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”

• Make Felted Sweater Mittens

  
  Croq Zine - The Blog — Authority: 106
  Have some felted sweaters on hand? Make some quick & cozy mittens. You can find wool sweaters at the thrift store (just make sure the tag says it is mostly or 100% animal fiber such as wool, alpaca or cashmere). Need to know more about the process of felting? Check out this post by Diane Gilleland at Craft ...
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• Cold, hard, metal rammed up your arse: The Hard Drive Platter Wallet.

  
  Gadgetsteria — Authority: 517
  There’s dedicated and then there’s dedicated . If the idea of a wallet constructed out of two hard drive platters sounds enticing, you very well may be one of the most hardcore gadget lovers of all time. Honestly you’d have to be pretty hard core to strut around all day with solid chunks of steel in your ...
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• Sony Ericsson launches two ‘Greenheart’ phones.

  
  Greenlaunches.com — Authority: 437
  Sony Ericsson has launched two phones that flaunt a lot of green features. Sony Ericsson Elm and Sony Ericsson Hazel, are the updated versions of the previously known ‘Susan and Sunny’. These are the new greenheart phones by Sony Ericsson....
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• How to make a fabric scrap Christmas tree

  
  Craft Gossip — Authority: 163
  We all end up with scraps of left over fabric form our sewing and craft projects. Why not turn them into a fun and easy holiday decoration? Over at the blog All Things Heart and Home there is a great tutorial on how to make a fabric scrap Christmas tree. [tags]fabric scrap Christmas tree[/tags]
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• DIY bushings for winos

  
  Skate and Annoy — Authority: 431
  Me, I swear by my Bones Bushings , but if I ever find myself in pinch, I could follow the advice over at Sa Ka Roulé and repurpose some of those newfangled plastic corks and make some bushings. In fact, maybe I’ll start building up a reserve of them tonight. I was saving these things for a while, I thought ...
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• Should Plastics be Banned?

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 576
  There are now moves to ban plastic from being used by consumers and manufacturers in producing goods. Are plastics really that bad? How are Plastics Made? Plastics are made up of various products from hydrocarbons (mainly petroleum) and some other elements, most often chlorine derived from salt. These materials ...
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• Certified Frustration-Free Packaging from Amazon

  
  Healthy and Green Living — Authority: 584
  Anyone who reads my columns knows I am the last person to suggest heading out and buying gifts for the holiday season. Having said that, you’ll also note that I realize that people are people and some take longer to come around than others. So let’s say you are thinking of buying goodies for your [...]
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• Recycled Ornaments

  
  Creative Every Day — Authority: 532
  Ive been enjoying what the Creative Every Day Challenge participants have been doing with the recycling theme ! A few people have recycled items to make super cool Christmas ornaments. Seeing them reminded me of the clothes-pin reindeer I made as a kid (which I still own and love!) Those handmade ornaments are the ...
  8 hours ago

• Plastic Bag Recycling – Another Step Forward in Sustainability

  
  Inside Sustainable Packaging — Authority: 114
  Learn Where to Recycle Your Plastic Bags We all like to talk about products that are recyclable but we often forget that where and how to recycle a specific item varies greatly from one geographic area to another. It isn’t just about city versus rural or California versus the rest of the country, it often differs ...
  11 hours ago

• String Bowl

  
  freshly found — Authority: 416
  A few years ago, I took out my crochet hook and bought a couple of balls of string and just started to crochet - round and round.  I was not sure where I was going, but I just wanted to work with my hands and enjoy the tactile expression. Recently I found this work and realised it would fit very nicely over a ...
  15 hours ago

• Rebagz, Ridiculously Awesome!

  
  Easy Eco To Go.com — Authority: 125
  
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• The Mountain Dew Can Christmas Tree

  
  Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News — Authority: 433
  The Mountain Dew Can Christmas Tree Softdrink in cans have been known to come out with bright and colorful designs mainly to get some attention. But the problem is how to properly dispose of them, recycling of which is an option. And just in case you are too lazy to do that and put waste where they should be, ...
  17 hours ago

• How To Recycle Your Old Digital Reading Device For Cash

  
  Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News — Authority: 433
  Digital reading devices have been around for approximately 2 years now, if you take into account when the Kindle came out. Essentially enough time for a slew of them to already be in a landfill, or headed for one. So let’s look at one easy and profitable way to recycle some models. Buy My Tronics is a recycler ...
  20 hours ago

• Lounge Chair Made From Plastic Bottles! [RECYCLE DESIGN]

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 590
  As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.  Well in this case, it’s also true that a lounge chair is worth a thousand recycled plastic bottles. I think this lounge chair might actually be rather comfortable to sit on, what do you think? via mattresszine Brought to you by: Zedomax.com Lounge Chair ...
  22 hours ago

• Recycle Christmas cards into a festive banner decoration

  
  Craft Gossip — Authority: 163
  Want to transform last year’s Christmas cards into this year’s decoration, follow this tutorial over at Outside The Margins and you’ll be sitting back and sipping hot cocoa enjoying your new decoration in a flash. [tags]how to make a recycled Christmas card banner[/tags]
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• Recycle a Bicycle’s 15 Birthday Tonight 12/14

  
  Brooklyn by Bike — Authority: 106
  Recycle-A-Bicycle will be holding its 15 th Birthday Celebration: A Benefit Auction Featuring the NY400 Fleet of Batavus Bicycles & Bike-themed Art at Superfine 126 Front Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Recycle-A-Bicycle has been creating an arsenal of bike art from hand-crafted from bike parts by volunteers for a ...
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• 2008 Overall Steel Recycling Rate Hits All-Time High

  
  Got2BeGreen — Authority: 126
  Record Tonnages and Production Mean Record Levels of Production PITTSBURGH, Pa. (Dec 11, 2009) - The Steel Recycling Institute (SRI) announced today that the overall steel recycling rate for the world’s, and America’s, most recycled material-steel-reached a record high of 83.3 percent. This means that more than ...
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• Tree-cycling: Christmas tree made from 35 recycled bike wheels

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 487
  Bermondsey Square, London flaunts its new installation these days. To set the Christmas mood high igloo has brought in Sarah Wigglesworth Architects to create a bespoke Christmas tree. The idea behind this sustainable structure is to promote green transport in the capital. Not only is the tree aesthetically appealing ...
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• 25 Things That Can be Recycled into Gift Wrapping

  
  The Budget Ecoist — Authority: 117
  Every year when the holidays roll around, we’re reminded about the sheer amount of trees sacrificed for wrapping paper. Not to be all bah humbug, but there are plenty of creative means of wrapping gifts without having to spend money and the Earth’s resources on wrapping paper. Here are 25 such ideas (just to prove ...
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• Japans Companies CSR Reports In Focus: Asahi

  
  Kurashi - News From Japan — Authority: 465
  When I was doing the research for my book, Nippon Shoku no anzen ranking 555 (Japan Food Safety Ranking 555) I noticed that many food companies in Japan had very detailed CSR reports and impressive environmental strategies. Several also had clear goals to reduce CO2 emissions, reduce water use, avoid genetically ...
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