Recycle

Recycling is the technique of processing used items into new products, in order to avoid wasting potentially useful materials. For example, used bottles can be melted down and the glass turned into new bottles, jars, or "glassphalt." Without recycling, these bottles would be sent to a landfill, where they take an as-yet-unknown time to biodegrade (so far our best guess is "never").

Recycling is a great way to keep trash out of landfills and to make best use of our existing resources. Many blogs and websites offer tips and tactics for recycling common household goods.

However, recycling is not always cost-efficient and sometimes downright ineffectual, creating more pollution than it saves. Debates and articles on the subject can be found throughout the blogosphere. Overall, though, recycling is considered to be a worthwhile use of resources, as everything from plastic to electronics can be processed. Still, common sense dictates that we should all re-use as many objects as possible, and not discard them (even to the recycling bin) until absolutely necessary.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Recycle”

• in Green
  Helsinki Goes Green With Energy and Hot Water
  With the good efforts from Helsingin Energia, a Helsinki public energy company is going to generate energy and deliver hot water for the Finnish capital city.
  by jaideepkhanduja / on Dec 3, 2009
• in Lifestyle
  Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Regift!
  Three rules for regifting success.
  by JanYuill / on Nov 30, 2009
• in Green
  The Three "R"s of the Environment
  The environmental impact can be reduced by remembering the 3R’s. We each call the environment “home.”
  by breetreport / on Oct 15, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Recycle”

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  Green Diary — Authority: 447
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  wildsingapore news — Authority: 585
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• CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) Recycler!

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 558
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  The B-Town (Burien) Blog | Burien News, Events, Entertainment & More, Updated Daily. — Authority: 486
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  Healthy and Green Living — Authority: 582
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• Old City Green Will Take Back Your Old Christmas Trees!

  
  Green Eco Services — Authority: 124
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  Green Eco Services — Authority: 124
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  Engineering Where Your EyE See — Authority: 162
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• Recycle Your Christmas Tree!

  
  Inhabitots — Authority: 561
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• Monograms

  
  Hand Dyed Fabric & Threads — Authority: 125
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  Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News — Authority: 438
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