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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “recycle”

 

• 11 Surprising Uses for Old Candles

  
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    Whether we like the ambiance or we have some around in case of an emergency, pretty much everyone has a candle or two in their home. If you’re not the type to light them unless your power goes out, they may seem pretty useless for the rest of the year. But that’s totally not [...]
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• Food Artist Creates Art And Makes Statement About Food Waste

  
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  Greener Ideal Artist Narcelio Grud from Brazil has created urban artwork out of discarded fruits and vegetables to raise awareness about food wastage. According to some statistics, people who live in developed countries throw away 30 to 50 percent of their food. Grud’s project, called “Tropical Hungry,” shows ...
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• How-To: Recycled Wooden Shelf Headboard

  
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  Give your bedroom a makeover on the cheap with this recycled wooden shelf headboard tutorial! Read the full article on MAKE
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• How to make a recycled magazine stool

  
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  This is so cool! Pop on over to the blog Green Issues by Agy for an awesome tutorial on how to make a recycled magazine stool . Not only do you get a cool piece of furniture you have a great way to store your magazine.…
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• Ecover- Message in a bottle

  
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  I mentioned in a previous post the danger to the sealife that the trawlers abandoned fishing nets can pose.  But unfortunately the problem goes far deeper than that. Our seas are becoming increasing polluted with plastic.  We all need to stop or drastically cut down the amount of plastic that we ...
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• SC Johnson Makes Compostable Bags for Commercial Facilities

  
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  SC Johnson has launched Ziplock Brand Compostable Bags designed for use in commercial composting facilities that accept food scraps and compostable bags. The compostable bags include sandwich bags, 15-quart sized food storage bags and 2.6-gallon food scrap bags. In 2010, Americans generated about 250 million tons of ...
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• REPREVE-Based Graduation Gowns Made from Recycled Plastic

  
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  How do you make your graduation greener? Learn how from Unifi, Inc and Herff Jones! The two have teamed up to make graduation greener with Renew Graduation gowns, made with REPREVE recycled fiber.  The gowns made with REPREVE recycled fiber will be reaching 440,000 students by the end of 2013 graduation season. ...
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• Why Recycling Old Items Has Seen a Boom in Recent Times

  
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  Recycling is not a new thing. Back in the days before mass production was standard, people had no choice but to re-use all sorts of household goods. Durability was a virtue then, so those goods stood up to repeated use, sometimes for generations. People kept one car for their entire life. Home food preserving relied ...
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• Mother’s Day DIY Bath Salts Eco-friendly Craft

  
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• 5 Recycled Vases for Any Occasion

  
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  When you think of a flower vase, you probably think of a shapely one made from glass. It’s true that most vases are made out of glass, but there are other cool recycled materials they are made out of too. It’s good to purchase items made from recycled materials because this saves a lot more energy than making new ...
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• 10 & 11 May 2013: Caely Girl Nationwide Mother’s Day Recycle Program

  
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      10 & 11 May 2013 Caely Girl Nationwide Mother’s Day Recycle Program Exchange OLD BRA to NEW BRA for FREE !! (1piece per person) Discounts up to 50% Off for Healthcare Products ! Promotions - BUY 1 Bra FREE 1 Panty - BUY 2 Bras FREE 1 Bra / 2 Panties Time 11am – ...
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• How-To: Tiered Cake Pan Display Tower

  
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• Making Green Housing Affordable

  
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• How-To: Mini Necktie Memory Albums

  
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  Ashley from Lil Blue Boo makes necktie crafts fresh again with her mini memory book tutorial! Read the full article on MAKE
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• Recyclables

  
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  One of the greatest things that I see my son doing is using his imagination. And one of the ways that he is in pure imagination mode is when he plays with recyclables. An empty box becomes a camera, a paper tube becomes a telescope or 4 empty spools become the wheels of a car. He just immerses himself in pure ...
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• Reuse, Reduce, Recycle for fun

  
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  One of the covered Parios at the new house was a bit too low and presented a problem unique to parents of young boys. All of the metal bars supporting the cover were low enough for the boys to hang on and the suggestion from our realtor to just tell them not to  was comical and unrealistic. One does not just tell a ...
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• It’s High Time to Shop!

  
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• You Can Get Optimal Services As Long As You Know What You Are Doing

  
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  When you are considering the option to recycle electronics it might be a good idea to have a look at what is a fair price. In no time at all you can sell an iPhone if you put some serious effort into it, but if you do not there is a good chance that you could end up missing out on some pretty big ...
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• Puzzle Pieces Crafts: Snowflakes

  
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  So.. I was challenged to come up with some Puzzle Pieces Craft ideas.. we all have puzzles with the odd pieces missing. Rather than throw away that puzzle, think of all the puzzle crafts you could make! A tricky one at first, but the more you get into it, the more ideas come to you! [...] The post Puzzle Pieces ...
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