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  • MODO, Summer Rayne Oakes Collaborate on Recycled Eyewear

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    Brandi Miller
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:49 am
    Anyone cursed with bad vision remembers, none too fondly, the names like “four eyes” and “nerd” that seemed to follow them through their academic youth. But, with the geek-chic trend came the need for glasses to complete an outfit. Today, any number of people can be found wearing plastic frames with plain glass for lenses. Now, these fashion staples have been remade for the environmentally conscientious wearer. Summer Rayne Oakes Summer Rayne Oakes, a model, author, designer and activist, has paired up with eyeglass designer MODO to bring consumers a truly recycled line of eyewear…

  • Jan 23 - Recyclers Oppose Effort to Allow Landfilling of TV Glass

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    23 Jan 2012 | 6:26 pm
    Share Thanks to CA's Electronic Waste Recycling Act, Californians have recycled more than 1 billion pounds of e-waste since the program's inception in 2003. Cathode-ray tubes (CRT) television and monitors are a big part of that recycling stream. For the last 2 years however,  CRT glass has become a problem for recyclers. Traditional glass recycling method of lead smelting and glass-to-glass recycling are now limited.  With diminishing recycling market for CRT glass, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has a proposal that would allow landfilling of leaded glass for CRT…

  • Meet the bin slimmers

    The Rubbish Diet
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Each week, I will be introducing some of the volunteers who have signed up for the Rubbish Diet challenge, so that we can find out more about their rubbish, the issues that arise and their plans for slimming those bins. For Week 1, I'd like to introduce you to two people from Suffolk, Ness and Terry-anna. Meet Terry-anna Terry-anna lives with her partner in Ipswich, which falls under the district of Ipswich Borough. When she first volunteered for the challenge she mentioned that she threw out between 2 -3 bags of rubbish every fortnight. However, already at the start of the challenge this…

  • Footprint Friday: Carbon Neutral Bra

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    Steve Auger
    20 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am
    Vidhura Ralapanawe is Mark and Spencer's Manager of Sustainability and Communications. He's also the head of a team that successfully manufactured what can be considered the world's first “carbon neutral” bra. What this means is that Ralapanawe and his group figured out the bra's carbon footprint, and then found a way to offset it.   More...
 
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  • Hazardous waste

    15 Jan 2012 | 11:32 am
    A hazardous waste is waste that poses substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment. In the United States, the treatment, storage and disposal of hazardous waste is regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Hazardous wastes are defined under RCRA in 40 CFR 261 where they are divided into two major categories: characteristic wastes and listed wastes.1Characteristic hazardous wastes are materials that are known or tested to exhibit one or more of the following four hazardous traits:ignitability (i.e., flammable)reactivitycorrosivitytoxicityListed…

  • Following The Trail Of Toxic E-Waste

    7 Jan 2012 | 9:39 am
    Del.icio.usFacebookStumbleuponNewsvineYahoo bookmarksMixxDiggRedditGoogle BookmarksTwitterLinkedIn Watch the Segment » (CBS)  This story was first published on Nov. 9, 2008. It was updated on Aug. 27, 2009.60 Minutes is going to take you to one of the most toxic places on Earth -- a place that government officials and gangsters don't want you to see. It's a town in China where you can't breathe the air or drink the water, a town where the blood of the children is laced with lead. It's worth risking a visit because, as correspondent Scott Pelley first reported last November, much of the…

  • Copper Prices Soar: Thefts on the Rise

    28 Dec 2011 | 10:34 am
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  • Mercury Converted to Its Most Toxic Form in Ocean Waters

    29 Oct 2011 | 10:37 am
    University of Alberta-led research has confirmed that a relatively harmless inorganic form of mercury found worldwide in ocean water is transformed into a potent neurotoxin in the seawater itself.After two years of testing water samples across the Arctic Ocean, the researchers found that relatively harmless inorganic mercury, released from human activities like industry and coal burning, undergoes a process called methylation and becomes deadly monomethylmercury.Unlike inorganic mercury, monomethylmercury is bio-accumulative, meaning its toxic effects are amplified as it progresses through…
 
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  • Jan 27 – Los Altos Considers Plastic Bag and Styrofoam Bans

    Recycling News
    27 Jan 2012 | 4:05 pm
    Share The City of Los Altos may soon ban plastic bags and Styrofoam containers in an effort to meet zero stormwater trash goals. According to media reports, the City could ban single-use plastic bags within the next two years, and a food takeout container ordinance is also being considered. Eleven measures for a trash load reduction plan, including the plastic pollution bans, were presented to City Council earlier this month. Ordinance details are still being worked out, but it’s possible that, unlike the City of San Jose’s ordinance which applies to all retailers, the Los Altos bag…

  • Jan 26 - Alameda County Passes Recycling and Plastic Bag Ordinances

    Recycling News
    26 Jan 2012 | 4:54 pm
    Share In addition to unanimously adopting a single-use bag ordinance yesterday afternoon, the Alameda County Waste Management Authority (StopWaste.org) also passed a mandatory recycling ordinance. The ordinance includes businesses generating 4 cubic yards of waste or more per week and multifamily complexes with 5 or more units. According to the Oakland North, StopWaste executive director Gary Wolff noted that 100,000 tons of diverted waste creates 200 jobs and praised the ordinances: “It’s rare that you get a win-win for both the environment and the economy, and this is that.” The…

