For the past 25 years the city of Frederick, Maryland, has hosted a street festival in the fall. This event draws 75,000 people who flock the streets to hear live music, enjoy children’s activities and purchase items made by local artisans. The event is lacking in only one area: the area of recycling. For all of its years in existence the festival has never had the means to take on the task of recycling its cans, bottles and paper.

Last year a senior at the local high school decided it was time for a change and she and her friends organized a booth and volunteered to go around the festival collecting glass, plastic and aluminum waste off to be recycled.

Can you imagine that? High school students, volunteering to spend precious weekend time, collecting trash without personal motivation or gain, I was impressed when I heard that. How many people do you know that would put themselves out like that? I don’t know too many adults, let alone any teenagers who would take that challenge on.

This year, their 25th anniversary year, things will be a little different, due in part to the efforts of last year’s senior and her group of friends and volunteers. This year the Coca-Cola Company, who has a bottling location on North Market Street, nearby the festival site, will donate 20 recycle bins to be set up throughout the festival area. Plastic and glass items to be recycled will be taken to the county’s recycling location and the aluminum collected will be resold for a small fund-raising profit.

What was really impressive about this story was the self-less-ness in which these students acted. They didn’t do this because it would win them an award or a grant or money in some other form; they did this because it was the right thing to do.

How many counties, cities and towns could be forever changed if the same example were set for them? This story is one of those great examples of what kind of change one person can make. It should be a testament to us all that if we just put the effort out there, step out of our comfort zones, and did something we know is right, the great changes that can be made are infinite.

In just this example, you have to figure the impact the recycling will have if even just a few of the participants take a moment to notice the recycle bins and instead of carelessly tossing their waste to where it will not be separated and recycled, they did the right thing and put their waste in the designated bins. Any efforts to change have to start somewhere and it is commendable that after 25 years, it was a teen who took on the challenge to start the change at this event.

One extra gratitude extended to this amazing student is that this year she has designed a logo that will be throughout the event that will symbolize the idea that the residents of Frederick, Maryland Recycle; she calls it, “Frederecycle.”

If you enjoyed reading about Recycling At An Annual Festivalyou can read more articles like this at Dave Winterman’s website which has hundred of articles on general recycling information.

There are a variety of tire shredders that are used in the reprocessing and disposal of tires. These machines cut tires into small pieces so they can be reprocessed and used in making other products. The demand for the machines has grown as the need for an alternative to placing tires in piles or in landfills has risen.

Many governments, local and otherwise, have forbidden the disposal of tires in stockpiles and landfills. Tires in stockpiles create a perfect environment for rodents and mosquitoes to breed. Those creatures can carry many diseases that can be passed to animals and humans. In landfills, rubber tires can rise to the surface cover and damage it. Tires are also present a risk of fire.

Some of the uses for recycled tires include landscaping mulches, an additive for paving material, and stadium flooring. It is also ideal for playgrounds when shredded small enough. Another use is for fuel in kilns used in concrete, pulp, and steel factories. The minimum size for this type of use is two inches.

There are some shredders that can remove the steel from the tires before they are shredded but most do not. This is a necessity for most recycling uses of the rubber. Without the removal of the metal, the recycled tires are basically unmarketable. As an added note, there are machines available that are made to shred many different types of products, such as cardboard. A machine of that type is not suitable for tires since they tend to tear the rubber apart and expose the steel.

Mobile machines are portable and can be taken to the customer and shred on site. These are compact and cannot handle a high volume of tires at one time. They are powered by gasoline engines or by generators, depending on the model being used.

Fixed machines are generally set up at plants or at processing facilities. Some of these machines can process up to 2500 tires per hour. The smallest pieces that can be obtained from one machine is two inches. Shear shredders are the most popular machines being used. They have a slow speed, a low torque, and two shafts of knives making them very efficient.

Most of these machines have a built in safety feature to stop to stop it in the even a preset maximum weight load is exceeded. This is to prevent to many tires going through it at one time and damaging the blades, and to stop it automatically in the event an object that is not meant to be shredded falls into it. The machines are also equipped with manual shut down buttons.

Tire shredders require little maintenance other than the knives used for cutting the rubber. Some types can be removed and re-sharpened while others must be replaced. It is very expensive and time consuming to replace the cutting blades. These machines cost anywhere from one hundred thousand for a basic model up to several hundred thousand dollars for the industrial shredders.

