community Food Systems that help people grow, process, market and distribute food in a sustainable manner.
http://www.growingpower.org
http://www.growingpower.org
Hard Bargain Farm Environmental Center
Make sure you click on this link for the "Potomac River Watershed Cleanup." The results of their annual cleanups are posted on their website, with photos. Since 1989, more than 60,000 volunteers have teamed with 375 partner organizations to remove over 3 million tons of trash from the watershed’s streams, rivers and bays. A cleanup a few years ago yielded over 312 tons which included more than 15 tons of recyclables, 21,597 plastic bags, 1,844 tires, 14,802 cigarette butts, 3 canoes and 2 couches!
http://www.fergusonfoundation.org/
http://www.fergusonfoundation.org/
Humane Society of Moab Valley
Animal care in the Moab area has come a long way since 1999, when 45% of all dogs and 88% of all cats picked up or brought in to Animal Control were euthanized. A small group of concerned and compassionate citizen got together and formed the Humane Society of Moab Valley (HSMV).
HSMV is a non-profit organization, started in 1999, and is not affiliated with any government entity or other humane organization. Funding comes from donations, membership fees, grants and fundraising events. All money sustains the day-to-day costs of saving the lives of animals needing forever homes.
HSMV is run primarily by volunteers, with limited staff, and operates a no-kill foster program where every adoptable animal finds a new, loving home. Volunteer foster families support, train and foster dogs and cats until a suitable permanent home can be found.
Other programs offered by HSMV include low-cost spay and neuter clinics several times each year, free or discounted spay and neuter programs year-round for low-income families, public education on the humane treatment and training of animals, assistance to those who need dog or cat food, help to families who can no longer care for their animals, and the feral cat program.
http://www.moabpets.org/
HSMV is a non-profit organization, started in 1999, and is not affiliated with any government entity or other humane organization. Funding comes from donations, membership fees, grants and fundraising events. All money sustains the day-to-day costs of saving the lives of animals needing forever homes.
HSMV is run primarily by volunteers, with limited staff, and operates a no-kill foster program where every adoptable animal finds a new, loving home. Volunteer foster families support, train and foster dogs and cats until a suitable permanent home can be found.
Other programs offered by HSMV include low-cost spay and neuter clinics several times each year, free or discounted spay and neuter programs year-round for low-income families, public education on the humane treatment and training of animals, assistance to those who need dog or cat food, help to families who can no longer care for their animals, and the feral cat program.
http://www.moabpets.org/
Life Without Plastics
From the website:
Who We Are: Activists for a Plastic Free Planet We launched Life Without Plastic (“LWP”) in 2006 after several years of daydreaming about how to make a contribution to reducing the large quantities of plastic that are consumed every second of every day around the world. We played with ideas for raising awareness about the issue. We wanted to address the environmental disaster that the consumption of plastic is causing, and the damage that leaching plastic can cause to human and animal health. We quickly realized that before we could effectively help people reduce their plastic consumption, we had to be able to point them toward non-plastic alternatives that could replace the plastic items currently used in day-to-day life. When Life Without Plastic was created, very few alternatives existed in the North American market, especially for food and drink containers. Our son was born in 2003, and he was the catalyst. He made us look more actively for alternatives in North America and in other countries around the world. This is how Sanctus Mundo, our unique product brand, came into existence.
There are now many more alternatives to plastic products available thanks, for example, to the tremendous media attention on bisphenol A over the past two years. Yet one thing we are noticing is that the quality of these alternatives varies significantly. There are some wonderful new products created with a real concern for quality, health, the environment, and worker conditions. But there are other products out there that are unsafe and unethically manufactured. For example, not all stainless steel is created equal, and as with many things, price is often an indicator of quality. Where a product is made can also provide clues about its quality, that is why we indicate the country of origin in the description of every single product we sell.
As we continue to fulfill our goal of making available more and more high quality alternatives to plastic products, we are now able to begin focusing increased attention on an equally important element of our mission: raising awareness about plastics issues by providing solid science- and experience-based information and showing people, one person at a time, the beauty and simplicity of a life without plastic.
Chantal & Jay
Co-Founders & Co-Owners
http://lifewithoutplastic.com/
There are now many more alternatives to plastic products available thanks, for example, to the tremendous media attention on bisphenol A over the past two years. Yet one thing we are noticing is that the quality of these alternatives varies significantly. There are some wonderful new products created with a real concern for quality, health, the environment, and worker conditions. But there are other products out there that are unsafe and unethically manufactured. For example, not all stainless steel is created equal, and as with many things, price is often an indicator of quality. Where a product is made can also provide clues about its quality, that is why we indicate the country of origin in the description of every single product we sell.