  • Jan 25 – CA Update: 39 Cities and Counties Have Local Bag Bans

    Recycling News
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:38 pm
    Share The official count for Californian cities and counties with a single-use bag ordinance is now 39. See the full list of local Californian bag ordinances. This afternoon, Alameda County Waste Management Authority (StopWaste.org) adopted its single-use bag ordinance, which will be implemented in unincorporated Alameda County as well as its 14 incorporated cities: Alameda City, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, and Union City. Local jurisdictions could also choose to adopt a stronger ordinance (to cover…

  • Jan 24 – Alameda County, Millbrae Poised to Ban Plastic Bags

    Recycling News
    24 Jan 2012 | 4:37 pm
    Share Several local governments will soon be deciding whether or not to ban single-use plastic bags, but they could use your support. Millbrae - January 24, 2012 at 7:30 pm This evening, the City of Millbrae is holding a hearing on an ordinance that bans plastic carryout bags while allowing the sale of reusable and single-use paper bags (10 cent minimum price requirement on paper bags).  It’s estimated that 7 million plastic bags are distributed in the city each year. A copy of the ordinance is available here. The current version of the ordinance was revised and strengthened from an…

  • Jan 23 - Recyclers Oppose Effort to Allow Landfilling of TV Glass

    Recycling News
    23 Jan 2012 | 6:26 pm
    Share Thanks to CA's Electronic Waste Recycling Act, Californians have recycled more than 1 billion pounds of e-waste since the program's inception in 2003. Cathode-ray tubes (CRT) television and monitors are a big part of that recycling stream. For the last 2 years however,  CRT glass has become a problem for recyclers. Traditional glass recycling method of lead smelting and glass-to-glass recycling are now limited.  With diminishing recycling market for CRT glass, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has a proposal that would allow landfilling of leaded glass for CRT…
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  • Playbook security hole makes personal information available

    Brian Wahoff
    20 Jan 2012 | 9:45 am
    Research in Motion just cannot catch a break with their tablet, the Playbook. Not only are sales lagging behind Apple and Android offerings, forcing RIM to cut pricing to $299; but now security researchers have discovered email and other personal information could be stolen via malware. The security weakness is exploited using Playbook Bridge, a software designed to link to a Blackberry phone via Bluetooth. While Bridge protects information in transit, a file readable by any native application on the Playbook contains the users BBM username and password. A rouge application could potentially…

  • 5 Weirdest Returns to EPC, Inc. – Part 1

    Mike Wilkerson
    30 Dec 2011 | 7:22 am
    EPC, Inc. has been fortunate enough to become a juggernaut in the IT Asset Recovery business and our reputation as one of the best solutions for end-of-life IT equipment continues to grow. Those of you that consider “IT equipment” computers, printers, servers and more – you’re absolutely right. The vast majority of equipment returned falls into these categories, but you may be surprised what makes its way back to EPC. First, a bit of background. EPC, Inc. is owned by CSI Leasing, one of the world’s largest IT lessors that provide leased equipment around the…

  • A New Year is Upon Us: EPC Closed for New Year…

    Mike Wilkerson
    29 Dec 2011 | 1:30 pm
    EPC, Inc. hopes that everyone had a prosperous and memorable Christmas Holiday! EPC will be closing for the New Year Holiday weekend at the end of business Friday December 30th at 6pm, and will reopen Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012. EPC looks forward to providing more great savings, deals and solutions in 2012 and are appreciative of your time, interest and feedback. Please be sure to visit our New/Social Media streams on the Internet (via Facebook and Twitter )to tell us more about how we can meet your needs. Award-winning customer service is a hallmark of EPC, and we are eager to see what this…

  • EPC Closed for the Christmas Holiday

    Mike Wilkerson
    23 Dec 2011 | 5:15 pm
    EPC, Inc. hopes that you and your families will have the best holiday ever! EPC will be closed Saturday December 24th, 25th & 26th, 2011. We will be reopening on December 27th at 9am. Thank you for choosing EPC!

  • The Value of Facebook Helps EPC, Inc. Continue to Innovate…

    Mike Wilkerson
    20 Dec 2011 | 11:11 am
    There can be no denying that Facebook, like so many of the other New/Social Media tools available, is a force to be bargained with. With more than 800mil current users and the number climbing quickly daily, the networking power of Facebook has become an avenue of information, marketing and potential profit for any business. EPC, Inc. would like to remind everyone about their Facebook presence online and invites YOU to “Like” EPC in an effort to grow the awareness and viability of our Facebook tether to the Internet. Simply click here to visit and “Like” our presence on Facebook now!
 
 
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  • Large Facility Solutions

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:08 pm
    Have large quantities of mixed wastes to recycle? Planning a lighting retrofit that will generate hundreds of spent fluorescent lamps over a short time? Want to try a faster method of packaging lamps before they are recycled? Need to implement a recycling program for multiple facilities? Large facility solutions are available to meet these needs!A Bulk Pickup makes it simple to ship lots of different wastes types at the same time for recycling, while the Bulb Eater® lamp crusher is perfect for a facility relighting program or just to simplify the lamp packaging process. Custom recycling…

  • Newsweek Ranks CBRE 2011 Greenest Real Estate Firm

    22 Jan 2012 | 2:28 pm
    Newsweek, in its annual Green Rankings, rated CBRE Group, Inc. the greenest real estate company of 2011, according to an article in RealEstateRama. The Green Rankings list measures the environmental performance--based on environmental impact, management and disclosure--of the 500 largest publicly traded companies based in the U.S. This is the fourth year in a row that CBRE has won the top spot among real estate firms.LampRecycling.com is proud to support the green efforts of CBRE by providing the EasyPak™ recycling program for spent fluorescent lamps, ballasts, batteries, and electronic…

