What Can’t Go Into The Trash?
As municipalities expand their recycling programs to cover additional materials, consumers find themselves confused about exactly what goes into the trash or recycling. Although there is often a certain amount of gray area there are a few things that absolutely have to be recycled.
Recycling For Charity
The benefits of recycling are well documented but that doesn't mean you can't find a way to do even more good by recycling for a cause. It's certainly easy and responsible to put materials into curbside containers for recycling but if you look around you can find charities in your area that are recycling items to help people in need.
Recycle Bins and Collaborations are Popping up Everywhere
We noticed a great article about recycle bins collaboration recently. This is something that is taking place literally on the other side of the world, and we thought we would share it as a sign of the recycling progress being made all around the globe.
5 Indoor Uses For Recycled Plastic Benches
Park benches may make you think of outdoor spaces but benches can be a wonderful part of the decor of any indoor space. Here are a few ideas on how you can incorporate recycled plastic benches as a sturdy, attractive and inexpensive part of any room.
Geographical Trends In Recycling
Recycling is often reported in national figures but there are strong differences in each region of the country that can be caused by cultural attitudes towards recycling containers, money available for recycling programs, and local population density. A report entitled "Municipal Waste in the United States: 2011 Facts and Figures" published by the U.
Good And Bad Facts About The Recycle Bin
Recycling is good for the environment, for public health and for the economy. Unfortunately not all recycling trends are positive.
3 Office Sustainability Obstacles You Should Know Before Buying Recycling Containers
If you're starting a sustainability program at your business, you know just how important it can be to get the program to work. After all, a program that isn't implemented well can be very discouraging, and means that your business will continue unsustainable practices for the time being.
Office Politics and Recycling
A recent study found that messages encouraging people to use recycle bins were more effective when they were tailored to the individual’s political beliefs. Take a look at the results and what they may mean for promoting recycling in your workplace.
How Can I Achieve Zero Waste?
People and organizations talk about zero waste but some of them are confused about its real meaning or don't know how to achieve zero waste management. In a nutshell, zero waste is a philosophy that redirects all resources to be reused or returned to nature.
Recycling Containers Aren’t Trash Bins; Benefits of e-waste & recycled plastic
Proponents of recycling often tout the environmental advantages of the practice. Although ecology is important, it is only one part of the recycling picture.
