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 [...]
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How to recycle old TV?
The flat panels are just so much better and takes much less space. If you stay in older hotels and motels, the rooms look terrible with the old TVs. As more families upgrade to flat panel televisions, safely recycling their old and bulky TVs become a problem. In 2007, Americans had accumulated 99 million TVs [...]
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 [...]
How do I recycle cellphones?
My cell phone plan is a two year contract. I’m usually excited about upgrading my phone. However, there’s one little thing that bothers me, how do I recycle my old phone? Most carriers don’t want old phones. Rather than adding it to my growing collection of unwanted mobile phones, recycle it! In 2007, approximately 14 million [...]
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 [...]
Purchasing recycled products helps the environment even more
More and more families are recycling everything they can possibly recycle. But did you know that by purchasing recycled products, we save the environment even more. Purchasing recycled products completes the recycling loop. By “buying recycled,” each consumer plays an important role in making the recycling process a success. As consumers demand more environmentally sound [...]
Can I put papers in my compost pile?
This is a good questions. Many of us wonder whether we should throw papers, newspapers, cardboard into the compost pile. Yes, but there are some things to do before we throw them in. One we need to shred the papers, shred them into pieces to make it easier to recycle in the pile. Cut up [...]
Where to set up my own recycling center?
You have made a commitment to recycle and got some container and bins. Now you wonder where is a good place in the house to set up as your own recycling center. A place where the whole family knows and it is convenient for everyone to put recycled stuff in. There are two good places, [...]
Do I need to separate my recycling materials?
We often get confused that we carefully sort out papers and plastic recycles and put them in different bins and then find out that the trash collectors just threw them into their truck without any separation. The question is, do we really need separate the recycles? The good news is, not really. We can put [...]