Precycle Then Recycle

Recycling is great, but precycling is even better!  Pre-thinking our purchases is a great way to get one-step-ahead on the road to reducing our impact on the environment. The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) estimates that in 1996, New Yorkers disposed of more than 17.7 million tons of solid waste? And the DEC warns that [...]

Household Tips to Recycle Your Coffee Grounds

For everyone out there that is environmentally aware, you can actually start to recycle with your used coffee grounds. This is a wonderful way to make environmentally conscious choices, starting with your cup of Joe. Many people may be aware that used Java grounds help to rid the body of cellulite, which is truly much [...]

Use, Reuse, Recycle

As awareness grows as to the threats our consumer society poses to the environment, recycled products are making substantial gains in market share in numerous fields. It is certainly a huge step forward in terms of resource sustainability that materials which historically would have been discarded and incinerated are now being granted a new lease [...]

Transitioning to Recycle Bags

Perhaps the hardest part of going green and adopting the use of recycle bags is relaying your new found identity to others. While reusable bags are growing in popularity, plastic continues to dominate the checkout stands. If you have been using mesh recycle bags for any amount of time, you are starting to realize that [...]

Ways To Recycle And Reuse Your Rubbish

Not long ago I visited my friend who had recently purchased an apartment. She was setting up a box garden on her patio when I arrived. She invited me to sit outside while she finished up. While chatting with her, I couldn’t help but notice the pile of orange peels, banana peels, apple cores, and [...]

Green How To- Get Paid To Recycle your Old iPod and Electronic Gadgets

I know so many of us have a drawer at home just full of old electronic gadgets and old iPods that need to be recycled and disposed of properly. We all know that it is not an earth friendly decision to throw these electronic gadgets away, but they sure do not make it easy to [...]

Skip Hire, Recycle Or Reuse

As a nation we seem to be using more and more stuff, which in turn creates more and more rubbish. Numerous initiatives to help, or force, us to create less waste are already widespread but once we have generated something that needs to be thrown away, exactly what are our options and how are they [...]

Making the Switch to Recycle Bags

Now that you have made the switch to recycle bags, it is time to put your efforts into action. The following tips are designed to help you make the switch from plastic to reusable bags. When making the switch to recycle bags it is important to consider how many bags are needed. Obviously, larger families [...]

Green Print and Packaging Materials- More Than Just ?recycle, Reuse, Renew?- Dig Deeper!

What is green printing really all about? When we think ‘green printing’ the terms ‘recycled’, FSC Certified, and ’soy inks’ come to mind right? But is that all there is? Are these things really enough? Did you know that one ton of recycled paper still consumes up to four trees, 18,000 BTU’s of energy, creates [...]

Resources to Help You Recycle Your iPhone

I would like to take a moment and encourage you to educate yourself in order to enable you to benefit from a simple process – getting paid to recycle your iPhone. This process has so many benefits, and is extremely simple that I feel not enough of us are making the most of the services [...]

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