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The Environmental Hazards of Used Tires and How Tire Recycling Helps

Tires have become a serious solid waste disposal problem and should not be disposed in your curbside recycling and garbage service. On July 1, 1994, whole tires were banned from landfill disposal in the state of Illinois. Placing tires in landfills can lead to many environmental hazards. (more…)

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How to head back to school with zero waste

Summer break is almost over, the kids are headed back to school, and you have a long list of supplies you have to buy. Before you rush out to the stores for back-to-school shopping, check out our list of tips to reduce waste, reuse school supplies, and recycle what you don’t need.  (more…)

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3 Dumpster Rental Problems and Solutions

Whether you rent dumpsters on a regular basis or plan to rent your first one soon, you should be aware of the most common problems people and businesses face when renting dumpsters. Read on to learn about three common dumpster rental problems and how to avoid or solve them. Illegal Dumping You likely carefully calculate the size of the dumpster you need for a certain job to ensure you have enough space to dispose of your items without exceeding the...

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Plastic Waste: What to do when your pool inflatable goes POP!

Water wings, beach balls, lounge chairs, floating pool toys. What do all of these things have in common? They CAN NOT be recycled.  Almost all of them are made of polyvinyl chloride (also known as PVC, or by the recycling number 3), which is one of the hardest plastics to recycle. It is also one of the most dangerous plastics to use, as it is full of chlorine and heavy metals and is a known human carcinogen. (more…)

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How to Prepare Common Items for Recycling

You've probably already heard many of the reasons recycling is a good idea. You might even know that recycling one ton of aluminum saves 14,000 kWh of energy or that recycling one ton of glass prevents the release of 7.5 pounds of air pollutants. But there's a difference between knowing something is good and actually doing it. Perhaps recycling intimidates you because you're not sure which items are recyclable. You might also wonder how you actually go about recycling items around your...

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4 Ways to Encourage Your Community to Recycle

You and your family understand the importance of recycling. You carefully sort your paper, plastics, and aluminum. Whenever possible, you reuse plastic bags and repurpose old items around the home so they serve a new function. And you buy products made from recycled materials. However, you feel that your efforts are outweighed by your neighbors' negligence. Though you try hard to recycle on your own, many in your community don't seem to care about protecting the environment. And many more...

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Commercial Waste

What Happens to the Items I Recycle?

You recycle because you know it's the right thing to do. You know recycling benefits your community and the environment. But each time you recycle a can, a bottle, or a newspaper, you wonder what happens to it. Was recycling worth it? Here, we'll go over some of the most common recyclable materials and their journey beyond the recycling bin. Metal Two types of metal-aluminum and steel-are recycled and reused every day. You've probably recycled aluminum cans many times. When...

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Tire Recycling Options and Why They Matter

Approximately 300 million people live in the United States-and Americans improperly dispose of nearly the same number of old tires each year. In the United States alone, businesses and individuals alike get rid of 240 million tires each year. Only a small percentage of those tires go to sustainable recycling, while nearly 77% end up in landfills or illegally abandoned. But why does it matter if old tires get left out in the environment or placed in a landfill? The...

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