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Posts Tagged ‘Recycling’
Recycling, Mar 15th, 2010,
Guest post by Ian Moise
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Am I blind because I do not see?
Africa. . . a land of enormous beauty, of warm people, of colorful traditions, of enormous diversity, and of devastating poverty. [...]
Tags: 3-Rs, Ian Moise, Re-Use, recycle, Recycling, reuse, ReUseConnection
Recycling, Science & Technology, Feb 24th, 2010,
I came across this video on DigInfo’s Youtube Channel. It’s shot during the 2009 Eco-Products exhibition. It’s about a quiet spectacular machine that is supposed to make toilet paper from recycled, shredded paper. The machine is called White Goat (!?) and has all it needs to recycle paper right within itself. You simply put shredded [...]
Tags: DigInfo, Recycling, toilet paper, toilet paper machine, white goat
Recycling, Sustainable lifestyle, Videos & Documentaries, Feb 9th, 2010,
According to a CNN Eco Solutions report bioplastics are booming. Even the 215,000 square foot (20,000 sq meter) carpet that politicians, activists and scientists trounced upon at the Copenhagen climate summit was made from corn. Carpets are ‘reusable’ however. Disposable packaging – containers, shopping bags, bottles and plastic wrap – is not reusable and in [...]
Tags: bioplastics, Larry David, Lush, package, packaged, packaging, plastic, products, Recycling, unpackaged, waste
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It would seem that the state of North Carolina has taken a great step in the world of recycling. Apparently, they are now banning plastic bottles from landfills.
The good news is 95% of North Carolina residents have access to recycling centers and all this mandatory recycling has provided over 14,000 people with jobs. There has [...]
Tags: ban, North Carolina, plastic bottle, plastic bottles banned from landfills, recycle programs, Recycling
Sustainable lifestyle, Jan 15th, 2010,
Across the internet, you’ll find a world of information on environmental news, how to live green, how to calculate your carbon footprint, tips on saving energy, and so forth. More sites, programs, widgets and applications come out every single day. Obviously, you can’t keep track of them all. How do you decide which ones are [...]
Tags: applets, applications, apps, building, business, calculators, carbon footprint, ECO, eco-friendly, environment, environmental, Green, home, Kids, organic, programs, Recycling, tips, travel, websites, widgets
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Recycling can seem like a lot of work to some, especially if you’re a little kid. There’s cleaning, sorting and separating, hauling (sometimes rather heavy containers), and so forth.
Thankfully, the people at Ooomy Design came up with a solution for this: Recycly waste receptacles. These recycle bins encourage kids to recycle by making it a [...]
Tags: children, Oomy Design, recycle bins, Recycling, Recycly, waste receptacles, ways to make recycling fun for kids
Recycling, Sustainable lifestyle, Uncategorized, Jan 4th, 2010,
The holidays have come and gone, stores are already stocking shelves for Valentine’s Day, and many of you are probably wondering what on earth to do with that Christmas tree or all those decorations that may have lost their luster.
Luckily for you, some people have thought ahead on the matter. Earth911 offers suggestions on how [...]
Tags: boxes, Christmas lights, Christmas tree, gift bags, old electronics, post-holiday tips, post-holiday trash, recycle, Recycling, reduce, reuse, wrapping paper
Pollution, Recycling, Videos & Documentaries, Dec 11th, 2009,
Many of Brazil’s ultra-poor survive by recycling in the cities or farming in the Amazon in underground economies that both harm and help local and global ecology. A similar dichotomy is reflected in Brazil’s legitimate energy and farming markets.
‘If the desecration of the rainforest is Brazil’s carbon footprint, it is ethanol and hydro that ensure [...]
Tags: Brazil, CNN, farming, ITN, rainforest, Recycling
Recycling, Nov 25th, 2009,
The harmful effect of continued use of plastic water bottles has alarmed many consumers. This controversy has led KOR to create a durable, fashionable, high quality and BPA-free water vessel as a safer alternative. Their limited edition ‘Thirst for Giving’ water bottles are reusable and environment friendly.
Part of the proceeds from the sale of each [...]
Tags: BPA-free bottles, KOR, Recycling, Thirst for Giving
Politics, Recycling, Nov 18th, 2009,
Last Sunday was America Recycles Day. Did you do your part?
My family and I did; however, it seems as if we were alone in our efforts once again. Those of you who read the last article I wrote about recycling and cleaning up may remember we had quite the mess on our hands. Unfortunately, a [...]
Tags: America Recycles Day, environmental policy, Recycling