Why Should I Recycle

Greenbang likes the cheery, chirpy government recycling adverts voiced by Jane Horrocks. “Recycle,” says perky Jane. “The possibilities are endless!” A nice antidote to the scary doomladen prophecies of environmental Armageddon that Greenbang is more used to. Recycling a glass bottle, says Horrocks, saves enough energy to power a washing machine for 10 minutes. But there’s now even more stuff you can do with your recycled bottles: HP has made an “engineering breakthrough” — that’s what... Read Full Story

We're back on track this week with the 2nd part to our small series "Good to Be Green". If you missed the 1st part, you can follow along here. Last week we discussed The Why's of going green. This week, let's talk about The How to's. One of the most important & easiest ways to start is to recycle: Definition of Recycle: taking a product or material at the end of its useful life and turning it into a usable raw material to make another product. There are 4 main Categories to recycling... Read Full Story

The recycling numbers embossed on the bottom of plastic bottles and recyclable plastic bags are not necessarily the solution to the plastic problem. Plastics are labeled with numbers 1 through 7; only numbers one and two are easily and efficiently recycled of the seven types of plastic that are stamped as “recyclable”. With the Halloween season in full swing, consumers in increasing numbers are being “plastic-conscious” with costumes, candy wrappers, and Halloween bags by keeping in mind... Read Full Story

American Chemical Society : In the first study to look at what happens over the years to the billions of pounds of plastic waste floating in the world’s oceans, scientists are reporting that plastics — reputed to be virtually indestructible — decompose with surprising speed and release potentially toxic substances into the water. Read full article Read Full Story

Recycling empty inkjet cartridges is an easy way for us to help to reduce the garbage we create. Here the top 5 reasons to recycle your empty inkjet cartridges. Shockingly, almost 3 entire pounds of resources involved in production are saved when a cartridge is recycled. Number two, for every inkjet cartridge that is recycled, an average of 3.5 oz. of oil will be saved. Because of the worldwide demand for oil, a little conservation will make a dramatic impact over the long run. Another reason... Read Full Story

For Immediate Release: November 14, 2006 Contact: Bonnie Smith, 215-814-5543 PHILADELPHIA -- November 15th is America Recycles Day. Each year our country produces almost 240 million tons of municipal solid waste, equivalent to nearly 4 ½ pounds of waste per person each day, most of which is recyclable. When we recycle, we conserve energy and natural resources, reduce air and water pollution and reduce greenhouse gases. By using our resources wisely, we strengthen our environment and... Read Full Story

Several families have taken the challenge. Save all of the plastic items that you and your family normally use for a week. We're going to wear it as art to display on Earth Day as a sort of green consciousness raising about how much plastic stuff we actually use. Green Tallahassee readers might also be interested in taking the Think Outside the Bottle pledge to opt for tap water over bottled water and support public water. Take the pledge at: Beth over at Fake Plastic Fish has been tracking... Read Full Story

Recycled gizmos and gadgets are a great way to get your name out there, or your committment to the environment recognized: Most of us recycle plastic bottles, newspapers and glass. The resulting recycled products are then said to be made of post consumer recycled content. Industry and companies also recycle products. When a widget is molded, the excess trim plastic is often saved in a box or dumpster. The plastic, is then melted, pushed through the equivalent of a giant play dough... Read Full Story

I read last week in a fashion magazine a professional “fashion forecaster’s” article in which she predicted that the hot new nail polish color is going to be shimmery navy blue….unfortunately, that may soon prove itself to be true, but I remember painting my toenails dark blue in 7th grade. Some fashions cycle, some fashions grow out of new technology; so we, imprintitems.com, unofficial promotional product predictor, present….. The hot new Green color for spring is the lovely silvery-gray... Read Full Story

Check out one of our cool new products!  Recycled journals , and no, we don’t mean tearing out what your big sister wrote in her diary and claiming it for your own (mostly ‘cuz that would be re- using , not recycling , although both are encouraged!) These journals are SWEET!  Made from 100% post consumer recycled content paper - meaning this paper has been in the market, used by consumers, and then made into paper again!  As we all know by now: because something is recycled doesn’t mean it... Read Full Story