Artech has a large selection of stationary or mobile industrial shredder. Whether you are looking for E-waste shredders, wood shredders, or even tire shredder, Artech has you covered!

Stormwater runoff in hotter periods of the year is a consequence of an abundance of rain when the ground is fully saturated or indeed frozen and unable to take in any more water. The effect is a pooling of water that can cause flooding. Stormwater runoff can also happen in the middle of winter or late winter when there’s a unexpected warming of temperatures and liquefying down of a large quantity of snow in a short while. As this excess water runs over driveways, buildings, and car parks, it collects toxic materials, dust, and waste which can all run into our waterways. If stormwater isn’t handled properly, the state of our waterways can be compromised.

There are a variety of strategies to address the issue of stormwater runoff. Water can be contained using concrete detention. Debris cages and basins to capture waste can also be implemented. Rainwater harvesting is a good way to lower the amount of runoff while capturing stormwater and recycling. Permeable pavers will absorb more water and limit the quantity of excess. Vortex valves and storm gates reduce flow and help arrest runoff. Filters are one other method corporations, industries, and towns can utilize to help with any issues with storm management.

An Oil water separator is another inventive product employed in stormwater management. They effectively remove petrol, fuel, and oil of any type from water, ensuring that the damaging additives that might be picked up in stormwater are removed before the water continues on into the water system. Storm sewers and sanitary water sources are left uncontaminated.

Through innovative and conscientious products and services, the integrity of a water system can be maintained. Cost is involved, nonetheless the benefits far outweight the great cost involved if water is contaminated.

There are numerous different types of separators available of diverse sizes according to the requirement. If it is for a small business, a commercial plant or for the stormwater management of a complete city, time should be devoted to ensuring sufficient measures are taken for control of major water runoff. The quality of water must be maintained and a water source must not be treated disrespectfully. It is the responsibility of all concerned to do their part in protecting its purity.

It is essential that stormwater runoff is managed in the correct way. The benefit of treating the problem decisively is the cost in the initial management phase is far less than tackling an issue after it has already ocurred. Click here for a variety of stormwater management products including spill control systems and oil water separators.

It’s common knowledge that a shower uses less water and energy than a bath… but, is that really true? In some scenarios it has been observed that a power shower can actually use more resources than a bath in 6 minutes of operation. Some people’s setups can feature older pipework with a wide diameter. Also, the shower head itself and shower setup can have a huge effect on the output of the shower. Many older systems were not eco conscious and have no limits built into them.

Aside from how long you spend in the shower, the volume of water you consume depends on the type of shower you have, and the shower head attached.

What is a low flow shower head?

A showerhead that is limited in it’s water flow rate is known as a low flow shower head. There are impressive devices on the market that can not only limit the water flow rate, saving you money, and the planet, but it will actually improve the usage of the water to give you a better shower.

Lowflow showerheads: Ecocamel have a solution that makes use of air, by injecting it into the water flow, it creates a softer waterflow that doesnt splash off the skin so much, but still feels powerful.

The showerheads created by Ecocamel mix air into the water flow, which means that less water is actually required to give the same feel. A lot of other manufacturers and solutions on the market simply fit a flow restrictor into the head, to limit it.

Could a low flow shower head benefit me?

To see if a low flow or water saving shower head could benefit you, put a two-litre container in the shower floor – if it takes less than 12 seconds to fill when the shower’s running on full, a water saving shower head will cut your usage.

The Ecocamel range of low flow shower heads are the best shower heads for low water flow problems. The mixing of the air with the water causes turbulence and an increased sense of pressure from the head, whilst using less water than a traditional shower head.

Find out more about low flow shower heads from Ecocamel – visit the Ecocamel site, where you will find the range of eco shower heads and lots of data on how they can help you save money, energy.

Although you may have a good water pressure when you turn on the tap in any part of the house this can be diminished when an appliance or another tap comes into use, showers in particular can be affected. It all comes down to the size of your pipe, when demand for water increases it may not always be met if the bore size of the pipe supplying the property is particularly small.

Low water pressure generally will cause problems all over your home. So, if you seem to only have low pressure in the bathroom, you should check the showerhead to see if it is blocked, or whether there is some sort of flow regulator installed that is not working properly.

Otherwise when demand for water is high (such as in the morning or early evenings) pressure can be lower than during the rest of the day. There can also be problems during dry spells when people use hosepipes or sprinklers to water their gardens.

