Category Archives: Recycling
Posted on Monday, May 21, 2018
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You didn’t throw that magazine into the trash, did you? You recycle, right? Make sure you do! Recycling is critical to saving our
environment. Yup, we hear it every
day. We see the recycling bins popping
up at our grocery stores, parks, offices, stadiums, etc.… It’s awesome! We pat ourselves on the back every time we
toss our water bottle,...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Sustainability, Landfills, Environment, Solid Waste, Trash, Garbage, Evironmental Responsibility, Earth, Planet, Carbon Footprint, Energy Consumption, Plastic Bottles, Trends, Save Money
Posted on Monday, December 19, 2016
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You hear it all the time, “The holidays are the most
wonderful time of the year!” And they
are! The holiday spirit brings out the
best in almost everyone. Kids are doing
their finest Saint Theresa impression to stay off the naughty list and adults
tend to mimic this behavior by showcasing their most generous and kind
selves. The moment Thanksgiving...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Sustainability, Giving, Community, Landfill-Free, Landfills, Environment, Solid Waste, Trash, Garbage, Compost, Composting, Food scraps, Evironmental Responsibility, Earth, Planet, Carbon Footprint, Kids, Children, Christmas, Holidays, Gifts, Trees, Lights, Santa, Decorations, Ribbon, Ewaste, E-Waste, Green Christmas, Save Money
Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2016
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Recycling
The sun is beating down on the mound of a newly constructed
baseball field as the pitcher winds up to throw his fastball to the batter who
has spent hours swinging the bat preparing for this pitch. In the distance, children are running around
a track, pumping their legs on the swings of a playset and climbing rock walls
to reach the top of an 8ft slide. Adults
and children alike...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Sustainability, Giving, Community, Giving Back, Donation, Landfills, Environment, Solid Waste, Trash, Garbage, Compost, Organic, Biosolids, Organic waste, Evironmental Responsibility, Earth, Planet, Carbon Footprint, Energy Consumption, Kids, Children, dumps, recreation, parks, picnic, wildlife, baseball
Posted on Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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Recycling
These outfits are a stylish “Glamour Do” for your wardrobe
but a big “Glamour Don’t” when it comes to your recycling bin! The average Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
receives enough articles of clothing to make your local Good Will green with
envy! It’s understandable, when your
closet starts to fill, you want to get rid of the old to make...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Sustainability, Giving, Environment, Fashion, Glamour, Clothing, Plastic Bags, Propane Tanks, Chains, Reuse, Trends, MRF
Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2016
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Clearing up the confusion as to what you should place in your residential recycle bin in the 21st Century and how well Americans are doing with recycling todayBelieve it or not, Americans have been researching the
rewards of residential recycling since the early 1970’s. Yep. It’s a fact. Nixon was (still) president, the first Earth Day was observed, the Environmental Protection...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Sustainability, Environment, Evironmental Responsibility, Earth, Planet
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016
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According to the last EPA report, Americans generated 33 million tons of plastics in 2013, but recycled only nine percent of that. The rest ends up in landfills where it may take up to 1,000 years to decompose, and potentially leak pollutants into the soil and water. Beyond that, it’s estimated that as much as 100 million tons of plastic debris is floating in the world’s oceans,...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Education, Sustainability, Landfills, Environment, Evironmental Responsibility, Plastic Bottles
Posted on Saturday, January 9, 2016
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You may
have been lead to believe that solid-waste incineration is a “landfill-free”
solution, but the facts burn far brighter!Contrary to what you may have been told, incineration is far
from being a “landfill-free” solid-waste disposal option of choice. Did you
know that approximately 25% of the waste delivered to
incinerators winds up in a landfill? That’s a...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Education, Sustainability, Landfill-Free, Incineration, Landfills, Environment, Solid Waste, Trash, Garbage
Posted on Tuesday, November 10, 2015
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J.P. Mascaro
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You hear it all the time, “Live more sustainably!” and “Save the environment!” What do they all really mean?Sustainability is considered to be the healthy & productive maintenance of something; the capacity to endure (indefinitely). We’re depleting resources on a daily basis – from nature, to energy and water. Sustainability serves up the goal of reducing our...
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Posted on Tuesday, October 6, 2015
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It’s easy to forget about your waste once it’s dropped
down the discreetly designed garbage pale. You probably don’t think twice as
you throw away your uneaten food, wrappers, cups, utensils, and paper napkins
when eating out. Each week, garbage
companies pick up the contents of your family’s waste and haul it away. Over 71
million tons of paper annually, over...
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Posted on Wednesday, August 26, 2015
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J.P. Mascaro
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Recycling
Each year, parents across the country dedicate to sending their children back to school with the latest and greatest - a new trendy backpack, shiny, crisp notebooks, a fresh box of unsharpened pencils. This season, hold on to the green rules you already know: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.
Wherever possible, reuse what you already have. Invest in the backpack you know will last, and...
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Tagged:Green, Recycle, Recycling, Education, School, Sustainability, Environment, Kids, Green Schools, blue bins