  • Free Industry Newsletter

    10 Jan 2012 | 4:13 pm
    Want to keep up with current recycling and lighting trends? Then sign up for the LampRecycling.com eNewsletter and join nearly 40,000 subscribers for the latest industry news and updates once a month!When the time comes to recycle wastes, EasyPak™ mail-in containers can save time and hassle with features like prepaid return shipping and automatic reordering. Learn more » EasyPak™ online features

  • Congress Delays Incandescent Light Bulb Ban

    4 Jan 2012 | 11:57 am
    While many facility managers have already phased out incandescent light bulbs in favor of energy-saving fluorescent lamps, any remaining incandescent bulbs will be allowed to remain in use for now, according to this article from the Chicago Tribune. Facility managers who have yet to make the switch in preparation for the ban will have until September 30, 2012, when the reprieve will end.Read more »A switch to compact fluorescent lamps requires the lamps to be recycled when they burn out, due to the hazardous mercury content contained in each lamp. EasyPak™ CFL Recycling Containers make…

  • T12 Lamp Phase-Out: Managing the Change

    29 Dec 2011 | 5:42 pm
    With the upcoming phase-out of many popular T12 lamp variants just months away, many facility managers face a dilemma about how to handle the change.This article from Main Line Media News covers several possible approaches to dealing with the shift, and highlights the aesthetic, environmental and economic benefits (including a reduction in lighting electricity costs of between 25 and 40 percent) that facility managers can expect from upgrading to a more efficient lighting system.Read more »
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  • Plarn Sunflower Tote Bag

    Cindy
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:15 am
    Here is my recycled plastic bag tote that features a crocheted sunflower. The tote bag is crocheted using recycled plastic bags or plarn and then the sunflower embellishment is added. I created the sunflower crochet pattern using both plastic bags and regular cotton yarn so it could be done in either type of material. Here is the recycled plastic tote bag pattern and below you will find the free pattern for the sunflower. Closeup of the plastic sunflower Recycled plastic bag tote with crocheted cotton sunflower Here is sunflower I crocheted using just a bit of brown and yellow cotton yarn. So…

  • Pointed Handle Towel Topper

    Cindy
    15 Jan 2012 | 11:19 pm
    Here is my latest towel topper crocheted pattern. It is a double layer towel that is folded over and requires no cutting or sewing. The towel topper is simply added by working a base row along the top edge of the towel using a small steel crochet hook. I have a picture tutorial here that shows in more detail how I fold, pin, and crochet the first base row through both layers of the folded towel. Here is another one I did using a printed novelty towel. ******************************************************************************************************************************* Pointed Handle…

  • Reclaimed Yarn Round Ripple Lapghan

    Cindy
    9 Jan 2012 | 10:48 pm
    Reclaiming yarn from old sweaters and other previously crafted items is a great way to obtain yarn for new projects. I was lucky and got a free crocheted vest at my local thrift store. The yarn was in good condition but the vest wasn’t the best looking item. So I unraveled the vest and got this pretty oatmeal yarn with little specks of color throughout it. Because it was a vest, there wasn’t a lot of yarn so I added some green worst weight yarn to compliment this round ripple. I crocheted it to 42 inches wide and decided to finish this project off as a lapghan for my local nursing…

  • Men’s Crocheted Fingerless Gloves

    Cindy
    2 Jan 2012 | 10:41 am
    Now that Christmas is over, I can share my men’s fingerless gloves. I crocheted these for my dh out of wool. He saw my fingerless gloves and said he would like a pair so I whipped these up for him. I used one Patons Classic Wool skeins of yarn in the natural mix color. This yarn is a medium weight or ww yarn. Because of this, you can use my free pattern with any type of medium weight yarn for these gloves. You can be creative and use reclaimed yarn or even acrylic yarn if you’d like to crochet these fingerless gloves. Here is a shot of the gloves being modeled. And another taken…

  • Mini Christmas Socks

    Cindy
    19 Dec 2011 | 6:10 pm
    Merry Christmas! What better way to celebrate the holidays than with recycled crafting. Here is my latest using this ever so cute little Christmas sock pattern. I used a “H” (5 mm) crochet hook and worked the pattern using 8 recycled newspaper plastic bags and one large green retail bag for the trim. The pattern doesn’t state if you should join each round or just work in the round. I single crocheted in the round without joining except for the final round of each color. On the final round of each color, I did join with a slip stitch to keep each color edge smooth. My…
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    The Rubbish Diet

  • The Friday Journal: It's all been happening in Week 1

    27 Jan 2012 | 4:14 pm
    What a week it's been.  Very much of a whirlwind really, which kicked off in great style on Monday launching on BBC Radio Suffolk from Bury St Edmunds' Household Waste Recycling Centre. It really is incredible to see how much can happen in just five days. News coming in from the households participating in the challenge includes great discoveries of local recycling facilities that will help keep all sorts of materials out of the bin. There have been challenges too, including one household, which was trying to find a convenient Tetra Pak recycling bank. Hopefully that will be resolved.