Other causes of low pressure can include:

narrow water mains, leaking or blocked pipes, failed equipment, weak pumping systems

What can I do to increase my shower pressure?

First of all, nothing short of spending thousands of dollars on new pumps, pressure tanks, and ripping all of your old pipes out of the wall and replacing them with all new larger diameter pipes will actually increase ones water pressure, and even then all these measures may not really do that much. There is no such thing as a shower head that will increase your water pressure and anyone who tells you anything differently simply does not know what they are talking about. Certain shower heads CAN increase the velocity (force) of your water, which does in fact give you a better shower. The problem is that most people who suffer from low water pressure have absolutely no clue what shower head to buy. Just going out and buying a shower head and removing the flow restrictor does NOTHING. Removing the flow restrictor only increases the flow rate and not the velocity. The secret to getting a good quality shower if you have low water pressure is this:

‘It’s only worth buying a showerhead that has been purpose built to deal with low water pressure problems. There’s a lot of products that claim this, but there are only a couple of manufacturers that have come up with the innovative technology required to make an excellent product.’

Ecocamel US & UK have worked tirelessly to create products that work in low flow scenarios – If you find that none of the included advice has changed your shower behaviour then Ecocamel will have the answer. Proprietary technology that deals with low pressure shower problems, injects air into the stream of water and gives it the feeling of a higher flow rate and more powerful shower.

Looking to find the best deal for ecocamel showerheads then visit www.ecocamel.com where you can find out more information on our eco showers and how they can save you money, whilst improving your shower.

The process of waste management strives to reach several distinct goals for municipal populations. One goal is the conservation of water, nutrient, raw materials, and energy sources. Another goal is the control of land, water, sediment, and air pollution. The management of discarded material enhances business performance, ensures social responsibility in corporations, and improves occupational safety and health.

Many sources produce materials that are discarded by society. Agricultural, residential, commercial, and industrial activities combine to produce the majority of all wastes. Waste management works to regulate garbage from radiation, biosolids, mining, water and energy treatment, and demolition sites. Throughout the process, managers must balance the importance of economic development, with the necessity of protecting the environment, and human health.

Most garbage trucks are powered by diesel fuel. However, some companies are developing trucks which run on biodiesel or natural gas. Garbage trucks, in fact, are one of the fastest-growing segments in natural gas vehicle development. Environmentally-friendly trucks result in improved air quality, because fewer particulates and nitrous oxide molecules are produced. Large trucks transport both garbage destined for landfills, and other material destined for recycling region.

Waste management oversees the processing of discarded material. Facilities use composting, digestion, pelletization, land application, and chemical stabilization to handle organic wastes. Then, discarded products which are not designated to recycle are discarded in landfills. Dedicated facilities store and collect multiple discarded materials, such as household hazardous wastes, and old tires, to be either stored or reused, in other applications.

Garbage provides a critical renewable energy source. Incinerating garbage gets rid of discarded materials, preventing them from going into landfills. Also, incinerating garbage generates steam, that powers electrical generators. In addition, landfills produce methane gas when garbage decomposes, and this gas may power the electrical and heating systems of many homes and businesses. In fact, gases produced in landfills heat about 1.6 million homes each year.

Throughout all projects, garbage production should be monitored. Researchers must collect data about many practices, including the diversion of discarded materials from landfills, the recycling ratio, and the quantity of discarded materials that are generated. Managers must collect information throughout the project, interpret that information at site meetings, and implement needed improvements, based on data.

People may try a wide variety of methods, to reduce the amount of garbage they produce. Buying fewer small packages, for instance, and buying bulk instead, will reduce the amount of discarded material. Also, reusing containers, like plastic yogurt tubs, keeps the amount of waste down, and saves money. In addition, taking full advantage of municipal recycling programs will lower the amount of garbage produced.

Reducing the amount of garbage, and repurposing materials that would otherwise be discarded, is a key component of a healthy planet. Many people work in the waste management industry, but even regular people have an important role to play in the process. Every day, the industry is coming up with new and innovative ways to reuse garbage, and to clean up the planet.

To dramatically reduce your waste bills, contact the leaders in recycling York Region for their quality Markham recycle services.

Here is a detailed article on one of most inspiring natural excursions that is also part of Mexico’s Traditions, the surprising voyage of the Monarch Butterfly from North America to Mexico.

