“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.” ― Author, John Green If you are a book lover, you may find it astounding that libraries throw away an average of 100 books a year….
Items That May Be Recycled at Drop Off Locations in Your County: Propane tanks- can be returned to the place of purchase. Motor oil bottles Flourescent light bulbs-special county programs Latex paint cans- cleaned out-some drop off locations Clothing and other textiles- best to donate Electronics- can not go in…
Sewage and waste water is treated and reused every day around the world. #recycleguide bit.ly/1DOJWqI
The avg household throws away 13,000 separate pieces of paper each year–mostly packaging and junk mail. #recycleguide bit.ly/1DkUwCQ
Over 75% of #waste is #recyclable, but we only #recycle about 30% of it. Your #recycling matters! #recycleguide bit.ly/18grABV
Want to sleep like a rock tonight? Learn how to take care of the environment by disposing of your mattress properly so that it can be recycled, and we think you’ll sleep like a baby. Mattress Firm suggests that consumers replace mattresses every 8 years, due to all the sweat, dust…
Americans use 85 million tons of paper a year; about 680 pounds per person. Be sure to #recycle yours! #recycleguide bit.ly/1FjRGhf
A 60-watt light bulb can be run for over a day on the amount of energy saved by recycling 1 pound of steel. #recycleguide bit.ly/1D4QADR
An aluminum can that’s thrown away will still be a can 500 years from now! #recycleguide bit.ly/1A2jKBf
So much is being done across the country to help spruce up our environment. Recycling has picked up over the past several decades and continues to build traction in every state thanks to recycling initiatives, legislation and the efforts of nonprofit organizations. According to the EPA, the national recycling rate…
Plastic bags and plastic #garbage thrown into the ocean kills as many as 1 million sea creatures each year. #recycleguide bit.ly/18gsqi4
Instead of lining and filling an old wire hanging basket, simply set in a terra-cotta saucer, sprinkle birdseed onto the surface and hang it from a tree branch to create the feeder you see at left. Whether your saucer sits lower in the hanging basket or is closer to its…
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