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Recycling: What Individuals Can Do

Reusing bicycles

Individuals everywhere are finding ways to reuse and recycle things that are often thrown away.  In this blog post we would like to tell you two stories about individuals that are making our planet a better place.

When 

was in college in London he was known as Dr. Bike, because he often ...

Waste Recycling (for kids)

Much of the garbage we throwaway could be used again. It could be put to a new use, or recycled and made into something new. This would help us to save resources.

Reusing Building Materials

It is not just household waste that can be recycled. Industry can reuse and recycle materials, too. Building materials such ...

Garbage

People do not just pollute earth’s air and water. They also litter the land with garbage – unwanted materials such as paper, plastic, metals, wood and food scraps. In developed countries each person produces several pounds of garbage per day.

In the United States paper and cardboard products make up about 40 percent of the ...

Sustainable Consumption

The key to becoming a green consumer is to practice sustainable consumption. The first part of that phrase means we keep ourselves-and Earth-alive and healthy, or sustained. Consumption is the act of consuming, which refers to what we buy and use. Sustainable consumption, then, involves owning and using things in a way that will help ...

Holbrook, MA - toxic playground

The Pastures had been a favorite play spot for children of Holbrook, Massachusetts, "for ages and ages," as one mother recalled. It was almost as though this plot of vacant land belonged to the young. It was ideal for a neighborhood game of hide-and-seek, building a secret fort, daredevil biking over the Camel Humps, or ...

New York's Garbage Cruise

Once in a sunny day of spring 1987, a smelly sea boat cast off from one of Long Island, New York piers and sailed into history. The name of the vessel was Mobro. It was a large barge heavily loaded with 3,168 tons of garbage. The famous-now Garbage Cruise ran along the Atlantic Coast ...

The Ecological Footprint

This post was prepared and published with the help of environmentally concerned members of Roll Off Dumpster Rentals Depot : Dumpster Rentals in Seattle , Dumpster Rentals in Sacramento , Dumpster Rentals in Phoenix and Roll Off Containers Barrie, ON .

How big are your feet?

Imagine walking barefoot along a beach, always keeping your steps on the wet ...

Garbage Landfill

Ever thought what happens with your junk when a truck driver hauls away a full of trash roll off dumpster? Or have you ever thought where black garbage bags go after you drop them in a curbside container and a squeaky garbage truck picks them up on a garbage day? If not than listen to ...

Recycling Metal

Metals are valuable materials because they can be used in many ways. A variety of metals can be found in the home: steel and aluminum in cans and aerosols, lead on the roof, copper on the pipes, and gold and silver in jewelry.

Where metal comes from

Most metals cannot be dug straight from the ...

Dealing With Glass

Glass is a very useful material. It can be made into bottles, jars, and other containers to hold liquids and foods. Also, it can be recycled over and over again.

Reusing glass bottles
 It is much better for the environment's sake to reuse a glass bottle than to recycle it. Glass bottles can be ...