Year after year when autumn comes, following a millennial call whose origin remains a puzzle to Man, the monarch butterfly of North America undertakes the longest known voyage in the insect world.

After spending the summer months in the native fields and forests of central and northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, millions of these fragile insects start a 3,000 mile migration south so that they can enjoy the winter in central Mexico’s splendid Sierra Madre Oriental mountain range.

The destination during the voyage of the monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) was for a long while a unsolvable puzzle for researchers. But in 1975 the Canadian zoologist Dr.. Fred A. Urquhart, in partnership with Kenneth Brugger and Rafael Sanchez Castaneda, discovered their secret. The butterflies were enjoying the glacial period of winter in the dry brook beds and valleys of the high Sierra Madre mountains, at an altitude of 9 to ten thousand feet in an area that is in between the states of Michoacan & Mexico State, in the central area of Mexico.

Urquhart wrote about their discovery: “I watched in surprise at the view. Butterflies, millions and millions of monarch butterflies! They stuck in thickly packed masses to each and every branch and tree trunks of the tall, gray-green oyamel trees. They swirled thru the drafts like autumn leaves and covered the ground in their flaming colored myriads on this Mexican hillside.”

This discovery offered one of the most fantastic revelations regarding the insect world. All of a sudden, as if drawn by a powerful magnet, these fragile summer inhabitants of an enormous land area that covers over one half of the U. S. , fly south in hurried droves in a voyage that takes them south over lush prairies, deep valleys, high mountains, dry deserts and towns, crossing the Mexican-American border through Texas, to come together by the millions, like orange-colored tributaries of some great brook, into an area in central Mexico where the Sierra Madre and the Volcanic Belt mountains link up.

A comparatively small wooded area of only 12,500 acres is the refuge where the monarch butterflies spend the winter and mate before flying north again in the spring.

Though this seemed to be a wonderful discovery for the scientific community, it was a fact widely known to the area’s inhabitants. These creatures had been part of their daily lives since times long past. Pre-Hispanic inhabitants attached a lot of importance to the monarch butterfly, which played a significant role in their local religion, legends and myths, and were widely shown in their art.

Connected with fire and the movement of the sun, butterflies or papalotl represented the spirits of soldiers who had died in battle or on the sacrificial altar. It was thought that after travelling with the Sun for four years, they might come back to earth as a butterfly, to enjoy the sweet nectar of flowers. This belief, in all probability, also applied to monarch butterflies, “daughters of the Sun” whose yearly migration represented the replenishing cycle of Nature.

In 1986, eleven years after Urquhart’s discovery, the Mexican Govt protected this ecologically important mountain area by establishing the Monarch Butterfly Special Ecosphere Reserve. A total of around forty thousand acres of forest were declared protected areas for the migration, wintering and reproduction of the monarch butterfly, as well as for the conservation of its vital environment.

The Monarch Butterfly’s Summer Residence

During the summer, monarch butterflies live in an area including 1.5 million square miles and that extends from southern Canada to the southern tips of the Sierra Nevada, the Rocky Mountains to the West and the Appalachians to the East within the borders of the United States of America. This area has a rich bounty of milkweed (Asclepias), the sole plant on whose leaves the caterpillars of this species can feed. This plant also includes a noxious alkaloid that makes the caterpillar immune to many natural predators, and provides the natural pigment which gives these butterflies their identifiable coloration.

The longer days and high summer temperatures of this region allow the monarch butterfly to grow and reproduce. During those months, its life cycle is like that of any other butterfly. They live from 2 to six weeks, in which they reproduce, lay their eggs and, shortly thereafter, die.

However , the generation that comes forth from the cocoons under the Sep sun has a very different destiny than that of its folks and grandparents. After the fall equinox, as the days grow shorter and temperatures go down, the autumn butterflies undergo a sequence of hormonal changes which inhibit their reproductive system, preventing sexual maturity, and letting them save energy and survive much longer than their progenitors.

Instead of generating the urge to pair, the shortening days create in these creatures another insistent need, of similar importance for their survival as reproduction… An urge to journey south, towards warmer areas where they can live through the winter chills, postponing their reproduction cycle until the following season.

So, they must travel to preserve the species. If they survive the dangerous journey, they can live as long as nine months, twelve times longer than any other butterfly.

