Try an Automotive Part Recycler
Next time you need car parts, why not go to a local auto parts recycler, or go on the internet to find one near your and chances are they may have what you need, or if you have a junk car in your back yard, sue your part by having it sent to recycle and still make a few bucks at the same time.
How rubbish will your Bank Holiday Weekend be?
This Holiday Weekend weekend promises to be an action packed one with over 10 million Brits planning on partying, going to festivals and hosting friends and family for barbeques and dinners. But a new study shows all that fun and festivity will produce over a staggering 40 million bags of rubbish.
How many Cyclists would it take to power a home?
Some people may be able to figure out how much energy their home uses in a typical average day simply by looking at their power bill, but to most people “watts and kilowatts” do not mean that much to them, so it can often be pretty hard to really put Energy Usage into everyday perspective for most.
Therefore in an effort to demonstrate which common appliances use the most energy, Baxi Ecogen have teamed up with Olympic and World Champion Cyclist Nicole Cooke to show us how much pedal power it takes her to power up a home.
Average person uses 650 lbs of paper
I found this neat simple black and white computer animation dealing with recycling today. “The average person uses 650 lbs of paper per year. 100 Million tons of wood could be saved each year if all that paper was actually recycled”
Nationwide Competition Announced to Design Bioplastics Symbol
A nationwide graphic design competition titles ‘Make Your Mark’ has been launched to select a symbol that will represent bioplastics. The recycling symbol was similarly created in 1970 through a similar competition. The idea of the new symbol is to indicate that a product is made from green, bio-based material, and not petroleum-based material. Gary Anderson who designed the won the original competition that produced the globally recognized recycling symbol still seen on recycled and recyclable products today over 41 years ago. He along with and industrial designer Karim Rashid are among the panel of renowned judges. Check out the attached video or let us know if you have any questions or comments. …
Green4Good Computers
I came across this interesting web site the other day while shopping for a computer. At Green4Good, when you purchase a computer you are participating in a program that supports local charities, promotes good corporate citizenship and also helps the environment by reducing computer related technical waste.
Kill the Paper Receipts
Not only do millions of paper receipts end up in landfills every year (thermal receipts cannot be recycled), the production of receipts does some real damage to the environment as well. An estimated 9 million trees are used just to produce paper receipts alone (not to mention the ink used).
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