  • The Rubbish Diet: The sponsored approach

    26 Jan 2012 | 4:41 am
    It warmed the cockles of my heart yesterday, to discover that there were even more bin slimmers officially on board, aiming to reduce their household waste over the next 8 weeks, and one of them had extra news to share. It came in the form of Joanna Boardman, who has not only pledged to see how low she can go, but has also registered her challenge on the DoNation website in the hope that she can also gain some sponsorship for her efforts.  Now, before you think I'm going to ask you to empty out your spare change, if you haven't come across it before, the DoNation scheme is a sponsorship…

  • Meet the bin slimmers

    25 Jan 2012 | 1:00 am
    Each week, I will be introducing some of the volunteers who have signed up for the Rubbish Diet challenge, so that we can find out more about their rubbish, the issues that arise and their plans for slimming those bins. For Week 1, I'd like to introduce you to two people from Suffolk, Ness and Terry-anna. Meet Terry-anna Terry-anna lives with her partner in Ipswich, which falls under the district of Ipswich Borough. When she first volunteered for the challenge she mentioned that she threw out between 2 -3 bags of rubbish every fortnight. However, already at the start of the challenge this…

  • Educating the family

    24 Jan 2012 | 10:18 am
    Sometimes the family can make you scream! So, we're only in Day 2 of the Rubbish Diet Challenge and several of the volunteers - and other folk  - are already confessing their first major hurdle ... and that's the recycling bin saboteurs who strike when their backs are turned! The question I've been asked is how the heck do you educate other family members to get on board with your goal of slimming that bin! This is a tricky one, especially if others in your household don't have the same amount of patience as you, or even think that recycling is a futile exercise,  And then there's…

  • Monday Meeting: The Rubbish Diet Challenge wk 1

    23 Jan 2012 | 1:13 am
    Welcome to Week 1 of The Rubbish Diet Challenge, 2012. Do pull up a chair and settle yourselves in.  My name's Karen. I'm a blogger, housewife and self-confessed waste geek and over the next eight weeks, I am going to take you through a programme of talking about utter rubbish. The aim of the challenge is simple: to slim your bin over the next 7 weeks before attempting a zero waste week. But we won't worry about that now.  I don't want to give you the collywobbles. And of course the reason for the challenge is to cut the amount of valuable resources that currently end up in landfill…
 
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  • Footprint Friday: World Energy Usage

    Steve Auger
    27 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am
    BP released their predictions for the next twenty years of how much usage the entire world will use and rely on energy. Between 2012 and 2030 the world’s energy needs will rise 39%, or about 1.6% every year, nearly all of which will be coming from developing countries including China and Russia. Countries like the United States and England are for the most part “topped off” at a cap. We will use less energy while creating more economic output. We have very slight growth, if any at all.   More...

  • Footprint Friday: Carbon Neutral Bra

    Steve Auger
    20 Jan 2012 | 7:01 am
    Vidhura Ralapanawe is Mark and Spencer's Manager of Sustainability and Communications. He's also the head of a team that successfully manufactured what can be considered the world's first “carbon neutral” bra. What this means is that Ralapanawe and his group figured out the bra's carbon footprint, and then found a way to offset it.   More...

  • Solar Sunday: Wind Farms

    Steve Auger
    18 Dec 2011 | 7:01 am
    Experts agree that we cannot continue to rely on fossil fuels for energy. Wind energy has been explored as a more sustainable alternative, but the technology is in its relative infancy and is still not a reliable or complete source of energy.  Read more...

  • Motor Monday: Biofuel from Switchgrass

    Steve Auger
    12 Dec 2011 | 7:01 am
    For many experts, advanced biofuels made from plants, specifically lignocellulosic biomass, are the most promising fuels for our future. As an alternative to petroleum-based liquids, biofuels are clean, green, renewable, and a domestic source of transportation energy. In fact, studies show that fuel could be derived from lignocellulosic biomass and sustainably grown in the United States, replacing the dependence on our foreign petroleum-based transportation fuels. Mother Nature, however, makes the breakdown of these plants and the extraction of the necessary sugars a challenge.  …

  • Solar Sunday: How Much Do I Need?

    Steve Auger
    11 Dec 2011 | 10:05 pm
    We have the pleasure of working with hundreds of people every day that want to reduce their energy bills, go green and jump on the solar power bandwagon.  And the question we see over and over again is: Just how much do I need and what will it cost?   Read more...
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  • 50000 Pounds of Steel Scrap for Sale

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    28 Jan 2012 | 1:30 am
    January 28, 2012 Event 8396 – Lot 8600 Feb 1 – 3, 2012   50,000lbs approximately galvanized steel scrap.This is a six month term contract located at Puget Sound naval shipyard. The price per pound will be adjusted every month beginning with the first full month after the start of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Closing Gold and Precious Metal Prices Were on the Rise

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    27 Jan 2012 | 9:30 pm
    December 1, 2011 - At 4:01 p.m. (CST), the APMEX precious metals spot prices were: Gold – $1,738.90 – Up $10.50. Silver -$34.04 – Up $0.23. Platinum – $1,625.80 – Up $8.00. Palladium – $691.40 – Down $4.10. Source: APMEX.com [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • Ferrous Scrap Metal Prices Midwest USA

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    27 Jan 2012 | 6:30 pm
    As of January 27, 2012 here are latest prices for ferrous scrap metals (steel, iron, HMS) from Iron Mike Scrap Ferrous Scrap Metal Current Mill Price Market Price Scrap #1 Dealer Bundles $475.00 gt $435.00 gt Scrap #2 Dealer Bundles $375.00 gt $330.00 gt Scrap #1 Busheling $515.00 gt $470.00 gt... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

  • After a Four-Month High Copper Declines

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    27 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    January 26, 2012 Copper Investing News reports – Copper gains on expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep rates low until 2014 in order to keep the US economy’s path to recovery on even keel. In other news: Copper futures at global markets slipped on Friday after hitting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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  • Culture Shock! Let's just throw all our trash on the ground, why don't we?

