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Looking for new ways to recycle?

Rebecca Long — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:20:45 +0000

Switch to LED, Recycle Your Old String Lights

“Holiday lights look so pretty strung along rooftops and twined around trees, but they can be an electricity drain. Luckily, by choosing LED lights, making smart decorating choices and recycling old strands, your home can still sparkle with holiday cheer at a minimal environmental cost. …”

See rest of the article by Sophie Quinton here:

Compared to holiday incandescent lights, holiday LED lights:

White LED lights

use up to 95% less energy

last up to 10 times longer

are more durable with no filaments or glass bulbs to break

produce very little heat reducing the risk of fire

Remember, both incandescent and LED holiday lights are recyclable.

11 Facts about Paper

Rebecca Long — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:55:26 +0000

1. Year paper was invented: 105 A.D. (by Chinese imperial court official Lun Ts’ai).

2. Global comsumption of paper and paperboard in 2005: 368 million tons.

3. Projected consumption in 2021: 579 million tons.

4. Paper consumed per person, per year in the United States: 330 kilograms.

5. Paper consumed per person per year in Western Europe: 200 kgs; Latin America: 50 kgs; China and Asia: 28 kgs.

6. Sheets of paper used each year by the average U.S. office worker: 10, 000.

7. Percent of printed-on office paper discarded within one day of printing: 45%.

8. Municipal waste discarded in the U.S. in 2006: 251 million tons. Percent share accounted for by paper: 34%.

9. Beginning of the U.S. recycled paper industry: 1690.

10. Number of trees saved by one ton of recycled paper: 17.

11. Landfill spaced saved by one ton of recycled paper: 3.3 cubic yards.

Information obtained from January/February 2009 issue of World Watch.

Spotlight on Abitibi Paper Retriever

Rebecca Long — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:48:12 +0000

Are you looking for a way to recycle the various types of paper waste you generate in your household? Does your curbside service only pick up certain types of paper, leaving you wondering what to do with your glossy magazines, catalogs, fliers and other papers? The Abitibi Paper Retriever may be the answer to your paper recycling needs.

The Paper Retriever Program works in partnership with local non-profit organizations like schools and churches by placing recycling bins in highly visible areas onsite for use by members in the community. These organizations are paid for the recycled paper based on weight, and are then able to use those funds at their discretion in their service to the community.

The types of paper that may be recycled are: Newspapers, Magazines, Mail, Catalogs, and School & Office Papers.

The Paper Retriever Program is a great illustration of how recycling can give back. Recycling with the Paper Retriever not only enhances your community by reducing waste, it also supports the organizations that serve in your community.

Look for the bright yellow and green recycling bins in your area!

For more information on Paper Retriever, or to find or set up a drop off location near you, please visit Paper Retriever’s website. For more information on this topic, click here.