May 2013
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Recycling is everybody’s business. From industry to government, from schools to...
– White House Task Force on Recycling
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10 Reasons to Upcycle
frommyhandtoyours:
1. It’s greener than recycling. If you are concerned about being green with your business, as many of us are today, then you probably already recycle materials in your home office. That’s great but it’s even better to upcycle. Whereas recycling often means the downgrading of the quality of a material, upcycling retains the material’s quality, often with less waste than when...
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Why Everyone Needs Reliable Recycling Info. →
earth911ideas:
Earth911’s Recycling Directory hosts more than 1.5 million recycling opportunities for people to search for free every day - but having all that data in one place won’t quite do it. It has to be shared.
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Tips for reducing office paper waste
innovativegreenliving:
Use both sides
Use the front and back of a piece of paper and cut your paper use and costs in half.
Set computer defaults to print double-sided.
Make double-sided copies when possible.
Give it a second chance: Use paper printed on only one side in your fax machine, for draft copies or internal documents, or as scratch paper.
Think before you print or copy
Sometimes it...
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soulmates never die: May 7th: Waste - Recycle your... →
ccalgary:
Making new glass products from recycled glass saves 80% of the raw materials and 30% of the energy used to make glass from scratch. The energy is saved because crushed glass melts at a lower temperature than the raw materials used for glass. In the US, just over a quarter of all the glass made…
Great advice!
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10 Creative Ways to Reuse Extra Office Supplies →
Last Friday of the semester… got a little extra time on your hands to try these out?
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Recycling Fact #3
freespirit361:
Americans throw away enough aluminum every three months to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet
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April 2013
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y10k asked: I actually thought that photo was looking south.. were there ever barns and as much open space north of the river?
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Are Artists the Ultimate Recyclers? →
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