Tag: recycling
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10 Ways to Use Less Plastic Every Day
Plastic waste has become a pandemic—on land as well as in the world’s oceans. What can just one person do about such a global problem? Take these simple steps, courtesy of World Ocean Observatory: 1. Avoid buying items packaged in plastic. Look for produce and other items that aren’t over-packaged. Buy food in glass jars rather than…
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America Recycles Day Challenges You to Reduce Your Daily Trash
The average American produces 4.4 pounds of trash every day. And just 35 percent of it is recycled. Keep America Beautiful (KAB) hopes to increase the percentage of waste being recycled through its annual America Recycles Day, which is Friday. The observance is aimed at promoting recycling awareness, commitment and action. [caption id="attachment_311774" align="alignnone" width="500"] Photo credit:…
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America Recycles Day Puts Spotlight on Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
What happens to the stuff we throw away? About 53 percent of it goes into landfills, according to the U.S. EPA. About 12 percent is combusted for energy. About 35 percent is recycled. [caption id="attachment_308452" align="alignnone" width="500"] Aluminum cans are collected at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s America Recycles Day. Proceeds from the aluminum cans collected will…
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Berlin Street Artists Make Insane Art Out Of The City’s Waste
This is a really cool article about a ‘green’ activity that’s going on in Berlin Germany. The link below will take you to the Fast Company blog where this article is posted. I think this would be a great initiative to try and get launched in Canada, where there seems to be a never ending…