Recycling

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How to Recycle Plastics Properly

Submitted on Aug 19, 2010

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Professional Sports Teams Becoming More Environmentally Conscious

Submitted on Aug 5, 2010

National sports team are taking steps in being environmentally conscious by adding more recycling bins, encouraging recycling and even LEED lighting

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Category: Eco SolutionsFuture Technologies

Plastic Innovations in Packaging Through the Decades

Submitted on May 19, 2010

Plastic Innovations in Packaging through the Decades From the invention of plastic in the late 1800s to the introduction of Tupperware® in the 1940s to the latest innovations in easy-dipping ketchup packets, plastics have played an integral role in smart packaging solutions that help us do more with less. Whether it’s your new electronic gadget [...]

Category: Smart Packaging

Plastic Bag Recycling Hits Record High

Submitted on Apr 13, 2010

A new report shows that Americans are recycling plastic bags and wraps more often.

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Category: Eco Solutions

Floor Tiles from Soft Drink Bottles

Submitted on Apr 13, 2010

How one chemist is working to improve the recycling process.

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Category: Buildings & HomesEco Solutions

Working with Grocers to Boost Recycling

Submitted on Mar 22, 2010

The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers hopes to boost the recycling of rigid plastics beyond PET and high density polyethylene bottles by working with groceries to make it easier and more accessible.

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Category: Eco Solutions

Do You Suffer from “Green Guilt?”

Submitted on Mar 22, 2010

According to a Reader’s Digest poll, the greatest green guilt internationally was not recycling enough.

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Category: Eco Solutions

Will.i.am Uses Star Power to Recycle

Submitted on Feb 25, 2010

Launching a new effort to increase recycling at concerts, the popular singer hopes to start a movement.

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Category: Eco SolutionsFashion & Design

Tips to Keep it Green This Holiday Season

Submitted on Dec 17, 2009

The Grocery Store Gal talks through Plastics Make it Possible's (SM) holiday tips.

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Category: Eco Solutions

Tips to Get Your Kids Recycling!

Submitted on Dec 11, 2009

Recycling is easy – and a fun family project any day of the year. Here are a few simple steps your family can take together to maximize what gets recycled in your home. 1. Get smart. It takes just a few clicks of the computer mouse to find out which recyclables are accepted in your area [...]

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Empowered Youth Take Recycling From Sesame Street to Their Neighborhood Streets

Submitted on Dec 11, 2009

“Recycle, Reduce, Reuse and Close the loop…” Plenty of kids will recognize this YouTube hit about recycling sung by the spokesdinosaur Recycle Rex. And from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood® to Sesame Street®, children continue to be exposed to messages about recycling starting in early childhood. Is this early education influencing behavior [...]

Category: Eco Solutions