As we continue to fulfill our goal of making available more and more high quality alternatives to plastic products, we are now able to begin focusing increased attention on an equally important element of our mission: raising awareness about plastics issues by providing solid science- and experience-based information and showing people, one person at a time, the beauty and simplicity of a life without plastic.
Chantal & Jay
Co-Founders & Co-Owners
http://lifewithoutplastic.com/
Living Rivers
From the Rocky Mountains through seven states and Mexico, the Colorado River is the artery of the desert southwest. Its canyons, ecology and heritage render an international treasure. However, ignorance, greed and complacency are robbing the Colorado of its ability to sustain life.
Living Rivers/Colorado Riverkeeper empowers a movement to instill a new ethic of achieving ecological restoration, balanced with meeting human needs. We work to:
Note
Living Rivers is funded entirely by contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations. Living Rivers is recognized as a charitable/educational organization under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code. Donations to Living Rivers
are tax deductible as allowed by law.
http://livingrivers.org/
Living Rivers/Colorado Riverkeeper empowers a movement to instill a new ethic of achieving ecological restoration, balanced with meeting human needs. We work to:
- RESTORE inundated river canyons, wetlands and the delta
- REPEAL antiquated laws which represent the river's death sentence
- REDUCE water and energy use and their impacts on the river
- RECRUIT constituents to aid in reviving the Colorado
Note
Living Rivers is funded entirely by contributions from individuals, corporations and foundations. Living Rivers is recognized as a charitable/educational organization under section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Code. Donations to Living Rivers
are tax deductible as allowed by law.
http://livingrivers.org/
Rocky Mountain Institute
Rocky Mountain Institute is an entrepreneurial nonprofit organization that fosters the efficient and restorative use of resources to make the world secure, just, prosperous, and life-sustaining. They do this by inspiring business, civil society, and government to design integrative solutions that create true wealth.
http://www.rmi.org
http://www.rmi.org
Solid Waste District
Check out this website for information about the recycle center, the landfill, and special collection days. This site is a work in progress, so check back often.
http://www.solidwastessd1.com/index.html
http://www.solidwastessd1.com/index.html
Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance - SUWA
The mission of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) is the preservation of the outstanding wilderness at the heart of the Colorado Plateau, and the management of these lands in their natural state for the benefit of all Americans.
SUWA promotes local and national recognition of the region's unique character through research and public education; supports both administrative and legislative initiatives to permanently protect the Colorado Plateau wild places within the National Park and National Wilderness Preservation Systems, or by other protective designations where appropriate; builds support for such initiatives on both the local and national level; and provides leadership within the conservation movement through uncompromising advocacy for wilderness preservation.
http://www.suwa.org
SUWA promotes local and national recognition of the region's unique character through research and public education; supports both administrative and legislative initiatives to permanently protect the Colorado Plateau wild places within the National Park and National Wilderness Preservation Systems, or by other protective designations where appropriate; builds support for such initiatives on both the local and national level; and provides leadership within the conservation movement through uncompromising advocacy for wilderness preservation.
http://www.suwa.org
TerraCycle
TerraCycle makes affordable, eco-friendly products from a wide range of different non-recyclable waste materials. With over 50 products available at major retailers like Walmart, Target, The Home Depot, OfficeMax, Petco and Whole Foods Market, TerraCycle is one of the fastest growing eco-friendly manufacturers in the world. Our hope is to eliminate the idea of waste by finding innovative, unique uses for materials others deem garbage.
Founded in 2001 by 19 year old Princeton University freshman, Tom Szaky, TerraCycle started as an organic fertilizer company and has grown into a multi-category, eco-friendly powerhouse. Tom’s dream was to find a new, more responsible way of doing doing business that would be good for the planet, good for people and good for the bottom line! TerraCycle has won many awards and accolades for its environmentally responsible business model from Inc. Magazine, Red Herring, The Home Depot, The Environmental Business Journal, The Social Venture Network, Zerofootprint and many other highly regarded organizations.
