Archive for December, 2008

What If You could Be Paid To Recycle?

The idea of getting paid to recycle may sound far fetched and you may think the story will end with, “…and they lived happily ever after.”  But that is not the case with a company from Pennsylvania who has come up with the genius idea about how to encourage people to recycle.  The company is [...]

Recycling: Visit A Landfill

For 43 years I’ve been someone who never really finished the thought; when I throw something away it goes…
I’ve given myself a great gift this year; call it a field trip, if you like, but I took myself to my town’s landfill and had my eyes opened for the first time.  Maybe the concept of [...]

Recycling: How To Start And Maintain A Compost Pile

In today’s world, where the idea of recycling is not an option, but a necessity, having your own compost pile is a great activity and resources in keeping with the mandatory recycle laws.  The bonuses of composting heavily outweigh any negative connotations compost piles have had to defend themselves against; mainly, the smell.
Because food waste, [...]

Recycling On Loon Mountain In New Hampshire

Loon Mountain is located in New Hampshire, right in the middle of the state and as a part of the White Mountains.  If you know anything about New Hampshire, you’ll know that some of the country’s best winter sports take place in the White Mountains.  When you think of skiing; recycling probably isn’t your first [...]

Recycling: How To Prevent The Excess

The idea of recycling is to reuse an item rather than toss it into the trash and have it end up filling space in a landfill, right?  Here’s a thought; why not have the waste in the first place?  Are you with me?  How can this be accomplished, you may be asking yourself, and that’s [...]