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Recycling At An Annual Festival

For the past 25 years the city of Frederick, Maryland, has hosted a street festival in the fall This event draws 75,000 people who flock the streets to hear live music, enjoy childrenand#39;s activities and purchase items made by local artisans The event is lacking in only one area: the area of recycling For all of its years in existence the festival has never had the means to take on the task of .....More on Copper Recycling

Recycling: A Look At New York City

New York City, in just its five boroughs, has a population of over 8 million and in an area smaller than most states; you can just imagine how much waste is created on a daily basis Recycling in New York City is mandatory and has been since July 1989 Before that date, starting in 1986, recycling was voluntary and as it began to catch on, recycling-educating materials from pamphlets, decals to .....More on Copper Recycling

Recycling And Kidsand#39; Toys

One of the biggest mistakes parents make, especially in the time when their family is young, is to over spend and buy more toys than children can possibly play with before just feeling overwhelmed When children are in a play room, overflowing with toys, they often will retreat, feeling there are too many to choose from, and will not play with any of them It is important to purchase toys that w.....More on Copper Recycling

Recycling: How You Can Make An Impact

Have you been bombarded with advertisements and news stories about the desperate shape our planet is in and thought to yourself, "Iand#39;m only one person, I canand#39;t even put a dent in what needs to be done to make things better" With all of the media coverage on issues like, acid rain, loss of rain forests, endangered animals, the depleting ozone layer and even former Vice President Al Goreand#39;s pet proj.....More on Copper Recycling

Arts and Crafts And Recycling

There are so many ways to integrate recycling with arts and crafts and still have hours of entertainment and maybe make a few holiday gifts One of my favorite crafts is to decopauge The materials needed to do this are simply old magazines, a pair of scissors, some white glue and something to decorate Iand#39;ve seen people use this art medium on every kind of article from wooden boxes up to quee.....More on Copper Recycling

Recycling: How To Prevent The Excess

The idea of recycling is to reuse an item rather than toss it into the trash and have it end up filling space in a landfill, right Hereand#39;s a thought; why not have the waste in the first place Are you with me How can this be accomplished, you may be asking yourself, and thatand#39;s good because I have a few ideas Iand#39;d like to share Be aware of the items you purchase and how they are packaged S.....More on Copper Recycling

Recycling: Visit A Landfill

For 43 years Iand#39;ve been someone who never really finished the thought; when I throw something away it goes Iand#39;ve given myself a great gift this year; call it a field trip, if you like, but I took myself to my townand#39;s landfill and had my eyes opened for the first time Maybe the concept of someone reaching their 40s and still not being contientious of recycling is one that sounds far-fetched, w.....More on Copper Recycling

Recycling Items Like Computers and TVs

With the way technology is out-doing themselves year after year with newer, better, bigger and improved products for computer users, you can just imagine the amount of waste that is generated when consumers upgrade along with the process One household may have one or two computers to upgrade on a yearly basis but if you add to that computers and monitors from even a small business, the numbers a.....More on Copper Recycling

Recycling: Putting An End To Junk Mail

In an average week how much junk mail comes to your home For the average American family, with two adults and two children, they could probably weigh their junk mail at the end of any given week to equal the weight of a small animal An average American home can get items from; clearing houses, credit card offers, insurance offers, lottery winnings, mortgage advertisements and promises of lower.....More on Copper Recycling

What If You could Be Paid To Recycle

The idea of getting paid to recycle may sound far fetched and you may think the story will end with, "and they lived happily ever after" But that is not the case with a company from Pennsylvania who has come up with the genius idea about how to encourage people to recycle The company is called RecycleBank and itand#39;s a Philadelphia-based private company that has a very high tech idea about how.....More on Copper Recycling

Recycling: Even Bricks Can Be ReUsed!

One of the most innovative ways of recycling materials that have probably been over-looked came in the form of a contractor re-using bricks from a brick wall that needed to be torn down during the construction of an addition to a home The contractor learned his trade from one long time mason worker who believed that if you have brick as part of your building project, it could last forever .....More on Copper Recycling

Recycling: How To Start And Maintain A Compost Pile

In todayand#39;s world, where the idea of recycling is not an option, but a necessity, having your own compost pile is a great activity and resources in keeping with the mandatory recycle laws The bonuses of composting heavily outweigh any negative connotations compost piles have had to defend themselves against; mainly, the smell Because food waste, when compiled properly and maintained can creat.....More on Copper Recycling