Energy Conservation Tips for Winter

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

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With winter temperatures swooping in, many homes have started to rely on their energy dependent products to help them keep warm. Just like during the summer, energy consumption is at a high during the winter season since large home appliances (such as your heater) are constantly being used. But what if there was a way to keep your home comfortable without using such an extreme amount of energy? The good news is, there is! The following are a few energy conservation tips that you can use to limit your home's energy use and even save some money too!

1. Open the blinds and curtains on your south facing windows during the day so that sunlight can penetrate through your window's glass and heat your home.
2. Cover drafty windows with a clear plastic sheet to keep outside air from slipping in.
3. Adjust your thermostat to read lower temperatures when you are out of the house for an extended period of time.
4. Reseal any cracks or openings around your windows and doors where weatherstripping or caulking may have come loose.
5. Clean or replace your furnace's filter every month.

By following through with these simple, eco-friendly actions this winter, both your home and your wallet will thank you since your heating system will not have to work as hard to keep you warm.

At Boro Wide Recycling, we work to keep our planet safe by providing comprehensive recycling services to commercial and residential customers. Join us in our efforts! Contact us to learn how we can help you in your recycling efforts, and don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with the latest news in recycling efforts and eco-friendly tips.

5 Simple Ways to Improve Your Recycling Habits

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

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Many people shy away from recycling because the task itself seems daunting and time consuming. However, with the right tricks up your sleeve, recycling can become such a natural part of your everyday routines that you may not even notice you're doing it!

To help you become a better recycler at all times and in all places, we've researched a few simple ways that you can work to improve your recycling habits; see below:

• Research your local recycling guidelines to know which items can and cannot be recycled in your area.
• Always choose recycled products over new products when shopping, or, at the very least, choose new items that are packaged in recycled or recyclable materials.
• Also while shopping, think ahead and analyze whether or not any part of the product can be reused or recycled in the future.
• Instead of throwing out unused clothing at the end of each season, donate items that are still in good shape to your local charity.
• Before replacing any broken home appliances, furniture pieces, electronics or other large items found throughout your home, check to see if it they be repaired first.

At Boro Wide Recycling, we work to keep our planet safe by providing comprehensive recycling services to commercial and residential customers. Join us in our efforts! Contact us to learn how we can help you in your recycling efforts, and don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with the latest news in recycling efforts and eco-friendly tips. 

Eco-Friendly Thanksgiving Crafts

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

 

Thanksgiving is just one week away and with only one weekend left to put the final touches on holiday plans, parents may be looking for a way to keep their children busy in the meantime. Since Thanksgiving is all about giving thanks, we suggest keeping children occupied with some arts and crafts activities that encourage them to show their thankful side while you continue to plan and prepare for all of next week's festivities. If you're looking for some ideas, check out the following Thanksgiving activities - they're even eco friendly!

Gratitude Box:
Using an old cereal box, granola bar box or other empty cardboard container, children can create a gratitude box where they keep a list of all the things they are grateful for. For this activity, seal shut all open sides of the box, then cut a slit in the top just wide enough to slip in a piece of paper. Once this has been done, have children decorate the box however they'd like, then have them write down what they're grateful for!

Holiday Placemats:
For this activity, provide children with a blank piece of paper or card-stock and have them decorate it with their favorite holiday images and sayings. After it is complete, have the page laminated if possible to add a little shine and security to their design so that it is not tarnished during your Thanksgiving feast - or next year's!

Thanksgiving Garland:
Garland doesn't just have to be for Christmas! For this activity, have children start by tracing their hand and making a few hand traced turkeys. Once they are all decorated and cut out, glue them to an old string or piece of fabric to create one long chain. What a perfect decoration to hang over your dining room door this Thanksgiving!

For more Thanksgiving crafts and activities for kids, click here.

How will you be celebrating Thanksgiving this year? If your holiday plans include making some of these crafts, we'd love to see how they turn out, so be sure to share your creations with us on our Facebook page!

