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Four Surprising Facts About Plastics Recycling

Sure, you know that you can recycle a lot of your plastics. But as technology advances, plastics recycling is evolving, so it can be tricky keeping up with the progress … even for the avid recycler. Here are four things about plastics recycling you may not know: 1. Recyclers Want Your Caps and Lid...

U.S. Recycling: Half Full? Half Empty?

I love keeping tabs on all the cool advancements in plastics recycling, tracking recycling stats and hearing how communities are collecting more and more of my favorite materials. And I love hearing about all the fun and innovative uses for recycled plastics. But I usually don’t hear so much about...

Reduce Waste at Tailgates

Tailgating at sports events can be as big a draw as the game itself, as fans gather in parking lots across the country for food, drinks, and fun. But unfortunately, all that celebrating can lead to lots of food and packaging waste. In fact, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, some...

Give Your Home a Recycling Makeover: Guest Post by Taniya Nayak

Play the Recycling Game “Bathroom to Bin” and Learn About Bathroom Recycling

While most of us typically recycle plastics from the kitchen, plastics also are widely used in the bathroom—and many of these plastics can go from the bathroom to the recycling bin. Packaging for shampoo, conditioner, lotions, sunscreen, mouthwash, body wash, medicines and other products used in t...

Plastics Help Sports Fans Celebrate Big Game Day with Less Waste

Americans celebrating a big game will buy, prepare, and devour lots of food and drink. For example, more food is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday in the U.S. than any day except Thanksgiving, according to the USDA. That can result in quite a bit of waste. We all want to lighten our environmental footpr...

Get Kids Recycling at School: Create a School Recycling Program

When school is in session, if your student is not already overwhelmed with sports, clubs, and music programs, then starting or helping with a school recycling program would be a terrific extra-curricular, educational activity. Recycling teaches kids important lessons about the environmental impact o...

Bin It: The Recycle App

Plastics recycling is now more rewarding than ever, thanks to the updated Bin It! 2.0 app, the exciting game from Plastics Make it Possible® that actually challenges players to recycle common household plastics. To encourage people to recycle more, Plastics Make it Possible® has teamed up ...

Use Less Stuff by Recycling This Holiday Season

Use Less Stuff Editor Bob Lilienfeld shares his tips for how to reduce, reuse and recycle for a greener holiday season. Check out Bob on WTSP-TV in Tampa Some of his great tips include: Look for gifts made from recycled plastics and other materials like t-shirts, hats and even purses and toys to he...

Reap the Benefits of Recycling: Make Recycling a Lifetime Habit

As a graduate student in the early 70’s I needed to work to pay the bills, so I channeled my enthusiasm for the environment, along with a little business sense, into starting my own company – Resource Recycling. What started as a simple recycling company grew quickly into a recycling consulting...

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