Recycling
Top 10 Recycling Resources November 3rd, 2008
Tips on how to make sure your trash gets a new lease on life
We all mean to recycle. The problem is that it’s sometimes quite difficult to actually get your recyclables to the proper facilities. If your apartment building or neighborhood doesn't have a recycling program in place,...more
Is zero waste possible in this consumer culture? October 29th, 2008
A review of Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte
I'm reading Garbage Land by Elizabeth Royte. It's an amazing book although it's now a bit outdated (it was written during the period of time in the early 2000's when the Bloomberg Administration stopped the recycling...more
Recycling Non-rechargeable Batteries August 8th, 2008
Not a Problem!
Doesn't it feel strange, holding a handful of heavy batteries and then casually tossing them in the trash? Throwing away non-rechargeable batteries is not illegal, but when in a landfill, most batteries begin to leak,...more
Reduce, Reuse, & Recycle at Home July 24th, 2008
Getting back to Basics - Recycling in Your Community
Green cars, solar roof material choices, how to install a composting toilet, and more; there's a lot of green info in the world to absorb. Sometimes we ignore the little things. Recycling is a little...more
Beautiful Old Wood Gets New Life in Brooklyn July 9th, 2008
Recycled Wood: The Stories these Walls Could Tell!
All true greenophiles know, everything old is new again! This can apply to fashion, but for now we're talking about wood. Reclaiming, refinishing, and reusing discarded wood for new buildings, interiors, and commodities is a...more
Trash Crisis Brings Out the Garbage Police June 30th, 2008
Europe Will Have to Recycle More, Dump Less
In the city of Whitehaven in northern England (almost at the Scotland border), Britons are balking at a government crackdown on trash. Earlier this year, for example, local bus driver Gareth Corkhill was fined $215...more
REUSE REUSE REUSE RECYCLE! The NEW 4 R's! May 26th, 2008
What Could Possibly be Better than Recycling? Reusing Before you Recycle!
We all understand the importance of recycling, but there's an extra little step we can take with our recyclable materials on the way to the recycling bin to help reduce our waste even more! To...more
The Benefits of Recycling: Let's Talk Trash May 14th, 2008
Seven Interesting Facts You May Not Have Heard Before
Sure, recycling benefits the environment in a variety of ways- it uses fewer resources, reduces landfill waste, etc etc. We’ve all heard about the three R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, in case you live under a...more
Do You Read the Paper Online or on Actual Paper? April 12th, 2008
We used to subscribe to the NYT daily paper. I loved it. I loved being informed of world events over breakfast but it made for so much paper recycling that we were overwhelmed. Since our...more
The Benefits of Recycling Cardboard April 11th, 2008
Why You Shouldn't Just Throw It Away
So as you probably know, cardboard, like all other types of paper products, is recyclable. At the same time, though, you’re probably saying to yourself, but cardboard is just so cumbersome to dispose of! Can’t...more
