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Municipal Waste Recycling

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The United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) as everyday items we use and then throw away, such as product packaging, grass clippings, furniture, clothing, bottles, food scraps, newspapers, appliances, paint, and batteries. This comes from our homes, schools, hospitals, and businesses.

In 2010, Americans generated about 250 million tons of trash and recycled and composted over 85 million tons of this material, equivalent to a 34.1 percent recycling rate. On average, we recycled and composted 1.51 pounds of our individual waste generation of 4.43 pounds per person per day (Figure 1 and Figure 2).

The EPA encourages practices that reduce the amount of waste needing to be disposed of, such as waste prevention, recycling, and composting.

WasteCare Corporation specializes in waste processing, cost-reduction, and waste recycling solutions through the use of innovative products, streamlining, and better resource utilization. We are ready to assist businesses and municipalitites both small and large that have an interest in reducing waste processing and waste disposal costs. Visit our website to see more our of innovative and affordable waste recycling solutions.

Electronic Waste Recycling and The Environment

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We have really improved our world technologically in the past, and innovation continues to rise as researchers and scientists continue to create more and more labor-saving, entertaining and working devices. Unfortunately, as our technological world expands we have also created a need to keep up with it all. Therefore, as we move on from the sciences of yesterday to the next big thing, loads and loads of electronic waste emerge. From computers to mobile phones, I pods, mp3 players, laptops, adapters, digital cameras and much, much more, everything is constantly being improved and customized. It seems as if the electronic market has become more competitive than ever, as well as more and more specialized.

Any electronic products used for telecommunications, entertainment, and processing data are frequently advanced and therefore, frequently replaced.

With higher and higher numbers of accessories and additional functions, features, new hardware and software programs, and so much more, it seems that an up-to-date computer, or other electronic device becomes antiquated within a couple of years. And this is not much of an exaggeration, considering the increase of features that are continuously being developed and marketed.

Solutions to the resulting amount of electronic waste are already in order. With any luck, ways to recycle electronic waste will increase at least at half the rate that we develop new technological ideas. But, after only a little experience, we realized the need to keep up with controlling the huge amount of electronic waste, as much as we need to keep up with all of our new electronic inventions. However, the concept of recycling electronic waste is being developed at too slow a pace.

The good news is that recycling and caring for the environment are also very important to many individuals – this includes electronic waste.

We have begun to recognize the ability to re-use electronic parts along with the continuing development of new technology. My hope is that development of new technology using recycled parts of old electronic devices will, with any luck, also increase. Of course, the elimination of waste build-up and lessening an ever-increasing number of landfills all over the world is becoming more and more of a priority for people. Especially in Asia, the development of new technology, combined with the re-use of old electronic parts is being aggressively approached.

The erratic development of more and more technological devices has created for us a world we would have never imagined in the past. It seems as though development in technology is moving faster now than ever before. We have created a highly technological world – and that is definitely a good thing. We just want to remember to preserve this world too, by eliminating the amount of waste in general and recycling as much as possible – from aluminum cans to discarded electronic devices. Making the world better is a job for everyone. Find out about all of the things that you can do to help save this beautiful and not to mention technology brilliant planet.

Anne Clarke writes numerous useful articles on solar power and the environment.

Reduce. Reuse. Rebox. Showing Appreciation for the Environment This Coming Earth Day

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(PRWEB) March 17, 2011

With Earth Day coming up, one company continues to show its appreciation for the earth. It?s no secret; the environment is in constant need of innovative solutions to keep the planet clean, and every day people are faced with adopting practices that reduce their overall impact on the environment. So, how can one live lightly on the earth and save money at the same time? Rebox Corp has a perfect solution to going green and saving, and tackles the benefits of reusing cardboard boxes.

Rebox Corp., a Montreal-based company and a North American leader in used corrugated boxes, has had the planet in mind since it first started operations in 1990. Rebox provides an environmentally friendly and cost-efficient solution for companies that use cardboard boxes on a continuous basis.

