Recycling is the third component of the "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" waste hierarchy, and it's the most commonplace. In 2006, the United States recycled 32 percent of its waste according to the Environmental Protection Agency. This is the energy equivalent to saving more than 10 billion gallons of gasoline.
Products made from recycled material are becoming increasingly popular, making it more valuable than ever to keep useful materials out of the waste stream.
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The choice between paper and plastic is a toss up when you examine how they are made, but there are other things to consider.
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You can't dump stuff like batteries and motor oil in the trash, but curbside recycling probably won't take them. Get tips on how to easily and safely dispose of common household junk.
The boxes are empty, the cards have been read. Time to take down the tree and recycle everything.
For a while there, I was getting worried. While 90% of me hoped that the world would immediately switch over to compact fluorescent light bulbs, there was 10% that was getting very worried that recycling them would never be easy, so they would end up brea
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Corks, shoes, and other plasticky items can be recycled by mail. Here's where to send what.
Putting holiday papers in the recycling bin depends on the type of wrap and where you live.
Next time you go shopping, consider bringing more than just your reusable shopping bags. A growing number of retailers are making it easy for you to responsibly recycle castaways.
Most of us feel less guilty when we toss something in the bin headed for the recycling plant rather than the landfill. Wishful thinking may do more harm than good however.
Stuck with a pile of plastic credit-card-like thingies leftover from the holidays? Plenty Magazine knows what to do.
Does your kid's classroom recycle all those worksheets? What about cafeteria waste? These sites will help raise a generation that is committed to a clean, healthy environment from the start.
The perpetual scourge of EcoGeekiness is obsolescence. We pay good money for what we see as a good product, and then five years down the line we're surrounded by useless junk.
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