Skip to main content

Top Stories

Mushroom block giveaways sprouting up in Central Texas

The Central Texas Mycology Society collects and recycles mushroom blocks discarded by small commercial growers of gourmet mushrooms and gets them into the hands of hobbyists, gardeners and home cooks.

Giant Fort Worth plant diverts millions of pounds of e-waste from landfill

Ever wonder what happens to e-waste? Green Source Texas reporter John Kent toured Universal Recycling Technologies in Fort Worth, the largest electronics recycling operation in the Southwestern U.S. The nearly 200,000 square foot plant diverts 10 million pounds of e-waste per year.

10-year-old nonprofit that provides free discards to teachers moving to bigger venue

The Welman Project in Fort Worth just celebrated 10 years as it prepares to move to a 25,000-square-foot building, five times the size of its current location. Since the organization began tracking its inventory in 2017, Welman has distributed more $14 million worth of goods to more than 3,400 schools and 550 nonprofits, diverting the equivalent of 1,700 dumpster loads of materials from landfills.

International elephant experts descend on Cowtown

In December, 160 elephant researchers, practitioners, and students from around the world — plus 20 who joined virtually — gathered at the Fort Worth Zoo for the 21st International Elephant Conservation and Research Symposium. The event was organized by the Azle, Texas-based International Elephant Foundation and hosted by the Fort Worth Zoo,

Dallas ecopreneur gives pre-owned T-shirts a second look

Camille Lee, owner of Wear Em Out Tees, is doing her part to ensure that reusable T-shirts don’t go to waste. Her Dallas-based online company specializes in upcycling “pre-loved” tees and new shirts destined for landfills.