If you use local recycling services, there’s a decent chance #5 platics aren’t accepted. Yogurt, cottage cheese, hummus, and medicine bottles are commonly packaged in #5 plastic containers. If you’re a serious recycler and your municipality doesn’t accept #5 plastic, there may be another option available – returning these items to select Whole Foods stores. [...]
(From the Washington Post) Do I have to remove the staples when I recycle my magazines? What about envelopes and pasta boxes that have plastic windows in them? Twenty-five years ago, you would have been advised to keep staples and plastic windows out of the recycling bin. But these days, paper mills are more than [...]
Let’s face it – it’s difficult to run a business these days without investing in a significant amount of electronic equipment. Computers, printers, photocopying and fax machines, cell phones and PDAs… they are all crucial pieces in maintaining communication with clients and suppliers, not to mention staying on top of the latest business trends. But [...]
While recycling benefits the environment by conserving the earth’s resources, it can also be profitable for small, medium, and large businesses. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, for example, made $12,860 in 2008 alone by recycling over 140 tons of recyclable materials. In addition to recycling its own materials, the Cleveland Zoo has encouraged visitors to recycle certain [...]
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