iRecycle®, powered by Earth911, launched an upgrade to help consumers have a greener holiday. Their new app helps consumers learn how to properly dispose of unwanted holiday leftovers. iRecycle shares: With nearly half a million downloads, iRecycle is already the premiere application for local disposal information. Earth911′s mobile application is [...]

There’s a new app in town and it’s got one noble goal: To help you find room in your budget to donate to non-profits. How does this app accomplish such a daunting task? It prompts the user to reconsider their purchases and urges them to donate. The app, called Instead, makes [...]

Chevrolet Volt owners will be able to know how much it costs to charge their battery, if a new app proves to be successful. OnStar is testing a new app called EcoHub. It will also be able to compare the Volt’s energy use with the total energy consumed in the [...]

Want to live a more sustainable lifestyle and help the ocean at the same time? Well, there’s an app for that. Washington-based Ocean Conservancy has released Rippl, a free iOS app to help users improve their sustainable lifestyle. The non-profit advocacy group says the tool will help people make simple [...]

What if you were traveling and needed to know (or were just plain curious!) about the water quality of the region you were in? What if you became ill and wanted to explain to your doctor that you think it’s “something in the water”? Well, as the cliche goes: There’s [...]

Just when you thought your iPhone couldn’t get any smarter, it looks like it’s now got a knack for telling you what’s organic. And what’s not. A company called Lapka has created a free app and accompanying “personal environment monitor” that you can attach to your iPhone. This gadget can [...]

It’s undeniable that food waste is a serious issue, but the gravity of the issue may not be so clear to most people. It has been estimated, by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), that in the year 2010, there was 34 million tons of food waste, which accounted for 14 [...]

Leading UK solar energy resource site Solar Panels UK has just launched their first solar panel application for both iPad and iPhone. This application aids consumers who are considering the installation of solar panels onto their roof or other site to determine the potential efficiency that could be obtained. The [...]

It is plainly obvious that, in order to begin to cut back on your energy consumption, you must first be aware of how, when and where you are using that energy. Once that data is in the hands of the consumer, it is proven that power use can be reduced [...]

There is a new app in town from eco-rewards company Recyclebank, and it promises to reward users for opting to walk or bike instead of hopping in their car. The process is simple: Every time you walk or bike you will receive 5 Recyclebank points at the end of each journey, which [...]