    Zach
    25 Jan 2012 | 5:30 pm
    Latin America has a growing trash problem.  In the major cities the garbage lines the sides of the r

  • Recycling Facts & Statistics Infographic

    hempsters
    25 Jan 2012 | 4:24 pm
    from www.buildingsguide.com Recycling is processing used materials into new products to prevent wast

  • Iowa City recycling center to open on Earth Day

    Josh Quinnett
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:56 pm
    Photo by holisticgeek, Flickr. Iowa City officials overseeing the final construction stages of the city’s East Side Recycling Center say they hope to officially open the facility’s doors on April 22, Earth Day. “It’s come together and we’re in the last little bit and I’m really hoping we can get it open for Earth Day,” said Iowa City Recycling Coordinator Jennifer Jordan. “It would be wonderful.” In addition to collecting the usual recyclables, the recycling center will also offering quarterly events for residents to dispose of hazardous materials. The building…

  • Heard of Back to the Roots? Their easy home mushroom kit grows on used coffee grounds!

    thegreenlifeonline
    25 Jan 2012 | 2:01 pm
    Heard of Back to the Roots? Their easy home mushroom kit grows on used coffee grounds!

  • Friends, Magnets and Noah's Ark

    Shannon Cutts
    25 Jan 2012 | 1:29 pm
    Today I am grateful for: Just enough rain but not too much (as in you don’t need Noah’s Ark to get out of your driveway) Recycling centers Artists Green tea (especially jasmine organic from Whole Foods) Working from home Yoga Friends. And magnets.    
 
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  • Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Denied

    18 Jan 2012 | 2:05 pm
    The Obama administration today rejected TransCanada's application for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline from the tar sand fields of Alberta, Canada to U.S. oil refineries on the Gulf of Mexico....Read Full Post

  • EPA Issues First National Standards to Control Power Plant Mercury

    23 Dec 2011 | 12:15 pm
    On Wednesday, the EPA issued the first national standards ever created to improve air quality by reducing mercury and other toxic air pollution from U.S. power plants. Millions of Americans will breathe a little easier because of the new standards, which will prevent many serious health issues and premature deaths each year, save billions of dollars in health care costs, and create thousands of new jobs without creating significant hardships for the power industry....Read Full Post

  • Tips for a Green Christmas

    21 Dec 2011 | 9:35 am
    Peace on Earth doesn't just apply to resolving war between nations or feuds with your in-laws; it's also a good long-term goal for reducing humankind's harsh treatment of the environment. Learn how following a few simple steps can help you have a green Christmas that will be as much a celebration for the planet as it is for your family....Read Full Post

  • A Kiss is Just a Kiss . . . Fun Facts About Mistletoe

    7 Dec 2011 | 6:05 pm
    Everyone knows about the power of mistletoe at Christmas, right? It turns holiday romance democratic by making everyone equally kissable. But there is more to mistletoe than kissing and holiday merriment....Read Full Post

  • Real vs Fake Christmas Trees

    5 Dec 2011 | 6:01 pm
    Every Christmas you ask yourself the same question: Is it better to get a real Christmas tree that has to be discarded after a few weeks, or a fake Christmas tree you can use year after year?...Read Full Post
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  • Feds Applaud Growing Local Industry: ERI Hosts GSA, EPA and Industry Partners for White House Energy, Environment and Conservation Roundtable

    1-800-RECYCLING
    27 Jan 2012 | 1:51 pm
    Officials from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the State of Massachusetts and industry partners Metech Recycling, Inc., WeRecycle!, LLC, XTechnology Global, North Coast Services LLC, Waste Management Recycle America, and Electronic Recyclers International, Inc gathered recently at Electronic Recyclers International (ERI), the nation’s leading recycler of electronic waste, for a White House Energy, Environment and Conservation Roundtable discussion. The roundtable was led by New England Regional Administrators Robert…

  • Recycling Profile: Las Vegas

    1-800-RECYCLING
    27 Jan 2012 | 12:04 pm
    Background Sin City is looking to add another sin to its ever-expanding list: sending trash to the landfill. One may not think of Las Vegas (pop. 583,756) as a city with conservation on its agenda. Quite the contrary, in fact: Vegas is known as a city of excess; a place where gluttony reigns supreme. But Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, is trying to change that reputation. In 2010, the county recycling rate sat at 17.9%. But recycling rates are up statewide (Clark County’s 2009 rate was 17.4%), and 2011 numbers (when available) will indicate that increase. Currently,…

  • The City of Sioux Falls Sustainability Program

    Wendy Gabriel
    26 Jan 2012 | 1:36 pm
    Sioux Falls, SD, is a beautiful city that takes sustainability very seriously. To that end, the City of Sioux Falls Leading Green Initiative and Sustainability Program was established in 2008. According to the City of Sioux Falls Public Works, the mission of the Sustainability Program is to serve as a “guiding program that creates a more sustainable community now and in the future by proposing and assisting with the implementation of measurable solutions to environmental, social and economic concerns.” The programs focus is broken into four categories: Reducing energy consumption…

  • MODO, Summer Rayne Oakes Collaborate on Recycled Eyewear

    Brandi Miller
    25 Jan 2012 | 10:49 am
    Anyone cursed with bad vision remembers, none too fondly, the names like “four eyes” and “nerd” that seemed to follow them through their academic youth. But, with the geek-chic trend came the need for glasses to complete an outfit. Today, any number of people can be found wearing plastic frames with plain glass for lenses. Now, these fashion staples have been remade for the environmentally conscientious wearer. Summer Rayne Oakes Summer Rayne Oakes, a model, author, designer and activist, has paired up with eyeglass designer MODO to bring consumers a truly recycled line of eyewear…