TerraCycle also runs free national collection programs that pay non-profits and schools. TerraCycle has exclusive partnerships with major companies such as Kraft Foods, Frito Lay (Pepsi), Stonyfield Farm, Mars Wrigley and many more. The partnerships create free collection programs that pay schools and non-profits nationwide to collect used packaging such as drink pouches, energy bar wrappers, yogurt cups, cookie wrappers, chip bags and more! The collected materials are upcycled into affordable, high quality products ranging from tote bags and purses to shower curtains and kites. In addition, TerraCycle works with these partners to find innovative uses for all of their waste streams and, by making products from these various waste streams, TerraCycle prevents 1000’s of tons of waste from going to landfills.
http://www.terracycle.net
Founded in 2001 by 19 year old Princeton University freshman, Tom Szaky, TerraCycle started as an organic fertilizer company and has grown into a multi-category, eco-friendly powerhouse. Tom’s dream was to find a new, more responsible way of doing doing business that would be good for the planet, good for people and good for the bottom line! TerraCycle has won many awards and accolades for its environmentally responsible business model from Inc. Magazine, Red Herring, The Home Depot, The Environmental Business Journal, The Social Venture Network, Zerofootprint and many other highly regarded organizations.
TerraCycle also runs free national collection programs that pay non-profits and schools. TerraCycle has exclusive partnerships with major companies such as Kraft Foods, Frito Lay (Pepsi), Stonyfield Farm, Mars Wrigley and many more. The partnerships create free collection programs that pay schools and non-profits nationwide to collect used packaging such as drink pouches, energy bar wrappers, yogurt cups, cookie wrappers, chip bags and more! The collected materials are upcycled into affordable, high quality products ranging from tote bags and purses to shower curtains and kites. In addition, TerraCycle works with these partners to find innovative uses for all of their waste streams and, by making products from these various waste streams, TerraCycle prevents 1000’s of tons of waste from going to landfills.
http://www.terracycle.net
Wabisabi
WabiSabi operates a not-for-profit thrift store in downtown Moab. The store offers quality clothing, accessories, household items, furniture, books, and toys at great prices. And the sale of these items supports area nonprofit organizations. You get great stuff at a great price while their community nonprofits thrive and make Moab a better place to live. The store is open seven days a week, from 10 to 7.
https://www.wabisabimoab.com/
https://www.wabisabimoab.com/
Water Footprint Network
The interest in the concept of the water footprint and the accompanying methods and tools is overwhelming. This interest is rooted in the recognition that human impacts on freshwater systems can ultimately be linked to human consumption and that issues like water shortages and pollution can be better understood and addressed by considering production and supply chains as a whole. It is increasingly acknowledged that local water depletion and pollution are often closely tied to the structure of the global economy. Many countries have significantly externalised their water footprint, importing water-intensive goods from elsewhere. This puts pressure on the water resources in the exporting regions, where too often mechanisms for wise water governance and conservation are lacking. Not only governments acknowledge their role in achieving a better management of water resources, also businesses and public-service organisations increasingly recognize their role in the interplay of actors involved in water use and management.
The mission of the Water Footprint Network is to promote the transition towards sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide by:
The mission of the Water Footprint Network is to promote the transition towards sustainable, fair and efficient use of fresh water resources worldwide by:
- advancing the concept of the ‘water footprint’, a spatially and temporally explicit indicator of direct and indirect water use of consumers and producers;
- increasing the water footprint awareness of communities, government bodies and businesses and their understanding of how consumption of goods and services and production chains relate to water use and impacts on fresh-water systems; and
- encouraging forms of water governance that reduce the negative ecological and social impacts of the water footprints of communities, countries and businesses.
WildEarth Guardians
Values statement: We believe in nature’s right to exist and thrive. We act on this belief with compassion and courage by preserving the wild world. We defend wildness, empower life, end injustice, and stand for healthy, sustainable ecosystems and human communities. We embrace conflict, and cooperate without compromising our values. We execute the campaigns strategically and decisively, mobilize, inform and inspire others, and work to heal wounded landscapes. Our enduring and fierce advocacy leads us to success. We are A FORCE FOR NATURE.
Mission: We work to protect and restore wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health in the American West.
Vision: WildEarth Guardians envisions a world where wildlife and wild places are respected and valued and our world is sustainable for all beings.
http://www.wildearthguardians.org/
Mission: We work to protect and restore wildlife, wild places, wild rivers, and health in the American West.
Vision: WildEarth Guardians envisions a world where wildlife and wild places are respected and valued and our world is sustainable for all beings.
http://www.wildearthguardians.org/
Youth Garden Project
The Youth Garden Project sits on two acres of land next to Grand County High School. They offer the following programs: High School Science Class, High School Apprenticeship Program, Canyon Country Outdoor Education (a partnership with the National Park Service), after-school garden-to-table classes for elementary and middle school children, Youth Garden Summer Camp and Pluggin' In, a community service project affiliated with the 7th District Juvenile Court. They also put on a variety of community fundraising events during the year, like the annual Chocolate Lover’s Fling and they help with composting at major events!
http://www.youthgardenproject.org
http://www.youthgardenproject.org
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