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

  • Kahuku beach

    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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  • kids in costume

    Recycle your Halloween costume for a good cause

    Tue, Oct 26, 2010 3:41 PM

    Donate this year's Halloween costume to those in need.

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  • Turning trash into art

    Wed, Oct 13, 2010 1:11 PM

    Video: Sculptor visits construction sites, which he calls "gold mines," and turns the waste into works of art.

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    Hush! Frito-Lay to pull most noisy SunChips bags

    Tue, Oct 05, 2010 12:11 PM by Emily Murphy

    The bags were launched with a big marketing effort to play up their compostability — but what makes them compostable also makes them loud.

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  • Soda can tops

    U.S. aluminum can recycling up 4 percent in 2009

    Thu, Sep 16, 2010 11:32 AM by Reuters

    55.5 billion aluminum cans were recycled in the United States in 2009.

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  • volunteers folding eco-blankets

    Taiwan charity sends eco-friendly blankets as aid

    Tue, Sep 14, 2010 3:17 AM by Associated Press

    Thousands of volunteers produce the blankets after washing and sorting plastic bottles at garbage yards around Taiwan.

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    Taiwan turns plastic junk to 'green' gold

    Sun, Sep 12, 2010 2:38 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The island started recycling plastic more than a decade ago amid growing environmental concerns, and today it boasts about 73 percent recycling rates.

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    Backers of electronics recycling seek unified federal laws

    Fri, Aug 20, 2010 4:40 PM by Alyson Zepeda and Carolina Madrid, Reuters

    States, cities and consumer groups are looking for a federal solution to getting rid of more than 2 million tons of electronic gadgets each year.

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  • Illegal recycling: Companies crack down on crate theft

    Fri, Jul 30, 2010 4:59 PM

    Want to recycle plastic crates for crafts or cash? You better have a legal source of them because companies are cracking down on theft.

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  • Plastic bottle catamaran crosses Australian finish line

    Mon, Jul 26, 2010 7:56 AM by Pauline Askin, Reuters

    The project aimed to draw attention to plastic pollution in the oceans, and the designers also wanted to prove that waste can be used as a resource.

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  • Chicago trashes $1 million on recycling carts

    Sat, Jul 10, 2010 2:22 PM by Katherine Butler

    Reports show that Chicago has stockpiled about 22,000 or more blue bins in a warehouse.

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  • Is washing out sandwich baggies a waste of time?

    Thu, Jul 08, 2010 11:44 AM by Mother Jones

    It might be a hassle, but reusing your bags wins in the end.

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  • 'Plastiki' recycled-bottle ship to complete Pacific voyage

    Tue, Jul 06, 2010 3:39 AM by Agence France-Presse

    The eco-boat will leave for Sydney this week on the final leg of its trip across the Pacific to raise environmental awareness.

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  • Electrolux to make vacuums from plastic ocean trash

    Tue, Jun 29, 2010 7:34 AM by Reuters

    The world's second largest home appliance maker will collect bits of plastic from the ocean to make six showcase vacuum cleaners.

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  • Washington couple collects 400,000 cans to pay for wedding

    Fri, Jun 25, 2010 3:21 PM by Associated Press

    The cans, worth about $3,800, will be used to pay for Peter Geyer and Andrea Parrish's July 31 wedding.

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