Most companies that use cardboard boxes end up having to compact and bail their old boxes which makes them impossible to resell. Instead, Rebox acquires truckloads of used boxes that might otherwise be thrown away or recycled and sells the corrugated boxes to other companies that need to ship their goods.

Corrugated boxes can certainly be used more than once yet so many companies dispose of their boxes after just one use. While recycling paper products is great, reusing is even better as that requires less energy and resources. Reuse is often confused with recycling, but they differ in more ways than one. To reuse is to use an item more than once, either for the same function or for a new purpose. Reuse helps save time, money, energy, and resources; it reduces waste and supports a productive economy.

Quick Facts:


Each ton or reusable corrugated carton saves 4100 Kwh of electricity.
Each ton of reusable corrugated carton saves over 6,999 gallons of water.
One ton of reusable corrugated carton saves enough energy to power the average North American home for 6 months.
Each ton of reusable corrugated carton saves enough water to supply a family of 4 for an entire month.

This is the Rebox Corp. philosophy. Whether buying used boxes or selling used boxes, their easy-to-implement once-used corrugated cardboard box programs have made them the most trusted used box procurer and reseller in North America, preserving the environment one box at a time.

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Packaging and The Environment – Corrugated Cardboard

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Eco-friendly products are currently in high demand. Consumers are very much aware of the need for products which can be reduced, re-used or recycled. This even goes as far as the packaging materials in which the product arrives. Many traditional packaging materials are not eco-friendly, such as polystyrene loose fill or plastic blister packs, but many of these products have alternatives which would achieve the same results, whilst keeping costs to a minimum. As suppliers, more attention needs to be paid to sourcing packaging which is much more ‘ecologically sound’.

Corrugated cardboard is used as one of the most fundamental items in packaging, the humble cardboard box. Used extensively throughout the world, cardboard boxes or cartons are the backbone of most transit packaging. Corrugated cardboard may at first seem like a very bad resource for use in eco-friendly packaging materials, (destruction of forests, destroying eco-systems) but this is not strictly true, as many of the paper based materials in use are cut from sustainable woodlands.

Aside from this, there are other benefits to using corrugated cardboard packaging.

All cardboard boxes can be reused & recycled. This means that less resources are used in the future, as recycled corrugated cardboard can be used in making further cardboard boxes, and re-use of boxes ensures maximum life-span of the original materials. Although many corrugated cardboard boxes are not usually 100% recycled, (70-90% on average), it is possible to purchase boxes which are entirely made from recycled corrugated cardboard.
It is not just the corrugated boxes which can be made of recycled materials but also inserts for these boxes., such as those used to hold wine bottles in place or specialist die-cut inserts.

Boxes are not the only product made from corrugated cardboard.

Single-face corrugated paper rolls, corrugated mailing wraps, shredded kraft papers & corrugated sheet-board made from 100% recycled materials can all be purchased.

The incentive to use recycled corrugated cardboard packaging materials is due to a number of factors. These include the reduced cost of packaging materials, (as recycled materials generally cost less than virgin materials), & the opening up of further demographic markets, as many consumers will base their purchasing habits on how eco-friendly a product appears to be, including the packaging materials products are despatched in.

It is no longer just good enough to provide a quality product at an affordable price. It must be considered just how eco-friendly your product is, including any packaging materials which are involved. If this is over-looked, then be prepared to pay in lost sales & lost customers.

Mark Reid works for Postpack Ltd, an online manufacturer & distributor of packaging materials throughout the UK, Ireland & Europe. They provide free samples if required, offer free delivery for orders over £100 and operate a free bespoke design service. http://www.postpack.co.uk

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Is recycling plastic good for the environment?

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Question by sweettart4852: Is recycling plastic good for the environment?
We are having a debate about recycling plastic, and whether it is good for the environment to recycle or not.
A reason why is would not be good for the environment is that is uses more energy to recycle something than it does to let it decompose naturally. Is this true? Please provide internet sources.

Best answer:

Answer by VicariousJade
plastic doesn’t decompose.

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