Recycling

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, and so 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 reuse as many objects as possible, and not discard them (even to the recycling bin) until absolutely necessary.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Recycling”

• Recycle Target plastic bags into a cute Wreath

  
  Craft Gossip — Authority: 164
  Over at Kiwi Magazine Online you can get the full scoop on how to make a recycled plastic bag wreath. While there check out all sorts of eco-friendly crafts and ideas. [tags]recycled plastic bag wreath[/tags]
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• Home Made Christmas Ornaments

  
  Got2BeGreen — Authority: 127
  These sweet, clever ornaments, which started their lives as soda cans, are perfect for your holiday tree or anything else that needs a little extra sparkle this season. 1- Using craft scissors, cut the bottom and top off a soda can. Wear gloves, as the edges will be sharp. Roll the sheet back on itself to help it lie ...
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• Lenovo to Improve Carbon Efficiency 10% by 2012

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 615
  Lenovo Group has pledged to increase its carbon efficiency 10 percent by 2012 using 2007 as a baseline, according to the company’s second corporate social responsibility report.Lenovo has also set several other goals. As an example, all business units must release at least one product announcement in 2009 supporting ...
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• Cell Phone Recycling

  
  The Apple iPhone Blog — Authority: 144
  To someone who has used his mobile phone for a long time without having to switch to a new one, the idea of cell phone recycling might seem silly. But really, you would be surprised to see how many cell phones get discarded every day. There are some people who change phones as soon as a better model comes out, and as ...
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• Trees for Christmas

  
  Eco-Friendly Tips — Authority: 530
  Yesterday in most countries it was the annual time of year to put up decorations, for many others however that time is still approaching, so if you have yet to get into the festive season and put up decorations or perhaps you made a start and need to finish then this Eco Christmas Tree Decorations [...]
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• Times Two { baggu, string republic }

  
  heysusy — Authority: 119
  Oh, its so much fun to see pretty colors and fun shapes...but its especially thrilling when they come from the minds of independent entrepreneurs, and theyre at a smart price point. I love the new cotton duck carry-alls at Baggu . These vertically-oriented handle or strap totes are great. I take the subway a ...
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• Dario Busch -OVERVIEW- Green Building Real Estate Network db

  
  Ethical Foreclosure Fortunes — Authority: 150
  Dario Busch DarioBusch.com Hi, myname is Dario Busch. I have built a couple of prototype Custom Superhomes (Amazing Super Green Building Examples) in Missouri and Kansas using my “Our Proprietary Recycled Building Material(s)”. I want to build a Superhome or Superbuilding for you. Why? Because “Our Proprietary ...
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• The Sound and Fury

  
  ~ Angry White Boy ~ — Authority: 138
  It was quite a show at council last night as some 65 residents of the near east side, neighbors to the recycling transfer site, vented their anger. And, they were angry. The roar started almost as soon as Council President Tom Smith opened the mic last night to citizen comment. One after another minister and a few ...
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• Make a style statement with living plant handbags

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 486
  Getting a breath of fresh air in today polluted world is the biggest gift you can ask for. Woolly Pocket grants you your wish with its new creation. Hailed a ‘living bag’, the Vagabond is a chic fashion accessory that gives plant enthusiasts a good opportunity to stay connected with nature and help in preserving ...
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• Canadians embrace greener holiday traditions

  
  Muchmor Magazine — Authority: 132
  Many Canadians are instituting new Christmas traditions that have less environmental impact, according to a Waste Management survey conducted by Ipsos Reid. It seems more and more Canadians are following the new ‘4 Rs’ of ...
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• Trailer Trashed

  
  Rubbishcorp .::. — Authority: 525
  The Recycling Council of B.C. is running Trailer Trashed, an environmental short film competition with a twist. All the entries must be in the form of a movie trailer and they all have to convey this year’s waste reduction theme, which is encouraging people to make the choice to refuse to use disposable coffee cups. ...
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• Third Runway in Heathrow Does Not Add Up

  
  Recycling, Green, and Environmental News — Authority: 142
  In the months and weeks leading to the United Nations summit on climate change in Copenhagen activists and environmental groups took to the streets and rooftops in an effort to raise awareness about the importance of the issue.  Some protested specific issues while others just hoped to pressure the leaders of the ...
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• Extreme Recycling: Clothes Made from Used Blow-Up Dolls

  
  Life within me — Authority: 139
  They’re ugly, plastic, offensive and… used . But secondhand blow-up dolls (yes, you read that right) are also waterproof and durable. So, designer Sander Reijgers decided they’d be the perfect material to upcycle into attention-getting windbreakers and track suits. From Ecouterre : “These dolls are so ...
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• Call Europe, Rescue Copenhagen!

  
  EbioAnt — Authority: 143
  Dear friends around Europe, The Copenhagen climate summit is on the verge of collapse already — developed countries have failed to lead the way with sufficient cuts and real money to finance a deal, and trust was lost when a flawed draft by the Danish hosts leaked today. European nations have led the way on ...
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• Climate Science Sabotage

  
  EbioAnt — Authority: 143
  Dear friends, Climate deniers and fossil fuel lobbyists are stopping at nothing to kill a Copenhagen deal. Two weeks ago, hackers stole thousands of emails between a few climate scientists–and then released cherry-picked quotes out of context, absurdly claiming that they question the science behind climate ...
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• Know that incentive mantra I keep chanting?

  
  Junkk Male RE:View — Authority: 128
  Bottle Bank Arcade Kudos to thefuntheory.com Again. Here are my entries as inspired by this: www.thefuntheory.com/2009/12/03/reramid-chops www.thefuntheory.com/2009/12/03/pepcycle www.thefuntheory.com/2009/12/03/cullet-gullet-mill www.thefuntheory.com/2009/12/03/madame-la-relotine ...
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• The story of cap & trade for the climate solution: recycling can save the planet

  
  ecovalcucine — Authority: 99
  The Story of Cap & Trade is a short movie that provides a look at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. Host Annie Leonard introduces the energy traders and Wall Street financiers at the heart of this scheme and reveals the “devils in the details” in current cap and ...
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• Carbon Tax in Budget

  
  Money Guide Ireland — Authority: 124
  A new carbon tax is expected to be announced in the 2010 Budget today. The new tax is expected to result in increases of 5c on a litre of petrol, €54 Euro on 1000 litres of heating oil and 48c on a bale of peat briquettes.The sales of paper log makers might go up after [...]
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• Philadelphians to be paid for recycling under new programme

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 486
  You cannot strike a better deal than being paid for things that is nothing more waste to you. People of Philadelphia are receiving monetary benefits for recycling paper, plastic, glass and aluminum. The new recycling initiative titled the ‘Philadelphia Recycling Rewards’ could help households receive benefit of ...
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• How can I reuse/use up potato peelings?

  
  How can I recycle this? — Authority: 123
  I came across the recipe the other day and thought mmm – potato crisps made from potato peelings rather than the potato themselves – the skin contains loads of fibre and it’s usually the tastiest bit of the ‘tato too, so win all around. Our potato peelings usually end up in the stock box in the freezer – ...
  12 hours ago

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