17 Oct

    “Did You Know?” Everyday we learn something new and today it's all about recycling.   Did you know that glass can be recycled almost indefinitely without losing its quality? Did you know that 5% of all aluminum produced since 1888 is still in use today? Bet you didn’t know that.  Here are some more recycling facts. Did you know that juice boxes can be recycled into toilet paper? Did you know that car batteries are the world’s most recycled product? Did you know that glass bottles can be crushed and used as aggregate for roads? We’re just warming up here...

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29 Feb

Spring has sprung and if you haven’t already, now’s the time to get going on your spring cleaning. There’s something refreshing about cleaning out our stale, cluttered living spaces, after a long winter stuck indoors. Whether you’re the type that jumps for joy at the thought of spring cleaning, or lazily approaches the task like a bear waking up from hibernation, we’ve got a few tips to help you clean with ease and keep your efforts green. One room at a time: This one's pretty self-explanatory. It’s easy to come in guns a blazing, feeling that you can take on the whole of your cluttered house in one fell swoop. Resist the urge. This initial burst of motivation can quickly give way to despair once the true size of the task is realized. Instead, just do it one room at a time. That way, you can make real progress without...

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19 Dec

In case you haven’t figured it out, we’re really into recycling. Nothing excites us more than adding another product to our list of recyclable materials. We get pumped up about utilizing new technology to keep even more waste out of the landfill. You might even say that we are recycling geeks! If you would indulge us for a bit here, we’d love to geek out a bit and share some of the new advances in the world of recycling technology. These new breakthroughs might not affect our business immediately, but just being a part of such a dynamic and cutting edge industry is part of what keeps us in the recycling game. Did you know that there is now a machine called PaperLab from Epson that can turn used office documents into new paper in about 3 minutes? Not only that, but it is designed to be installed on site in offices,...

01:37 / Recycle Me
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18 Dec

  The holiday season is suddenly here, so bring on the joy and bring on the cheer. Bring on the mountains of bright wrapping paper, and bring on the fruit cake you get from your neighbor. The parties, the presents, the real and fake trees, the packaging, lights, and the cheesy CD’s. Yes, this is the season for cheap decorations, and knocking back eggnog with friends and relations. Now hold on, this sounds like a season of WASTE, so here are some tips to keep trash in its place. Forget about cheap decorations this time, they clog up the landfills, we all know the kind. Instead, search your house, get creative this year, homemade can be simple, there’s no need to fear. If you throw a party, provide close at hand, a place for your guests to sort bottles and cans. And presents don’t have to be something you buy, it means so much more to give people your time. But if you get new electronics and stuff, be sure...

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29 Jun

On hot summer days many of us find ourselves reaching for an ice cold pop or beer, often in an aluminum can.  But even though aluminum is one of the most readily recyclable materials, around twenty percent of cans sold in BC are still not returned for refund or recycling. We can improve those stats. Here's a brief outline of how aluminum cans are made and recycled:  The process starts by mining bauxite and extracting the aluminum. The pure aluminum is then melted down and pressed into sheets from which the cans are made. When the cans are returned for recycling, they are baled, melted, and returned to the shelf as cans again in as little as six weeks. The recycling process is cost effective and uses 95 percent less energy than making cans from new material. Recycling cans is one big WIN for everybody. Recycling aluminum cans just makes sense, but did...

04:04 / Recycle Me
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