Did you know that only a little over 50% of aluminums cans, on average actually get recycled?  I was really surprised that this number was so low.  After reading a short article, we learned that the number was about 54% in 2008 up from 2007.  The all time high was actually in 2000 at only [...]

Although technologies of the machines used at our waste facilities have emproved vastly over the years as far as sorting and so forth, recycling is still as important as it ever was.  Space for landfills is still such a difficulty to come by and even though the methods to maximize the lifespans of the current [...]

According to the EPA, during 2008 per capita waste generation was down a little more than 3%.  Is this a result of the recession? Well, some say yes and some say no.  Composting and recycling are up and that is not expected to change, since we continue to be educated and provided with more opportunities [...]

I know in a past post we talked about how when you decide to clean and de-clutter that you should think about things that you might not want, but that still may have some life in them and could benefit someone else – especially someone less fortunate than yourself, rather than simply throwing them in [...]

I don’t know about you, but I feel bad when I throw out tons of things.  Usually they are things that I thought I would use or used to use but just don’t anymore.  If you think about everyone in the world and all the trash that we all produce?  WOW…  Well rest assured that we [...]