Recycling Facts – Plastic Bags
Plastic bags and plastic #garbage thrown into the ocean kills as many as 1 million sea creatures each year. #recycleguide bit.ly/18gsqi4
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Upcycled Bird Feeder
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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The Importance of Recycling Batteries
Batteries not only run small items like your TV remote, they also provide backup power for hospitals and can even run commuter trains. Who knew that something so relatively small could be so powerful?! Environmental Effects While they come in a variety of shapes and sizes, all batteries have two elements in…
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Recycling Facts – Glass Bottles
A modern glass bottle would take 4000 years or more to decompose. #recycling matters! #recycleguide bit.ly/19paXUT
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Recycling Can Be Fun
Recycle Today For A Better Tomorrow! EDCO Can Help You Make a Difference. There are many ways that recycling helps our environment and even the smallest step can have significant results. Recycling reduces the garbage placed in landfills and saves our precious resources from being used up. It almost always…
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Kids Recycle Projects
Our projects are fun AND help the environment! All projects require adult supervision so ask a grown-up to help you out. Bottle Cap Charm Necklace Create a locket from items that you likely have around your home! What You Need: 2 metal bottle caps (the kind that come on a…
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Recycling Facts – Need For Aluminum Recycling
In the U.S. each year, enough aluminum is discarded to rebuild the commercial air fleet 4x over. #recycle it! #recycleguide bit.ly/1BNo5yZ
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Recycling Facts – Cell Phones
In 2006, over 100 million cell phones were thrown away. #recycle them! #recycleguide bit.ly/1ADxypw
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At 2015 Recycle Fashion Show With Pizazz
From left, 1st place winner in Child Category, Tortilla Chips by Mary Lou; 1st place winner in Youth/Teen Category, Queen of the Cards by Kalen Melton and 1st place winner in Adult Category Lace Up Green Chile Burlap Dress by Brenda Fleming and Modeled by Heidi Sheppard. Courtesy/LAC Recycle Fashion…
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Recycling Facts – Recycled Paper Impacts
Paper makes up 40% of our daily #trash. That’s paper you could be #recycling ! #recycleguide bit.ly/1FjRGhf
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Recycling Facts – U.S. Trash Production
The U.S. is the #1 trash-producing country in the world at 1,609 pounds per person per year. #recycleguide bit.ly/1FTOEUH
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Creative Ways to Reuse and Recycle Your Clothing
Did you know that textiles are estimated to take over 5.2% of all landfills? Instead of adding to the waste, let’s look at ways we can reduce our impact on landfills this month with alternatives to trashing any kind of fabric or clothing. Repurpose your clothes Cut old t-shirts into…
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