Most cities now have made it possible for people living in multi-family communities to recycle and reduce waste. With mixed recycling collection for plastic, metal, and paper materials being available to multifamily communities.

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Celebrating its 12th year, America Recycles Day (ARD) is the only nationally recognized day dedicated to encouraging Americans to recycle and to buy recycled products.

Did you know?

• Americans throw away enough office paper each year to build a 12 foot high wall of paper from NY to Seattle.

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I was looking through some blogs today and found this site called French Picnic. Its a blog that likes to take the old and make it new or use what you have to make something new. I found this post – Use it up. Wear it out.

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Did you know you could recycle your used cooking oil? I was reading the newspaper and came across an ad from the Public Works Environmental Services about recycling your used cooking oil and was so excited. I always felt so guilty throwing the oil down the drain or in the garbage.

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Coming up on September 26th is the 4th Annual Green Sprouts Organic Baby & Family Fest.

Green Sprouts Festival is a fun, festive and educational one-day event for the whole family that celebrates and promotes the nurturing of life through nature. From pregnancy to childhood, parents can learn about and explore eco-friendly, community-involved, natural, and healthy options to raising their families.

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Setting up a recycling station in your office can be easier than it seems. I often look at what I am throwing away and see that a lot of it could be recycled. I have even taken items home to be recycled but this isn't always convenient. So after doing a little research here is what I found:

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While visiting San Francisco I found that it was much cleaner than I had originally thought. It had been almost 14 years since the last time I visited but the city on this visit overwhelmed me with its beauty.

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Swaps have become very popular these days. And not only are they only swapping clothing these days, they are even swapping seeds, childrens toys/books, baby gear and all sorts of items, you just have to be on the look-out for swaps in your area.

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Memorial day weekend is known for barbecues, picnics and all things outdoors. Sitting at my desk I have watched 100 or more RVs and trailers go rolling by. Memorial day marks the beginning of the warm weather. Essentially its the first time of the year for most to take their campers, trailers, and tents out.

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Have you ever thought about what happens to your fridge when you buy a new one and the moving men take the old one away? I can't say that I have ever thought about it really. But a refrigerator is a large mass of steel. They say that an average refrigerator aged 10 years or older contains about 123 pounds of steel and recycling this steel helps to save energy and other valuable natural resources. Knowing all of that makes me want to make sure refrigerators get recycled properly, getting the most out of something that is no longer of use as it is.

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