Recycling

Learn how to recycle everything, from aluminum and newspapers to less obvious household items.

Recycle sandwich bags, dry-cleaning bags and more
Thu, Feb 10, 2011 9:12 AM by Robin Shreeves
You'll be amazed at all the plastics you can put in the plastic bag recycling bin at the grocery store.
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Can recycling

Mon, Feb 07, 2011 11:02 AM

Learn about aluminum can recycling, one of the most efficient forms of recycling that companies hope to see more of in the future.
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10 off-the-radar recyclers
Mon, Feb 07, 2011 10:35 AM by Melissa Hincha-Ownby
When you think of large-scale recyclers, thrift stores and the banking industry probably don't come to mind.
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Reuse Threadless' recycled totes
Fri, Jan 28, 2011 3:16 PM by Siel Ju
The popular T-shirt site now offers 100 percent recycled cotton canvas totes that are sturdy enough to carry a laptop or a farmers market melon.
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Knitting bedrolls from 'plarn' for the homeless
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 9:53 AM by Robin Shreeves
One California woman is teaching others to knit for a good cause using grocery bags.
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One urban waste solution: Composter sharing
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 5:54 PM by Siel Ju
Not every urban dweller has room for a composter of her own. Do you share a composting solution with your neighbor?
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Kitchen recycling tips: Paper towel tubes
Mon, Jan 10, 2011 4:17 PM by Robin Shreeves
Really useful ideas for giving paper towel tubes a second life.
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'Trash is Cash:' Kenyan kids rap about a green revolution
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 4:14 PM by Siel Ju
Video: A group of kids who grew up around Nairobi's slums create an award-wining rap about how recycling can create a new green economy.
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Technology recycling: More laws needed?
Thu, Jan 06, 2011 3:13 PM by Judd Handler
As the industry grows, experts say the government will want recyclers to be certified to handle electronic gadgets.
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Composting: A common dilemma for apartment dwellers
Tue, Jan 04, 2011 5:08 PM by Siel Ju
Here's a rogue approach to composting in 2011 — with the help of a neighbor's green bins. How do you compost?
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In 24 states, your old computer isn't 'trash'

Tue, Jan 04, 2011 9:13 AM by Dave Gram, AP

Many states have instituted laws banning electronic waste from landfills.
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Electronics recycling
Mon, Jan 03, 2011 1:08 PM by Jeanne Bonner
The future of electronics recycling may be in donating used items.
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The responsible regift: 4 ways to offload a holiday misfire and make it count
Thu, Dec 16, 2010 3:00 PM by Matt Hickman
You can find a good use for that tacky sweater or even that nice food processor — anything that you just don't need.
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Scavengers leave dumps to speak out at U.N. climate conference

Fri, Dec 03, 2010 5:30 AM by Charles J. Hanley, AP

Garbage scavengers traveled to the Cancun climate change conference to demand access to waste now being trucked to an incinerator.
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Hawaiian beach garbage recycled into vacuum cleaner

Wed, Oct 27, 2010 9:57 AM by Audrey McAvoy, AP

Electrolux made a vacuum out of plastic collected at Kahuku Beach to provoke a discussion about the plastic trash that's polluting the oceans.
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