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Consumers are beginning to buy more recycled products

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 01:49:07 +0000

I was at Barnes & Noble last Saturday reading some random books, and saw the center tables where they keep some new books that just came out. Then some little purses made of newspaper and other used paper products caught my eyes. They’re not much bigger than a regular wallet, but come in different colors. The newspaper and magazine were made into woven materials, and bright colors were painted. They look nice and handy. I was thinking that they would make perfect gifts for girl friends for birthdays and Christmas.

If stores like Barnes & Noble start carrying these recycled products and place them in a prime location, it tells you that consumers are becoming more aware and are buying them. Which is an excellent news. In fact, if you’re in the craft business, it might be a good place to venture into.

Purchasing recycled products helps the environment even more

admin — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 01:40:29 +0000

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 products, manufacturers will continue to meet that demand by producing high-quality recycled products.

Businesses’ goal is to keep customers and make profits. If they can gain more loyal customers by providing what the consumers want, they will do it. As consumers, we should be the first to initiate. Have you noticed that Wal-mart is carrying some organic toilet papers now? Because they have to. To the businesses, it’s all about market share and profitability. So if they know that they can profit from it, they will go to the manufacturers asking for recycled products. When we use these products, we no longer are causing another tree to be cut down. We don’t even need to hold rallies or tell the retailers. Simply buying the recycled products will do. They keep track of the sales so they’ll know before we even realize it.

Source: EPA

Make your own greenhouse using recycled plastic bottles

admin — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 19:11:21 +0000

Why not make your own greenhouse using recycled plastic bottles. First you need to build a timber frame to the size of the greenhouse you desire, do not forget that you will need to make a frame for a door!

Then collect lots and lots of plastic bottles. 2L bottles are ideal and you will need to use bottles that have straight sides, shaped bottles will not work for this. Whichever size you choose don’t forget that all your bottles will need to be of the same size.

My greenhouse took approximately 1,500 bottles to make) Simply cut off the bottom of each bottle and then thread them onto metal rods, you will need to make sure they are all threaded on in the same direction so that the top of each bottle fits snug into the underside of next bottle. Next fix metal rods (top and bottom) to framework, butting up each column of bottles to the next until all walls and the door are created. The use of a few coloured plastic bottles above the door will give an interesting stained glass effect!

Recycled Products Shopping List

megdilts — Sun, 17 May 2009 01:10:07 +0000

There are more than 4,500 recycled-content products available, and this number continues to grow. In fact, many of the products we regularly purchase contain recycled-content. The following list presents just a sampling of products that can be made with recycled content:

Aluminum cans
Car bumpers
Carpeting
Cereal boxes
Comic books
Egg cartons
Glass containers
Laundry detergent bottles
Motor oil
Nails
Newspapers
Paper towels
Steel products
Trash bags

Source: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/conserve/rrr/buyrecycled.htm