  • 3Rs Ambassador Volunteer Program in Toronto

    Wendy Gabriel
    24 Jan 2012 | 3:37 pm
    If you live in Toronto, you have a unique volunteering opportunity that allows you to help your community while helping the environment. It’s called the 3Rs Ambassador Volunteer Program. Developed by the 3Rs (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle) Working Group, a citizen’s advisory group that gives input to the City of Toronto’s Solid Waste Management Services, the program’s primary focus is to help decrease the amount of materials going to landfills. The group is accomplishing this goal by arming volunteers with information and materials to teach residents living in multifamily buildings how to…
 
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  • Skip Hire Nottingham

    Tim Witcomb
    19 Jan 2012 | 3:12 am
    Hiring a skip can be a bit daunting if you haven’t done it before. So we thought we’d put together a useful local guide to skip hire in the Nottingham area. Please do leave any comments or suggestions you have at the end of this post and we’ll do our best to answer them or incorporate them in the future updates. Our man & van alternative to skip hire Nottingham includes loading and sweeping-up, and we take all sorts of waste, from TVs to fridges. There’s no need to get a skip permit and unlike skip hire, you only pay for the space your junk takes up in our trucks, so we often…

  • Skip Hire Redbridge

    Tim Witcomb
    18 Jan 2012 | 4:32 am
    Hiring a skip can be a bit daunting if you haven’t done it before, so we’ve created a useful guide to skip hire in the Redbridge area. Please leave any comments or suggestions you have at the end of this post and we’ll do our best to answer them or incorporate them in the future updates. What can I put in a skip? You can put pretty much anything except waste that’s toxic or, for environmental reasons, has to be disposed of in a particular way. The most common things that cannot go in a skip are: Paint & paint cans Gas bottles Asbestos Electrical equipment (WEEE) Tyres TVs…

  • Skip Hire Sunderland

    Tim Witcomb
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:51 am
    Hiring a skip can be a bit daunting if you haven’t done it before, so we’ve created a useful guide to skip hire in the Sunderland area. Please leave any comments or suggestions you have at the end of this post and we’ll do our best to answer them or incorporate them in the future updates. What can I put in a skip? You can put pretty much anything except waste that’s toxic or, for environmental reasons, has to be disposed of in a particular way. The most common things that cannot go in a skip are: Paint & paint cans Gas bottles Asbestos Electrical equipment (WEEE) Tyres TVs…

  • Skip Hire Exeter

    Tim Witcomb
    17 Jan 2012 | 6:22 am
    Hiring a skip can be a bit daunting if you haven’t done it before, so we’ve created a useful guide to skip hire in the Exeter area. Please leave any comments or suggestions you have at the end of this post and we’ll do our best to answer them or incorporate them in the future updates. We’re pleased to announce that AnyJunk will be opening in the Exeter area very shortly. Our man & van alternative to skip hire Exeter includes loading and sweeping-up, and we take all sorts of waste, from TVs to fridges. There’s no need to get a skip permit and unlike skip hire, you only pay…

  • Skip Hire Lambeth

    Tim Witcomb
    17 Jan 2012 | 3:24 am
    Hiring a skip can be a bit daunting if you haven’t done it before, so we’ve created a useful guide to skip hire in the Lambeth area. Please leave any comments or suggestions you have at the end of this post and we’ll do our best to answer them or incorporate them in the future updates. What can I put in a skip? You can put pretty much anything except waste that’s toxic or, for environmental reasons, has to be disposed of in a particular way. The most common things that cannot go in a skip are: Paint & paint cans Gas bottles Asbestos Electrical equipment (WEEE) Tyres TVs…
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    Recycling for Cash

  • Where to Recycle Games Consoles

    Stephen Roper
    21 Jan 2012 | 11:31 am
    If you have an old or retro games console sat in your house collecting dust, or have recently upgraded to the latest system or held held device you may want to recycle your unwanted console to get some cash for it. There are many recycling websites in the UK that now offer great cash or voucher payments for old and even broken gaming consoles and handhelds. The most popular and highest paying recycling sites for gamers are as follows: Gadgets 4 Everyone Gadgets 4 Everyone is a brand new recycling site where you can sell many different electronic devices including games consoles. At present…

  • How to Recycle Your Old Mobile Phone for Cash in the Republic of Ireland

    Stephen Roper
    10 Jan 2012 | 9:34 am
    Do you have an old mobile phone knocking about the house that you want to recycle and are a resident of the Republic of Ireland? If your answers are yes why not check out the prices at the following UK mobile recyclers. The two mobile recyclers listed below allow Irish consumers to get the most money for their old mobile phones and do a little more towards helping the environment in a positive way: Get up to €246 at Money4urMobile Ireland Money4urMobile is part of Redeem PLC who are one of the market’s leading mobile recyclers with more than 10 years experience in the industry. They offer…

  • Post Gold for Cash Pays Out Over £10 Million to Their Customers

    Stephen Roper
    5 Jan 2012 | 10:24 pm
    Popular gold, silver, platinum and jewellery recycling site Post Gold for Cash, has recently announced that they have now paid out a huge £10 million to their customers since the site launched. Not only has the site paid out millions of pounds in cash but they are also approaching their hundred thousandth customer. In order to celebrate Post Gold for Cash are offering a special £1000 prize to the person who sell their unwanted items in the hundred thousandth place. All you need to do to get involved is request a free gold selling pack from their website and send in some gold or other…

