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Recycling

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

  • broken heart

    Recycle your ex this Valentine's Day

    Fri, Feb 11, 2011 11:39 AM by Siel Ju

    Still holding on to your ex's stuff? This Valentine's Day, cleanse your home and heart by letting go of past loves — the green way.

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  • Recycling sign

    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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  • Stacks of aluminum cans for recycling.

    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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  • Recycling bins

    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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  • threadless totes

    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 with plastic thread

    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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  • Ellen Lutwak with her composter

    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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  • Reused paper towel tubes

    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

    '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 day.

    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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  • Siel's trash

    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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  • old computer monitor waiting to be trashed

    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.

    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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  • man in ugly Christmas sweater

    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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  • young boy scavenging in piles of garbage

    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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