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Good Green News!

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Good news all you recycling fiends out there! We’re winning! Recent news is that over fifty percent of all aluminum cans are being recycled! That’s a real green solution!

That’s a great percentage.

Those of us who are like Jeff Goldblum’s character David Levinson in Independence day, when we fish someone else’s coke can out of the trash just like, are making a difference.

Yes, The Aluminum Association, Can Manufacturers Institute and the Institute of Scrap Recycling recently announced that in 2008, 54.2 percent of aluminum cans were recycled.

Aluminum can be reused over and over. An empty coke can can be recycled and back on the store shelves in two months. Recycling used cans into new ones uses 95 percent less energy to create as well.

Keep recycling America!

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What Countries do a Great Job of Recycling?

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

What countries do a great job of recycling?

Austria!

They recycle about sixty percent of their daily waste.

The UK!

They recycle almost 18 % of their waste. Ireland, Italy and Portugal come real close to that too.

Much of the waste recycled in the UK is fueled by incentives. There’s a landfill tax, so businesses are urged to save both the earth and their budgets by recycling as much as possible.

China!

Many folks run the recycling industry in China. Citizens collect recyclables off the street. They earn typically about $150 a month, about half of what a typical cabbie makes. Beijing plans to increase it’s recycling effords from a wholesome ten percent to a whopping 80 percent by next year.

Brazil!

Half of all the trash generated in Brazil is recycled. There are upwards of half a million recycling collectors in their $3 billion industry.

Africa!

Africans can see the light in their glass recycling efforts. They’re annual glass recyling rate shines! They went from 148,000 tons of glass to 183,000 tons in just one year.

Egypt!

In Egypt, trash collectors purchase the right to collect trash. Trash is a profitable business in Egypt.

recycling scrap

recycling scrap

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Earthfinds – India

Thursday, June 4th, 2009

Most of us here in America do a fairly good job of recycling our day to day products. The people in India take the cake though!

In just one rather large village in India, home to over a million people, the majority of the people recycle. They take it a step further that most. While many folks are really craft at creating new items from used ones, the Indians excel at it.

These home crafters gather trash from all over the city. They then transform it into new products. It’s a way of life for these Indians and a substantial portion of their income.

Overall, India recycles about 40 percent of their electronic waste. Kudos to India!

National Geographic’s Novica features some prominent Indian artists. Their creations range from wall hangings, metal works, woven and fabric items and jewelry.

http://www.novica.com/region/india/index.cfm?rid=15

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