Did you know that according to the EPA, every year we generate around 14 million tons of food waste which is 106 pounds of food waste per person 570,000 tons of this is composted for a 4.1% recovery rate. The rest, or 13.4 million tons is incinerated or landfilled and occupies 6.3 million cubic yards [...]
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Newspaper should die out to save trees
In this day and age, one wonders why they still print newspapers. How many of us actually read local papers? Maybe some retired people still do. But we can all get news online. In fact, all the publishers should only have an online presence. Do you know that half million trees must be cut down [...]
How do I recycle my old computer?
Like most people, I put my old computers in the attic or basement. I don’t want to give it to someone since the hard drive still has my old documents on it. After a few years, I accumulated 2 desktops and 2 laptops in the attic. The problem with that is it’s not good for [...]
Get your whole family to recycle
We all know that we need to recycle as much as possible. But the trouble is sometimes we just don’t have time or don’t feel like taking the trouble to place an item in the recycle bin. It’s particularly harder to get our children and husband to recycle. Men sometimes simply don’t think about those [...]
Recycling protects US manufacturing jobs
You probably would have not thought about this, recycling protects and expands US manufacturing jobs. How is that? Because the people who are involved in collecting, transporting, sorting, and reusing are all here in America. These jobs can not be shipped overseas. So when you and your family make the effort to recycle, you’re helping to [...]
Composting is not actually considered recycling
This sounds strange, but composting is actually not considered recycling. Materials that can be gathered and reprocessed into new materials are called recycling. Materials such as glass, metal, plastic, paper, etc. Things that are biodegradable are not considered to be recycled. So don’t mix up your garden waste, trees, food waste, leaves with recycled materials. [...]
Battery Recycling
Lead-Acid Automobile Batteries Nearly 90 percent of all lead-acid batteries are recycled. Almost any retailer that sells lead-acid batteries collects used batteries for recycling, as required by most state laws. Reclaimers crush batteries into nickel-sized pieces and separate the plastic components. They send the plastic to a reprocessor for manufacture into new plastic products and [...]
Reduction at Home
Consider reducing your purchase of products that contain hazardous ingredients. Learn about the use of alternative methods or products-without hazardous ingredients-for some common household needs. To avoid the potential risks associated with household hazardous wastes, it is important that people always monitor the use, storage, and disposal of products with potentially hazardous substances in their [...]
Household Hazardous Waste
Leftover household products that contain corrosive, toxic, ignitable, or reactive ingredients are considered to be “household hazardous waste” or “HHW.” Products, such as paints, cleaners, oils, batteries, and pesticides, that contain potentially hazardous ingredients require special care when you dispose of them. Improper disposal of household hazardous wastes can include pouring them down the drain, [...]
Benefits of Recycling
* Recycling protects and expands U.S. manufacturing jobs and increases U.S. competitiveness. * Recycling reduces the need for landfilling and incineration. * Recycling prevents pollution caused by the manufacturing of products from virgin materials. * Recycling saves energy. * Recycling decreases emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change. * Recycling conserves natural [...]