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There’s a lot of garbage in our oceans. The majority of it’s plastic. Marine life like sharks, dolphins, whales, fish, even birds mistake it for food and try to eat it, often suffering starvation because they can’t digest it. Almost all our oceans contain plastic “gyres” – accumulated plastic trash that’s been swept out to [...]

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Kingston Technology – a leading manufacturer of memory products for computers and other electronics including memory modules, USB drives, SD and microSD cars has partnered with California-based Electronic Recyclers International (ERI)- the largest electronics recycler in North America to launch the first-ever mail-back program for unwanted memory cards and other memory products. This program will [...]

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Consumers increasingly demand products that don’t harm the environment, giving rise to products made of pre- and post-consumer waste material. One of the most popular and versatile materials used to make eco-friendly products is PET or polyethylene terephthalate, the main material used in plastic water bottles. It can be recycled into what’s known as rePET [...]

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What do you do with old beer crates? Recycle them, of course. German architecture students of the University of Applied Sciences in Detmold designed and constructed BOXEL, a pavilion made out of 2,000 beer crates that had been in use for over 10 years and had been donated by a local brewery for the project. [...]

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Recycling is Beautiful

by kgrauer

Check out these recycle images: Recycling is Beautiful Image by Scott Ableman Accessory 3 ~ Brooch – recycled – Photo 2 of 2 Image by Urban Woodswalker sterling recycling center Image by kino-eye

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The Economics of Trash

by kgrauer

Frog in the Hand
In the age of the Interwebs, instant gratification is so much easier to come by. Today practically anything we want is just a mouse click and a couple of shipping days away. Considerable environmental costs, of course, are a major side effect of fulfilling all of our whims and fancies. Waste management strategies are a necessary part of dealing with our ravenous consumption.

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American Trash

by kgrauer

Mountain of Trash
If your town has single stream recycling, you’re probably doing most of the work of reducing your household waste already. It’s tough to reduce waste further without first knowing where it comes from. And shouldn’t we also be curious about where it goes once it’s put on the truck?

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As a consumer you are responsible for recycling the proper materials. This is a responsibility you should take seriously because it can help to better your life as well as those around you. If you are interested in making the recycle process as easy as possible consider the follow tips: 1. Separate the items you [...]

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As you know, landfill waste in the United States is a major problem. As more and more garbage is disposed of the nation’s landfills get closer and closer to reaching maximum capacity. While there is no way to totally do away with garbage, there are many items that can and should be recycled. Are you [...]

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Confident Recycling

by jonl

When it comes to recycling there are two general groups of people: those who don’t bother, and those who take it very seriously. If you are in the latter group, you are doing your part in saving the planet in more ways than one. That being said, you may be worried that your recycling is [...]

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