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Are You Being Lied to About Recycling?

Image credit: Ivan Prole

Look at the bottle of juice you just drank. The detergent you're going to use. The plastic backer on the desk calendar. What's on all of them? That familiar "chasing arrows" graphic with a number in the middle. That means it's recyclable, right?

Sorry, but not quite....Read the full story on TreeHugger

What Does Sustainability Look Like? Photos From Around the World (Slideshow)

A market for salvaged goods in Cairo, Egypt. Photograph by David Lazar.

What does "sustainability" mean to you? That's the question that JPG Magazine, a publication of reader-submitted photography, posed to members of its online community, who posted hundreds of images of peaceful landscapes, freshly grown Read the full story on TreeHugger

Best of Ecouterre: 7 Celebs Spotted Wearing Eco-Fashion

+ Is Lady Gaga a stealth refashionista? The empty soda cans in her hair could be the next haute hair accessory.

+ Woody Harrelson, Food Inc.'s Robert Kenner, Suzy Amis Cameron (wife of James), and Livia Firth (wife of Colin) were just some of the Oscar red-carpet attendees decked in sustainable style.

+ How our little Herminone has...Read the full story on TreeHugger