Recycling
Eco-friendly Furniture – Recycling the Old and in With the Bamboo
Sep 2nd
We’re currently living in a day and age where the ecology of our planet is becoming a very important issue in everyday life. The way we use and re-use our resources as well as how we manage our homes and lives in green culture provides us an opportunity to make choices in helping to promote More >
What Does the Recycling Numbers Mean?
Aug 30th
Influenced by recycling proponents around United States, the Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. introduced Resin identification coding system. It was in 1988 when this scheme of separating (or grouping) plastic resin types to make it easier for recyclers to sort them out and to have a more systematic waste management system, was introduced. More >
What Is Reduce Reuse Recycle ?
Aug 27th
The Environmental Protection Agency wants you to learn the three “R’s” when it comes to your trash. Those three words are very important if you want to continue living on a clean planet and one that is not overflowing with yesterday’s garbage. Reduce reuse recycle is your mantra to repeat to yourself each time More >
Recycling Electronic Waste
Aug 24th
Here’s a Jeopardy question for you… What weighs 200 million tons? The answer: the amount of electronic waste that goes into our landfills every year. Computers, monitors, cell phones, DVD players, copy machines, TV sets… you get the picture. Most, if not all of this electronic waste, contains hazardous chemicals like mercury, lead and More >
Some Ways to Recycle That We Can Take Advantage of
Aug 21st
Government sources claim that residential garbage from the United States weighs more than 210 million tons every year. Most of this material could be recycled reducing the ever increasing need for virgin material. From this huge amount of waste about 40% consists of paper and paperboard; the good part is that most of the paper More >
Tips For Recycling Ink Cartridges
Aug 18th
Why should you recycle ink cartridges? Well, there are many reasons. Firstly, and most importantly, it keeps them away from the landfills. Even though they are small, there are so many of them bought and thrown away every year that it does make a noticeable difference. For example, every year roughly 400 million ink jet More >
Can You Recycle Vinyl Flooring?
Aug 15th
The big push in the flooring business today is how to address the growing issue of recycling. Consumers are becoming more and more conscious of how their buying choices affect the environment both inside and outside their homes. When it comes to flooring, industry, government and concerned citizens have begun to work together on More >
Computer Recycling: What You Need To Know
Aug 12th
Recycling is one of the best ways in which to have a positive impact upon the world in which we live in. Recycling is highly beneficial for the natural environment and human beings. The amount of the rubbish we create and dump into the environment is rapidly increasing everyday, which is having a horrendous effect More >
Get Greener By Recycling Your Computer Equipment
Aug 9th
The rapid evolution of information technology is a double-edged sword. While constant improvements allow us to keep doing more in less time, the downside is that electronic equipment quickly becomes obsolete and needs to be replaced by newer, faster models. One obvious drawback of improving technology is the cost of replacing older models, but what More >
How to Make Kids Recycle Hours More Productive
Aug 6th
Recycling represents the technique of transforming wasted materials into new products. The idea of recovering raw materials and save energy is something that our children should learn as early as possible. Kids recycle programs have always been constructive for both parents and children as recovering materials is one of the central ideas of any modern More >