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 ”

• Kumihimo Convert

  
  Hand Dyed Fabric & Threads — Authority: 125
  They say if you cant beat them then join them. Alan has become quite a competent braider. Here he is demonstrating out the front of the shop. Alan has even sold a couple of his braids, he was very excited about that. Ive had this vintage stocking silk for a while now so I decided that I would ...
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• Fun and cute ways walnut shells are recycled

  
  Craft Gossip — Authority: 163
  Check out the cool Etsy shop Sunny Day Art & Craft to see wonderfully cute ways walnut shells are recycled. [recycled walnut shells on Etsy[/tags]
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• Going Green This Holiday

  
  Mommy Has to Work — Authority: 127
  ( picture from my aunts garden, thanks!) There are so many ways to "be green" this holiday season, but will we? Heres a list of what Im doing: 1. Use recycled wrapping paper or make your own. I am not buying any wrapping paper or tags this year. you can use your kids artwork, brown paper bags, comics or even ...
  21 hours ago

• Vintage and environment friendly, Menorahs made out of recycled products!

  
  Greenlaunches.com — Authority: 438
  Contemplating to buy a Menorah for Chanukah, the Festival of Lights this year? You can now choose from a variety of newly introduced Menorahs made out of recycled products like circuit boards! Klockwerks came up with an innovative design called the Steampunk Menorah that is sure to make you go crazy this festive ...
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• print tray love.

  
  BMB. Peace, love and art. — Authority: 140
  Then: Now: and some close ups.. came out cute, huh?? Ngai xx
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• Recycled Plastic Bottle Fabric Bags from Eden

  
  Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News — Authority: 433
  Eden takes into consideration the amount of plastic bottles which have been adding problems to our waste problems by recycling and turning them into something useful; recycled tote bags. They first collect and send the used plastic bottles to community recycling centers which are sorted by color, type and stripped of ...
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• Biodegradable Big Macs

  
  Chic Today — Authority: 129
  Image courtesy of Andrew Millar Fast food packaging occupies an extraordinarily large part of our landfills. Grilling over 2 billion hamburgers every year, McDonald’s is one of the largest fast food distributors in the world and initiating efforts to reduce waste and encourage sustainability. ...
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• DIY: 2 Stuffed, Squeaky Dog Toy Projects

  
  Pet Project — Authority: 124
  Here’s a great project to re-purpose old sweaters and turn them into squeaky bones from CraftStylish. If you use a wool sweater, you should probably felt it first.  If you don’t, then when you wash the finished toy, it may shrink into a MUCH smaller toy.  If you use cotton or acrylic, it won’t felt.  ...
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• Recycled-glass tiles tougher than concrete

  
  wildsingapore news — Authority: 571
  Amresh Gunasingham, Straits Times 16 Dec 09;Ngee Ann student Jocelyn Tay and Dr Sun with samples of tiles made from glass. The next goal is to develop materials with the quality of marble, but cheaper. -- PHOTO: NGEE ANN POLYTECHNICTHOSE old glass dinner plates or wine bottles that normally end up in the dustbin could ...
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• Skal Asia holds first ever green conference in Bangkok

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 540
  The Skal Asia Mid-term Board Meeting was recently held at the Chaophya Park Hotel, Bangkok, between November 25-30, 2009. read more
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• Bed Made from Recycled Airplane Parts! [RECYCLE DESIGN]

  
  zedomax.com — Authority: 591
  I have to applaud designers like this who re-use and recycle old airplane parts to make a fantastic Airplane Bed ! Since recycled furniture is popular these days, how about one recycled from an old aircraft? This bed is built from DC-9 and C-130 airplanes. Measuring 11′ long x 7′-6″ wide x 4′-6″ high, ...
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• Recycled Magazine Christmas Decor

  
  Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News — Authority: 433
  image via Chase N An industrious lady in the Philippines creates lovely Christmas decorations from recycled magazines and other recycled papers. She owns a decor company ( Tamilee Industries ) and normally creates upscale Christmas decorations, but one day decided to do something with a very BIG pile of ...
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• Make Felted Sweater Mittens

  
  Croq Zine - The Blog — Authority: 103
  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: 518
  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: 438
  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: 578
  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: 585
  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: 515
  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 ...
  1 day ago

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