I’m a pretty loyal guy, and brand name companies have to do a lot to lose (or earn) my support. For years, I’ve been a big fan of The Home Depot, all because of their support for American Olympic Athletes through their jobs program. Even when Home Depot scrapped the program, I stuck with them … until today.

Today’s Waste & Recycling News features a story about Lowe’s and the “one-stop” recycling centers the chain has installed in over 1,700 U.S. stores.

Now I don’t have to go to www.PlasticBagRecycling.org to find out where I can recycle film plastics, because I know I can recycle them at Lowe’s!

And, I would venture a guess that most race directors in this country have a Lowe’s nearby, so all that shrink wrap and other hard to recycle film plastic that is so ubiquitous can now be kept out of the landfill.

According to a story in today’s Waste & Recycling News, America’s major sports leagues (NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA and MLS) are encouraging their teams to begin using solar power. While this initiative isn’t about the greening of mass participant sporting events, it certainly is a step worth noting – and applauding.

The leagues recently distributed a solar development guide produced on their behalf by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF) outlining the work necessary for each stadium to add on-site solar power generation to its energy mix.

Kudos to all the acronyms listed above – and apologies for assuming the reader knows what they all mean!