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Recycling Your Cell Phone for the Environment

Recycling Your Cell Phone for the Environment

Did you know that electronic waste is slowly overtaking landfills? Electronic waste in the form of cell phones, computers and mP3 players is at an all time high. It is estimated that of the 130 million cell phones that are switched off, stuffed in a drawer or disposed of every year, only one percent are [...]

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Phones for Hope Campaign

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This article is a guest post by Jack Lundee, supporter of all things green and progressive. A large handful of students were seen grinning about Columbian Square on October Twentieth with Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, model Christy Turlington Burns and Juju Chang, journalist. They were [...]

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A Dozen Ways to Turn Recycling into Art

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First off, cheers to you for taking the initiative to recycle. Recycling is easy and something everyone should be doing by now. Once you see the quantity of plastics, glass and paper products you are actually recycling, it can become a bit of a wake up call to cut back on using those items all [...]

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A Quick Tip for Going Green in the Bathroom

A Quick Tip for Going Green in the Bathroom

What is one product that you use multiple times a day, but have never thought about the effect it has on the environment? For most people that product is probably toilet paper. The average American uses over 100 single rolls of toilet paper each year, but do you ever stop and think of where it [...]

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Be Green – Why You Should Recycle Unused Mobile Phones

Be Green – Why You Should Recycle Unused Mobile Phones

Nothing hits home harder than statistics so to make you sit up and pay attention did you know that although millions of new mobile phones are purchased every year as little as 14% of the old handsets they are replacing get recycled. The main reason for this is that people either forget they have them [...]

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5 Ways to Save Money by Recycling

5 Ways to Save Money by Recycling

As we all know, recycling is a roll that all of us should take part in.  By recycling, we’re able to reuse products, avoid using more natural resources to make products, and we can also save a lot of money over time.  Really, we can only benefit if we recycle, so why not do a [...]

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Get with the Program: Recycle for Your Business

Get with the Program: Recycle for Your Business

Businesses large and small are turning to recycling as a way to improve the planet we all share, bolster their brand images, and dispose of waste materials in a cleaner, greener way.  So if you haven’t yet gotten on board with an eco-friendly attitude at work, then you are woefully behind the times.  Although your [...]

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Green Options for Recycling Your Refigerator

Green Options for Recycling Your Refigerator

As you may or may not know, many items in your household can be recycled.  Whether you’re sending aluminum, glass, and plastic to the recycling center for pocket change, donating clothing and furniture to local shelters and thrift stores, or calling the trash company for a special electronics pick-up, you’re sure to do your part [...]

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Reclaimed Precious Metal Jewelry by DeAnna Cochran – Stunningly Eco Friendly!

Reclaimed Precious Metal Jewelry by DeAnna Cochran – Stunningly Eco Friendly!

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing an amazing local artist, DeAnna Cochran, who specializes in crafting gold, silver and bronze jewelry. At first glance her jewelry is visually stunning and very unique but don’t be fooled by the pretty looks, there is a complex and very clever process that goes into making her artwork; [...]

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Mobile Phone Recycling – How the Process Works

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Before we delve into how we can recycle mobile phones and where they go after they have been recycled, it is worth taking a few seconds to ponder the positive green effect that the act of recycling has on the environment, both immediate and cumulatively over time. Consider your old mobile phone being tossed into [...]

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Go Green, Get Paid, Mobile Phone Recycling!

See How Much Your Old Mobile is Worth!

If your household is anything like ours then you will likely have several old cell phones lying around in a virtual technology graveyard. We have two LG shines collecting dust due to our insatiable love of the iPhone! I have seen lots o f places where you can drop off used cell phones in a [...]

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Make Paper Decorations Using Old Newspaper

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Do you have lots of old newspapers or magazines waiting to be sent off for recycling? As the holidays draw closer we wanted to share some of our tips on how to make paper decorations using recycled paper. You will need: Some old newspapers or magazines A couple of used wire clothes hangers Strong wire [...]

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Green Resolutions for the New Year

Green Resolutions for the New Year

Here we are at the end of another year. 2010 is just around the corner and for me, it is the beginning of another opportunity to make life choices. What will I do in the coming new year to help my home, my planet be a better, healthier, greener place? Lets see, there are so [...]

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Recycled Christmas Tree Ornaments Top 10

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You are probably about to decorate this years Christmas tree so we wanted to share our Top 10 list of ornaments made from recycled materials. Many of these awesome eco creations could be made at home from recyclables but each of the top 10 recycled Christmas tree ornaments shown below can be purchased online. Number [...]

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Thanksgiving Colors, Why Not Add Some Green

Thanksgiving Colors, Why Not Add Some Green

Here we are at the start of the Holiday season, around our house, Thanksgiving plans are in full-swing! What can we do to get our holiday season off on a green foot? A lot! How about shopping for your Thanksgiving meal with two words in mind, organic and local. If you buy local, you enjoy [...]

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They Make Recycled Boxes Their Business!

They Make Recycled Boxes Their Business!

I was contacted yesterday with a request to write an article about a relatively new company and I approached the request with equal amounts of skepticism and intrigue! The request was to write about a company that takes used cardboard boxes and sells them back to businesses and the general public at low prices. What [...]

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Waste Electronic Recycling with Terracycle

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Have you ever wondered where all of our old computers and out dated electronics go? The shocking answer is usually that they go to a landfill but one company is making treasures out of e-trash and their waste electronic recycling is a wonderful thing! http://www.flickr.com/photos/zilpho/ / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 I have noticed a trend of [...]

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Inside the Recycling Process with EcoRewards

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I was recently invited to take a tour of a local Texas recycling center which is operated by the AbitibiBowater’s Recycling Division. Casey Gray is a “Business Recycling Consultant” and he gave me an amazing tour of the AbitibiBowater recycling center in Arlington, Texas. The division that Casey operates the EcoRewards Recycling program and they [...]

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Worm Composting, Worms Go In, Compost Comes Out

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Fall seemed the appropriate time to talk about worm composting. Worm composting is a way to recycle food waste into a rich, dark, earthy-smelling soil conditioner. This type of composting is somewhat unique in that it can be done indoors, as well as outdoors, this allows for all year composting. If you live in a [...]

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Jack O’Lantern Pumpkin Seeds Recycled!

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Photo by: Momster Its almost Halloween and along with the season comes the carving of the pumpkin.  The pumpkin carving ritual isn’t complete until you have cleaned out all those seeds. Here is a great idea, recycle and reuse them, by roasting them in the oven. Roasted pumpkin seeds are packed with nutrition and low in [...]

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