The Amazing Monarch Journey

After storing enough energy and body fat in the summer months, these indefatigable travelers will fly as much as three thousand miles to reach their Mexican wintering grounds. They fly all day 24×7, and rest in the night, sleeping on tree branches in groups of at least 600 butterflies.

Dependent on the winds, they can travel at a velocity from nine to twenty-seven miles an hour, covering as much as 80 miles in daily eight-hour shifts. Their favourite routes lie along low open valleys, where they can best take advantage of the north winds to push them along in open-winged glides, which enables them to fly long distances easily. This is the way the monarch butterflies can make their 3,000 mile journey in only one month.

By mid-November, the green ravines of the Mexican butterfly sanctuaries, covered with oyameles or firs, oaks and spruces, change to shades of ochre, brown and orange. Leaves and pine needles become covered with a unique texture made by the wings of the uncountable millions of butterflies that hang in thick groups, from the tree branches and tree trunks. Here they live through the winter cold, in a condition of semi-hibernation that lets them save their energy and fat until spring arrives once again.

The Monarch Butterflies Return

Warmer days and longer daylight hours send their age-old signals to the sleeping monarchs telling them that spring has returned. They start to stir and flap off the sleepiness of their long sleep. They slowly open their wings to let the sun heat in and to warm their bodies.

Slowly the air comes alive and orange tinted, with hundreds and hundreds of butterflies that fly around from flower to flower ingesting the sweet nectar that will nourish and give them strength and stamina for their homeward flight.

Light, heat, and their new-found freedom stimulate their sexual maturity. Their buried instincts take over, giving way to courting rituals and mating. And then, without further circling, just as when they all of a sudden started their trip south 5 months before, as if moved by an internal clock that urges them to go back home, they start their return journey. Clouds of butterflies rise up into the air, their beating wings generating a muted throb in pursuit of air currents that will carry them away.

Their numbers have already been lessened. Many have died of the rain or from the winter temperatures. Mating has also taken a toll on the majority of the males, who invested their last energy supplies in the reproductive act, and then perished.

But among the survivors are a large number of fertilized females who, during their way back home, will deposit their eggs on their nightly stops to rest. Two weeks later these eggs will hatch into caterpillars, which will soon become chrysalis that, in the late spring, will metamorphose into butterflies.

Of these, only a few will remain to copy the cycle there, where they were born. The rest will continue northward to a home they don't yet know, where, like countless generations before them, they are going to live, friend and die. And it will not be their young, or their offspring’s young, but the next generation of butterflies, those born at the end of summer that may again respond to the call to migrate south, as their ancestors did the year before, beginning another cycle.

The Mysteries of the Sovereign Butterfly

It is still a mystery how these tiny, fragile insects know which road to follow, since the winter visitors were born in the far-off forests of the U. S. and Canada, and the sovereigns reproduced in Mexico will never return there.

How does a complete generation of monarchs travel a several thousand mile route that neither they, nor their parents, have ever flown before? How do their descendants, born after the winter season along the migration back north, find a way to return to their parents’ place of origin?

Again, how does such a little, frail and exposed creature find a way to survive the rigors of traveling such long distances exposed to the sun, the rain, the cold and the depredation of man? Where does such a little body accumulate so much energy? What makes it so tireless? How can an insect be so superb?

Many answers have been suggested for these paradoxes, but still none is conclusive. But one thing is clear. The monarch butterfly is one of the most astounding creatures on this world. And, the more we know about it, the more extraordinary it becomes.

This long distance traveler, citizen of the planet, is the most fragile and gorgeous symbol of the transformation and renewal of Nature. Above all else , it's a prime example of a species’ instinct to survive.

No wonder our ancestors venerated the Monarch Butterfly and that’s why it’s so important that we protect them.

Guadalupe Q. Pali is a mag editor in Mexico, writes many articles on traveling in Mexico and its natural marvels, including some like What to do in Puerto Vallarta, that is part of the Puerto Vallarta’s Travel Guide
web site.

Nowadays, computers are seen everywhere. Most of the people have old computers in their homes and offices. They remain unused. More than millions of computers and laptops are thrown in to garbage. Let me tell you the solution for this. You know, most of the electronic products can be recycled.

If you want to throw your computer which you are not using anymore, then it will not be good for the environment. Do you know most of the parts of a computer can be recycled easily? You can just sell your laptop or computer to someone who is involved in or dealing with these recycling processes. There are many such PC companies who easily take your old laptops or computers by paying you some amount.