  • Music Magpie Launches New Facebook Store

    Stephen Roper
    31 Dec 2011 | 10:15 am
    Online CD, DVD and Game trading site Music Magpie has recently launched a new Facebook store that has promised to change Facebook forever. The new Facebook store allows users to earn cash for their unwanted CD, DVDs and console games whilst using the social network to chat to friends, post on their walls and read their news feeds. Just like on the Music magpie website Facebook users can use the new store to get an instant valuation for their unwanted goods by entering the barcode number. They can also get a quick valuation for numerous items by scanning it in using their webcam. All…

  • New Advert to Promote Electronic Recycling to be Screened on Boxing Day

    Stephen Roper
    24 Dec 2011 | 7:39 am
    A new advert will be first screened on Boxing day this year that aims to encourage people to recycle more electrical and electronic items over the festive period instead of just putting them in the bin. The new 30 second advert has been produced by WEEE Connect who are founded by the UK’s largest WEEE producer compliance schemes and processors. Non financial support has also been provided by the Waste and Resource Action Programme (WRAP) who have allowed their ‘Recycle Now’ branding to be used on the advert. The national campaign is also being supported by a number of recycling bodies.
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    ecycler, a new way to recycle online!

  • Help your books find good homes!

    tim
    25 Jan 2012 | 3:30 pm
    Are you the kind of person that hates to discard used books for fear they’ll end up in a landfill?  Do those late-night pet adoption commercials get you thinking that you’d like to set up an adoption agency for used books?  We’re right there with you, and we’ve got some great news for you! We Recycle Books: http://ecycler.com/books We’re delighted to announce that we now accept books as a part of our recycling programs.  We’re committed to helping find good homes for your books, and now it’s easy to join in. Simply navigate to ecycler.com/books and click the Start Recycling…

  • Winter Cleaning!

    craig
    21 Jan 2012 | 12:31 pm
    There’s no need to wait for the birds to start chirping and the flowers to start budding to get rid of the junk around your house. Why not do Winter cleaning instead of Spring cleaning? After all, the skies are still gray (in most parts of the country) and who wants to waste a sunny, Spring day inside clearing out clutter? If it’s too overwhelming and you don’t know where to begin, consult a professional organizer. FindMyOrganizer.com is a site that can help you choose one. A third party can help sift through the clutter without the emotional attachment most people place on their…

  • Reducing, Reusing and Recycling in the Workplace

    tim
    17 Jan 2012 | 2:08 pm
    We often talk about (brag about!) being earth-friendly, going green and recycling in our home. But most of us spend a good portion of our lives in another environment, one that generates its own share of waste: the workplace. Whether you work for a large company or a small business, you likely have an office in which you spend five or more days a week. That office requires heating and cooling; it uses paper, appliances, and other materials; and it creates waste just as prolifically as does the home – if not more so. If you are a business manager or simply an outspoken person in your office,…

  • Stop SOPA / PIPA

    admin
    13 Jan 2012 | 2:17 am
    We, at ecycler.com, do NOT support SOPA / PIPA. For the very first time, we are posting something not related to being green or recycling. SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and PIPA (Protect IP Act) are dangerous and written from a point of ignorance of the Internet and Innovation. For an explanation, please watch this short video PROTECT IP / SOPA Breaks the Internet from Fight for the Future. Some initial thoughts (partially borrowed from WordPress News): Our legal system maintains that the burden of proof is on the accuser, i.e., people are innocent until proven guilty. This tenet seems to be…

  • A Clutter-free 2012

    craig
    3 Jan 2012 | 2:13 pm
    The gifts are unwrapped and the holiday lights are off, so now what? Time to get organized! Many people resolve to exercise and diet, but the beginning of a new year is also a good time to purge those clothes you haven’t worn since college and organize the clutter that’s been collecting in your basement. Some organizing experts suggest getting rid of one item for every new holiday gift received, as a way to neutralize the incoming stuff. It’s a good time to consider donating items to charitable organizations that normally get a flood of new things before the holidays but that are still…
 
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    mrcarjunk.com

  • Cool Recycling of a Lada

    admin
    1 Jan 2012 | 1:03 am
    This guy has some serious talent and what a great idea, instead of junking this: He turned it into this:

  • Cool Street Art

    admin
    1 Dec 2011 | 12:27 am
    Love these!

  • Everyone Can Afford this Ferrari

    admin
    24 Nov 2011 | 9:11 am
    Even on minimum wage you can afford this little baby!

  • How Not to Tow a Junk Car

    admin
    1 Nov 2011 | 1:57 am
    This is taken from somewhere in Poland!

  • The Wrong Way to Acquire Junk Cars

    admin
    11 Oct 2011 | 9:27 am
    This story illustrates the dumb wrong way to acquire junk cars! Four people were arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to steal a junk car to sell for scrap, and one of the four was also charged in a previous similar case, police said. The detective said the four were at someone else’s property on S. Jefferson Avenue on Friday and were loading the vehicle onto a trailer when a relative of the owner saw them and called police. A report by Officer Ryan Moore says the suspects had tried to load the old vehicle onto a trailer, but left when they saw the owner’s relative. Detective…
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    Recycling Program | Recycling Containers | Trash Receptacles | Recycling and Trash Bins

  • Plan of Steel: Metal Waste & Recycling Containers are Becoming the Norm

    Recycal_Gal
    11 Jan 2012 | 9:11 am
    It seems that there is an increasing demand for metal recycling & waste containers – but why?  Could it be the aesthetics of a shiny bin that is drawing people in?  Or is there a more concrete answer behind this growing obsession?  Photo Courtesy of Busch Systems Obviously, a sleek stainless steel recycling container will add a certain level of sophistication to its surroundings, whether inside or out, more so than that of a classic plastic bin.  Many metal recycling containers are available in stainless steel which adds a real sparkle to the interior of any building, attracting…

  • Looking Good! Aesthetically-Pleasing Recycling Bins Can Improve Your Recycling Program.

