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Recyclebank Rewards Consumers for Buying into Recycling

The Environmental Protection Agency reports that U.S. recycling rates increased only 2 percent from 2005 to 2009. What’s a nation to do when apparently “helping the planet” isn’t sufficiently motivating? Would recycling perks work? Enter: Recyclebank. This startup company designs and launche...

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...

Loll Designs Furniture with Eco Cred

Not many high-end furniture companies start with a skateboard, but Loll Designs isn’t your typical furniture manufacturer. Established by the founders of TrueRide, a skateboard park building and design company, Loll Designs was established when TrueRide founders wanted to create a sustainable...

The Latest in Eco Fashion: MATT & NAT

MATT & NAT is leading the way in eco-fashion with its line of fashionable purses and accessories that use fabric made from recycled plastic bottles. The company name itself comes from the words “material” and “nature.” The fashion brand is proud to point out that every product it makes c...

Recycling in California: School Challenge Encourages Recycling for Kids

It’s no secret Californians love to recycle – for example, in 2009, we recycled 17.2 billion empty beverage containers, more than 30 million waste tires, and 200 million pounds of used electronics. However, there’s still room for improvement. With more than 9,950 public schools across...

Can You Recycle Plastic Bottle Caps and Lids?

Wondering if you can recycle bottle caps and lids? For years, consumers have been told to remove the caps and lids on plastic bottles and containers before recycling. That is now changing at the recommendation of the plastics recycling industry itself. The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recycle...

More and More Americans Buy Recycled

November 15 is America Recycles Day! It’s the perfect time to celebrate not only recycling plastics and other materials, but also closing the ‘recycling loop’ by purchasing products made from recycled materials. More than 80 percent of Americans say they feel more “green” when they buy pro...

Plastic Recycling Myths Dispelled

Have questions about plastic recycling? The Association of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers (APR) can help! APR is the voice of plastic recycling and they want you to have the most current, correct information available. The APR Director of Communications, answered some FAQs. Sometimes I hear that ...

QA with Patty Moore of Moore Recycling Associates

Patty Moore talks a lot of trash. She’s been involved in recycling since 1983 when she got her start working at a recycling center in New Hampshire. She founded her own recycling consultancy in 1989, Moore Recycling Associates to help businesses, governments and communities handle waste manageme...

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