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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• in Entertainment
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  by Mozart99 / on May 29, 2012
• in Business
  Ford Reduces Waste by 10% Through Better Recycling
  Ford have pledged to reduce their waste by 10% per vehicle by the end of 2012.
  by cmimanagers / on Apr 25, 2012
• in Technology
  Do Smartphones Have an Afterlife?
  Benefits of Recycling iPhones, Android Phones and others
  by ecoleader / on Jan 20, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “recycling”

 

• Franklin News

  
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  The Franklin webpage has some items worthy of sharing: Colored water for residents along Pleasant St On Monday May 13 and Tuesday May 14 from 7am to 4pm. The DPW will be be preforming water work on the Flintlock Pump Station (off Pleasant St). Customers may experience low pressure and/or dis-colored ...
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• Famous Recycling Green Artist.

  
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  Famous Recycling Green Artist. Sometimes, it’s the smallest experiences that have the biggest impact on a person’s life. While attending an art class in 1958 at the age of 8.     Reuse Became the way of life. To read the story from the inception of the Name Hong Kong ...
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• Mitarbeiter/in Kundendienst + Verkauf (w/m, 100%) (befristet bis 31.12.2013)

  
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  Damit unsere Stadt auch morgen noch so lebenswert ist wie heute, setzt sich ERZ Entsorgung + Recycling Zürich für die saubere Zukunft von Zürich ein.ERZ sorgt für saubere Strassen und Parkanlagen, entsorgt den Abfall aus Containern und Sammelstellen und kümmert sich um Zürichs Bäche und den See. Die ...
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• Trash/Garbage Disposal

  
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  The Purpose of this RFQ is to obtain waste disposal for State ********(Georgia, United States)
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• Thali Takeaway

  
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  Ever since I ate in the Thali Cafe in Montpelier many years ago I have dreamed of having a tiffin takeaway.  But it is only now that we have our very own Thali Cafe on North Street that this dream has finally been realised. Last night we feasted on lamb meatballs, spinach and potato curry, dhal and fragrant ...
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• Landfill Harmonic Orchestra: An Inspirational Composition

  
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  This isn’t just another story of how recycled materials have been turned into new items. In a dumping ground alongside the Paraguay River where over 1,500 tons of waste enters everyday, polluting the waterways which are also the area’s drinking supply, are where around 500 recycling workers and their children ...
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• The 3 R’s Of Recycling

  
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  There are three parts to going green and many people are unaware of all of them. It is good to know that recycling is not the only way to help save our planet from an environmental perspective. It is also important to know about reducing your waste or your use of materials that are not reusable. The other part of the ...
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• 5 Ways To Save Money And The Planet At The Same Time

  
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  5 Ways To Save Money And The Planet At The Same Time Can you imagine what would happen if we all turned around one day and started looking after the environment? Maybe we would have a great planet to hand over to our children, but you know that is not going to happen. We’re going to keep abusing the earth until ...
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• Recycled uPVC – A New Window of Opportunity

  
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  Eco-conscious consumers in the United Kingdom have a new environmentally friendly option for replacing the windows in their home. Recycled uPVC (or unplasticized PVC) is durable, energy efficient and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Black & White - 145

  
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  As usual on Saturdays, another black & white card. Zoals gewoonlijk op zaterdag, een zwart-wit kaartje. I used a collage stamp from Darkroom Door, cut along the pansies.  And I recycled some black packaging from a box of chocolates. Een collage stempel van Darkroom Door gebruikt, langs de ...
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• Crissy Clothes: Sweet Sweet Suede**

  
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  We bought a fabric grab-bag at the thrift store, but most of it turned out to be half-sewn leather and suede scraps.  Maybe it was unwanted stuff from a  factory? I used a piece of lightweight soft green stuff to make this shirt.  But I wasnt sure what to do with the rest.  Then I saw a piece of purple ...
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• JUNK ORCHESTRAS Pt 2: A Childs Garden Of Junk

  
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  (Now back up: Capt. Beefheart "Clear Spot" instrumental tracks, and the Caribbeana Esoterica of Elmore Stout , and The Lashing Dogs.) "The flipflopaphon – the tromballoony – the springy tuby thingy – the gardenhoseatoot": such are the tools of Saul Eisenberg aka Mr. Junk Man, who not only travels ...
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• BGE says Md. event recycled 400+ air conditioners

  
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  Baltimore Gas and Electric says customers recycled more than 400 room air conditioners through the companys recycling drop-off event last weekend.
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• Faux Felted Water Bottle Bracelets tutorial and eBook

  
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  This cute doable “Faux Felted Water Bottle Bracelet” comes from “Fave Crafts” and was created by Heidi Borchers and she has a good pictorial tutorial.  There is also a free downloadable book “Trash to Treasure: 28 Recycled Crafts” that have many fun ideas for the summer: Trash to Treasure: 28 ...
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• Thinking Inside the Box

  
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  As we pursue our fortunes in the Chinese market, one of the questions that always pops into my head is, “How do we get the exhibits there?” The easiest answer is air freight, but while that is the fastest and smoothest route, it’s also the most expensive. The other option is ocean freight, which is markedly ...
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• Proterra Electric Bus Company Selects Garrett Mikita As New CEO

  
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  GREENVILLE, S.C., May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Garrett E. Mikita has been selected by the Proterra Board of Directors as the new President and CEO of Proterra Inc., the leading provider of zero-emission commercial transit solutions and the maker of the worlds first...
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• Free Market Or Government Monopoly: Fruit Heights Recycling Options

  
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  I recently got the freebie Davis County Clipper paper delivered.  Normally, I just toss it but this time I opened it and an article (titled “ Recycler faces off against Fruit Heights “) had me laughing and enjoying the initiative taken by Josh Hughes with Mountain West Curbside Recycling. Up to this point, the ...
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• Garbage alchemists transform junk

  
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  In austerity Greece, junk is being turned into new, beautiful but functional objects        
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• Make A Lace Window Screen

  
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  For an alternative to a regular window screen, use lace. Zandi from Radical Possibility bought a lace tablecloth from a thrift store for $2 and stapled it to the window frame, like so: Then she used a rotary cutter to cut off the excess lace. This is a clever way to add some grace and prettiness to the ...
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• Environmental Executive Moves: Shell, Alcoa, GEI, Steel Dynamics

  
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  Here’s the latest news on hirings, promotions and departures among environmental leaders. Royal Dutch Shell: CEO Peter Voser will retire from the oil company in the first half of 2014. Voser was appointed CEO in July 2009 and has been an executive director since 2004. The company didn’t give a reason for Voser’s ...
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