Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Orange County firefighters and SA Recycling of Anaheim are teaming up for a new take on the adage.
Through SA’s program, 1-800-GOT-SCRAP, cars ready to be recycled for scrap metal are instead being collected and first sent to the North Net Fire Training Facility in Anaheim.
Firefighters will use the vehicles for training, learning how to extricate wounded passengers with the Jaws of Life and other rescue techniques.
Then the cars will go back to the recycling yard to be chopped into metal chunks and recycled to make new cars. Donors can expect to receive $200 to $450 for their vehicles, depending on the car’s weight, said Cristi Rossi, vice president of operations for 1-800-GOT-SCRAP.
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
SA Recycling will accept any metal item in exchange for cash. This includes aluminum cans, pots, pans, old appliances, car hoods, metal drums, plumbing fixtures and other items. They also except the unusual items such as Boilers, vacuums and a hot dog cooker. These items seem very out of place but they actually are welcome items, a sign of what company officials call “recycling on steroids.”
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Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Scientists are now reporting that household sewage has far more potential as an alternative energy source. This waste increases the estimated potential energy in waste-water by almost 20%. Based on this research, scientists estimate that one gallon of household sewage contains “enough energy to power a 100-watt light bulb for five minutes.” See how your [...]
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Due to the economic downturn, the market for recycled materials have taken a decline. Junk is now piling up in yards and warehouses of recycling contractors because they can’t find buyers and are not willing to sell at very low prices.
Briana Sternberg, a education and outreach coordinator for Sedona Recycles, says that the junk either ends up in a landfill or begins to cost them money. It is an awful time to recycle.
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Wednesday, 13 April 2011
On Earth Day, April 22nd, a brand new service, being described as “recycling on steroids” will be officially launched. 1-800-GOT-SCRAP is destined to benefit our planet and is available to consumers who have unwanted large metal items (cars, refrigerators, washing machines, etc.) that need to be discarded. 1-800-GOT-SCRAP will pick up these unwanted items for a small fee or they can be dropped off at any affiliated recycling center.
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Monday, 4 April 2011
A group of Five companies, who have a collective fleet of over 275,000 vehicles, are the first charter members of the new National Clean Fleets Partnership. According to the White House, this partnership “will help large companies reduce diesel and gasoline use in their fleets by incorporating electric vehicles, alternative fuels, and fuel-saving measures into their daily operations.”
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Monday, 28 March 2011
CalReycle, known formally as the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery, is planning five, half-day, workshops to discuss information about rubberized asphalt paving materials and tire-derived aggregate for civil engineering projects. These workshops are part of their “Green Roads” project to encourage the productive, value-added use of recycled scrap tire rubber in public projects.
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Monday, 28 March 2011
Thomas Built Buses Inc, based in High Point, NC, is the first school bus manufacturer to achieve a zero-waste-to-landfill operations. This achievement means “that everything received or produced by the company is used, reused, recycled or sold, and nothing is sent to the landfill.”
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Many Americans have outdated technology laying around in their homes. A November report from Demos, a public policy organization, states that less than 14% of home gadgets are recycled. There are many established outlets for consumers to donate or trade-ion their old gadgets like Best Buy and AT&T.
Learn how you can recycle your old gadgets and be give them a green burial!
Thursday, 3 February 2011
According to the British journal Environmental Conservation, people who have good jobs in large cities are more likely to engage in green efforts. Xiadong Chen, who conducted the study with some of his colleagues, states that “employment matters with regard to pro-environmental behavior due to many different reasons [and that] first, people may be affected [...]
