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Thursday, August 12, 2010
Recycling Batteries to Reduce Hazardous Landfill Waste
Posted by: Brad Roderick
A lot of what we use these days runs on batteries, and a lot of times when those batteries no longer work we immediately toss them in the trash. Those batteries will eventually end up in landfills across the country creating more hazardous waste because of the toxins they carry. I would like to share a video from latimes.com about a new battery recycling program called My Call to Recycle which aims at informing people about the benefits of recycling batteries as well as providing places to recycle.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Indianapolis Elementary Kids Launch School Recycling Project
Posted by: Brad Roderick
Have you ever heard the quote “Children are our most valuable natural resource,” by Herbert Hoover? Well a group of 3rd grade students at Charity Dye Elementary in Indianapolis, IN are proving to be just that. What started out as a simple class recycling project may turn the school into the official neighborhood recycling center with the help of the students.
Here is a video from latimes.com about the recycling project and the students behind the initiative.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Hollywood, Florida Citizens Launch Recycle Back Partnership with 1,500 Businesses
Posted by: Brad Roderick
It is always refreshing to see a community step up its recycling efforts in order to protect the environment. In Hollywood, Fla. residents have increased their recycling 130 percent in order to gain points through a company called the Recycle Back. The company allows participants to purchase goods from more than 1,500 local and national businesses by trading in points for coupons. Here is a video from the latimes.com about the Recycle Back program.
