Here in this post we will tell you tech organizations with recycling programs in the United States. In United States, the environmental protection Agency (EPA) takes care of rules and regulations which govern the management of used electronic goods. There are specific state and federal regulations to handle different types of E-waste like Used electronic […]

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Nike recently unveiled their latest innovation – basketball jersey made from recycled plastic bottles. The super light and breathable uniform will be worn for the first time during the games by Team USA. Just in time for the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games (27 July to 12 August 2012), Nike recently unveiled their latest innovation – […]

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PepsiCo Beverages Canada yesterday announced the introduction of its 7UP EcoGreen bottle which the company says is the first beverage bottle in Canada and North America made from 100 percent recycled PET (polyethylene terephthalate) plastic. See: Plastic Recycling Symbols Creating a 100 percent recycled PET bottle has proved quite a challenge to plastic recyclers for […]

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Is recycling plastic bottles really the answer. Jaymi Heimbuch wrote this essay 2 weeks ago suggesting that plastic bottle recycling might not be the answer to the problem of plastic solid waste Watch: Video showing the steps in the long and energy intensive process of plastic bottle recycling. As you may have noticed, we’re a big […]

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A study by the American Chemistry Council found out that the plastic to fuel recycling gaining traction in the US. “People begin to see that this is not garbage, this plastic waste, this bottle cap, the lunch container is oil. So when a child understands this, the garbage gets cleaned up. People don’t know that […]

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The Plastiki arrives in Sydney, the 60-foot boat made from plastic water bottles and other recycled materials after sailing 8000 miles across the Pacific. The Plastiki seen here sailing into Sydney, near the famous Sydney Opera House landmark. Photo: Adventure Ecology. Plastiki, the world’s first 60-foot catamaran made from recycled plastic water bottles sailed triumphantly […]

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California plastic bag ban from all commercial establishments. AB 1998, the plastic bag ban bill has passed a crucial committee vote Paper or Plastic? In this video from National Geographic, Edward Norton describes a simple easy step everyone can take to help clean up the environment. California may very well be on the way to […]

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A state-of-the-art plastic recycling facility near Watts, Oklahoma is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2010. This was announced recently by Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (AERT), a leading plastic recycler firm based in Springdale, Arkansas. The world class plastic recycling facility at Watts is also expected to be the first LEED […]

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Plastic waste into fuel? (Photo: Envion) If you’ve been following this blog for a while now, you know that plastic recycling is one of the environmental initiatives that we support in this site. That’s why when I came across this news about a company that proposes to convert plastic waste into fuel, I simply couldn’t […]

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This is actually a spin of an article on plastic recycling symbols I’ve published elsewhere,  I just thought it would do some good to post it here. I’ve been noticing that most visitors to this blog are brought here by the search engines after they entered the phrase “plastic recycling symbols.” The information here is […]

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