    Recycal_Gal
    19 Dec 2011 | 3:41 pm
    Low End Recycling Bins May Be Unattractive One of the many complaints we often hear about recycling collection is that the program has an element of unsightliness or lack of cleanliness about it. While this may certainly be the case in regard to some recycling programs, this doesn’t have to be the case with YOUR recycling collection program. If you take the time to ensure your collection program has a tidy appearance, you will go a long way to helping ensure your collection success. Often, the appearance of your recycling program lies in your choice of recycling bins to use for collection.

  • Compost Collection in Your Office or Business: It’s All in the Compost Bins

    Recycal_Gal
    9 Dec 2011 | 9:45 am
    How Green is Your Office? You’ve heard of the Post Office. How about the Compost Office? Composting has become a big part of the nation-wide recycling effort. Although many individuals and communities are engaged in composting efforts, there is still much more we can do to help affect change. In fact, approximately 12% of all municipally generated waste is comprised of food scraps. If we could make a larger, wide-scale effort to increase our compost programs, we could help to divert almost 32 million tons a year from our landfills in the United States alone. Composting at home has become…

  • Cell Phone Recycling Takes Custom Recycling Bins

    Recycal_Gal
    28 Oct 2011 | 3:40 pm
    Did you know that e-waste only comprises about 2% of space in landfills yet contributes 70% of heavy metals found in our landfills? Furthermore, over 82% of e-waste discarded in the US is still ending up in our landfills. The need to recycle e-waste is coming to the forefront more and more each and every day. One of the challenges with collecting e-waste for recycling is finding the proper containers for your recycling program. After all, if you do not have appropriate e-waste recycling containers, your e-waste recycling program will not be all it can be. Photo Courtesy of Busch Systems With…

  • Size Matters: Smaller Recycle Bins are Now Better Then Ever!

    Recycal_Gal
    7 Oct 2011 | 1:00 pm
    When putting together a recycling program for your office, school or business, you will need to consider all of the many areas where recycling collection is to take place. Often, space is a restriction (like with deskside collection) and this requires smaller recycle bins. The problem in the past has been that larger recycling containers have come with different lids and labels whereas smaller recycling bins have not. It has seemed that if you wanted to use a smaller, compact recycling bin you had to accept the fact that labels and different lids were simply not an available option. Photo…
 
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    Our Take on Green

  • How Much E-Waste Do You Produce Each Year?

    everlightschicago
    26 Jan 2012 | 2:22 pm
    The answer is 11.5 pounds per person each year, which comes out to 80 billion pounds total. This week’s top green news stories include mind-blowing facts about e-waste disposal, mercury’s effect on wildlife, and a college spending over $9 million on its sustainability efforts. Click any of the headlines to read the entire story. 1. Mercury’s Harmful Reach Has Grown In a recent article published by The New York Times, the author discusses the less-publicized benefits of the new mercury standards put in place by the EPA. The dangers of mercury to human health are widely known,…

  • Where Do Electronics Go When They Die?

    everlightschicago
    24 Jan 2012 | 12:17 pm
    It’s no secret that the fastest growing type of waste is electronic equipment (e-waste), growing by nearly 5 percent every year. Technology is constantly improving, and people want the latest and greatest that these companies have to offer. As a result, more e-waste is being disposed of, most of which ends up in the wrong places. We thought it would be a great idea to share some statistics about how much e-waste is generated, thrown away and recycled to give you a better idea of how important recycling is. How Often is Electronic Equipment Replaced? The rate at which we go through…

  • What is a Mail-In Recycling Program?

    everlightschicago
    17 Jan 2012 | 10:48 am
    A lot of businesses don’t go through lamps very quickly. Smaller locations use less, so naturally they have less to recycle. The easiest thing to do would be toss the lamps in the garbage with everything else, right? Wrong. There are better solutions than putting yourself (you can be charged up to $25,000) and others at risk. The best option for businesses that don’t use a lot of lamps is a recycling pak program. What is that, you ask? Simply put, a recycling pak program is an easy, convenient way for businesses to recycle their lamps, ballast, batteries and even mercury. A lot of…

  • President Obama’s Speech to EPA Employees, and Other Top Green News Stories

    everlightschicago
    12 Jan 2012 | 2:20 pm
    Picking the five best “green” news stories every week is no easy task. It seems like each week the news becomes more important and the stories are told in better ways. After a lot of deliberation, here are the five stories that we thought you should have read this past week. 1. President Obama’s Speech to EPA Employees It’s clear the President understands the importance of keeping our earth clean, and he supports the efforts taken by the EPA to do so. Earlier this week, he took time out of his busy schedule to personally thank EPA employees. If you’re looking to…

  • Create a Lamp Recycling Program in 7 Easy Steps

    everlightschicago
    10 Jan 2012 | 12:27 pm
    Due to the mercury used to create them, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) added fluorescent lamps to its Universal Waste Rule in 1999. This regulation requires all businesses to recycle used lamps, preventing the mercury from entering into the ground, water and air. Although a good amount of businesses already recycle fluorescent lamps properly, there are still a lot that don’t. We put together this easy to follow list to help you get your business on the fast track to lamp recycling. 1. Assess Your Facility  At the beginning of the process, it is in your best interest to bring…
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