You know, most of the old parts in a computer are reusable. New computers are manufactured using these old computer parts. Some of the old parts are merged with new parts to reuse them. So, always remember to recycle your old computer. You can even donate your PC to some organizations. They will collect old computers and donate them to the poor people in developing countries.

If you have many unused computers, then you can go ahead to call a PC recycling organization who will come to your place for inspection and take the stuff by paying you some amount. Some companies are also there who even like to offer you some electronic products in turn of your old computer which is really a very good option for you.

Most of the electronic devices are made of steel, plastic and lead. These materials can be recycled or reused. They pollute soil if you throw them. But if you recycle them, you get a great satisfaction as you are saving the environment. I hope you will recycle your old computer and be eco-friendly.

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Green is not always profitable, however with regards to the newer “greener” flat roofs on the market today, green roofing means environmentally friendly “Green” as well as pocketbook friendly “Green”!

A “Single Ply” roof has a very distinctive look. It is white and reflects the sun. This reflective surface helps to dramatically conserve on energy and the material is much more durable than a traditional tar roof.

Single Ply is very cost effective because it reduces energy costs and lasts longer than traditional roofs. Much less money is spent on maintenance and cooling. The material is so light weight that it can be applied on top of an existing roof – which saves time, costs, and lessens the negative effects on the environment (less garbage for the landfills).

The traditional flat roof has been made up of layers and layers of hot tar with paper between. Every gallon of tar mopped onto a roof has brought with it billows of smoke filtering up into the sky. To say nothing of tar burns on innocent workers.

In the last decade or so, many building owners and residential clients have been switching from hot tar to single ply. It just makes much more sense. Single ply lasts longer, doesn’t have any toxic fumes, is recyclable and its surface is reflective which saves you money on your electric bills.

There is even a flat roofing system that looks and acts like a garden, with grass, trees and bushes. This particular system is as green as it gets by retaining water, purifying the air and looking great at the same time. One company calls this their “LiveRoof.” It begins with the single ply membrane for water proofing followed by a modular roof garden with oodles of grass, trees and bushes to beautify a previous drab looking hot tar flat roof.

Many roofing businesses still specialize in hot tar and will therefore recommend it for your flat roof. Be sure to compare their offer with the offer of a company who specializes in single ply. It will be hard to miss why the advantages of single ply make it the top choice for those in the “know”.

Learn more about Tommy Scherer. Stop by Tommy’s site where you can find out all about roofing contractors in Los Angeles.

One color monitor contains up to eight pounds of lead. All of these hazardous chemicals can leak out of landfills and into the surrounding soil and water systems. The carcinogenic chemical that Erin Brokovich campaigned against, dioxin is frequently found leaking from discarded electronics. Many states make it illegal for large businesses to put electronics in the trash, in order to prevent chemicals from contaminating the water supply.

Recycling has many benefits. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, recycling prevents about 30% of waste from reaching landfills and uses 66% less energy than manufacturing new products. Recycling reduces air pollution and greenhouse gases, and lowers the need for environmentally-damaging timber and mining companies. Recycling reduces water pollution; paper is the largest contributor of municipal waste in cities.

Waste processing, sorting, and recycling can’t be outsourced in large quantities. Businesses which take advantage of American tax benefits and American-educated workers have a responsibility to keep American jobs. Even if finances require businesses to outsource to another country, they should recycle in order to offset that job loss. It’s estimated that recycling has created over one million jobs in the United States, and keeps a quarter trillion dollars in the country’s economy. If businesses push for the availability of recycling, they will create additional jobs and reduce environmental waste.

Businesses have a social obligation to purchase recycled materials. As large consumers, businesses can use their purchasing power to create a demand for these products. This will help to create a self-sustaining model of recycling, while recycling itself creates self-sustaining use of materials. Businesses are often accused of being greedy or caring only about profits. Recycling is an opportunity for businesses to give back to the community and care for the environment without sacrificing stockholder profits.

For businesses to stay competitive, they must switch from wasteful, paper-driven business models to modern, computer-based forms of communication and information storage. Electronics that end up in landfills contribute 75% of the toxins found there, including lead, cadmium, chromium, mercury, and acids. This is a staggering amount of waste that is both harmful to the Earth and her inhabitants.

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