Electronics Recycling Q&A with Novus Solutions
I was lucky enough to meet the leaders of local electronics recycler Novus Solutions LLC at the City of Lawrenceville Recycling Day early this...
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How to Dispose of Household Hazardous Waste in Gwinnett
Earth Day is April 22 (tomorrow!). How should you celebrate Mother Earth? You could adopt a road and recruit friends to help you keep it free of...
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The Amazing Psychology of Recycling
Why do some people go out of their way to recycle everything they can? Why might we care more about recycling a water bottle than a pile of...
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Quiz: What’s Wrong with These Recycling Bins?
Contamination — when items that can’t be recycled curbside are put into curbside bins — is one of the biggest challenges facing...
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Recycling Can Help Save the Oceans
The first time I ever thought about how trash affected ocean life was thanks to an episode of The Simpsons that I saw when I was 13 or 14 years...
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What The Numbers on Plastics Really Mean
Have you ever wondered what the numbers inside the chasing arrows symbols on rigid plastic packaging mean? You might’ve heard that they indicate...
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Turning Your Trash Into Treasure With Upcycling
At some point, we’ve all seen what a landfill looks like. Some of us have spotted one while taking a road trip. Some of us drive past one on our...
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Why Should You Recycle?
A triangle made of three arrows that connect in an endless cycle: It’s a simple shape that you’ve seen a thousand times. Though the symbol is...
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How to Recycle Household Items for a Great Cause
New Jersey-based recycling company TerraCycle makes it easy to do good for the earth and for your favorite cause. With the financial support of...
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How Clean Do Your Recyclables Have to Be?
Good news: There’s no need to fire up the dishwasher to get every speck of food off a bottle or container. The things you put in your recycling...
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How to Recycle Items Not Accepted Curbside
While plenty of items can be recycled, the real determining factor is whether or not the processor they’re being sent to has the...
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Bags: Just the Beginning of Stretchy Plastic Recycling!
You’ve likely seen them: The “Plastic Bags” drop-off bins located outside of Publix and Kroger, by the checkout lines at Target, in Wal-Mart’s...
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