Ways to Reuse Wine Corks

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

 

As we find ourselves in the holiday season, one item that is probably starting to fly off the shelves is wine. A classy and elegant touch to any holiday party, wine is often purchased by the host, a guest, or both, and is a beverage that many couldn't imagine the holidays without. But, with wine comes those pesky wine corks that people usually don't know what to do with. Can they be thrown out? Should they be recycled? This holiday season, we'll make the answer to that question easy for you; see below for three ways that you can reuse your wine corks:

1. Stamps: Need a craft to keep the kids busy over their holiday break? Have them make their own stamps using your old corks! Start by having them draw their stamp design on the bottom of the cork, then help them cut away the material around the design so that it is raised and ready to be dunked in ink!

2. Key chain: If you have young children that want to make their own holiday gifts this year, work with them to create key chains out of your corks! For this DIY craft, all you must do is attach a screw onto a key chain ring and then insert the screw into the cork. This homemade gift is sure to be a big hit!

3. Magnets: If you like to hang all of your holiday cards on the fridge, use your wine corks to make magnets to hold them up! It's easy - all you must do is cut your cork in half and glue a magnet on the back!

For a list of additional ways that you can reuse wine corks, click here.

At Boro Wide Recycling, we work to keep our planet safe by providing comprehensive recycling services to commercial and residential customers. Join us in our efforts! Contact us to learn how we can help you in your recycling efforts, and don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with the latest news in recycling efforts and eco-friendly tips.

Three Tips for Reducing Office Waste

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

One particular environment that generates a ton of trash each day is an office building. Since these buildings are overwhelmed with employees who use resources in their respective offices such as paper all day long, one might think that it is near impossible to keep waste at a minimum. However, with a little extra effort and by paying close attention to your actions, it can actually be very simple to reduce waste in this type of environment! See below for three tips that can help you lead the way in reducing waste in your office:

1. Go digital: Now that digital technologies are so prominent in our everyday lives, make an effort to use them to your advantage in the office. For example, make email your primary form of communication and limit the amount of handouts that are printed each day.
2. Pack lunch: Encourage your employees to pack their lunch in reusable containers rather than in brown paper bags and plastic lunch bags. Furthermore, for those that are avid coffee drinkers, suggest that they keep a coffee mug at their desk to reduce the amount of styrofoam cups that are used each day.
3. Condense and save packages: When packing and shipping items, make an effort to pack as much into one box as possible. On the other hand, if you're on the receiving end of a package, save the cardboard boxes you receive and see how they can be reused in your own office at a later date.

Are you a local business that needs help managing their waste? Contact Boro Wide Recycling for help! At Boro Wide Recycling, we offer commercial recycling and waste management services to help office buildings and other commercial locations dispose of their waste in safe, environmentally friendly ways. For more information on how we can help or to schedule service, visit us on our website or contact us at (718) 416-1656 today!

How To Reduce Waste This Thanksgiving

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

 

Will you be hosting Thanksgiving at your home this year? With the big day just about two weeks away, you might be starting to plan and prepare for the gathering that is about to take place in your home. As you get ready to open your doors to friends and family this year, we encourage you to keep the following tips in mind to reduce the amount of holiday waste you produce:

• Avoid using plastic dishes and silverware that would be thrown out after the day is over. Instead, use cloth napkins and reusable place settings.
• Prepare recycling bins for beverage containers and place them in an area where they are easily accessible to guests.
• Buy products in bulk and make an effort to select products that come in reusable containers. 

Once the day is over, don't forget to continue with your green efforts! For example, always compost leftover food scraps when possible and only run the dishwasher when it is full. For more great tips on how to reduce waste this holiday season, click here.

At Boro Wide Recycling, we work to keep our planet safe by providing comprehensive recycling services to commercial and residential customers. Join us in our efforts! Contact us to learn how we can help you in your recycling efforts, and don't forget to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter to stay up to date with the latest news in recycling efforts and eco-friendly tips.

Recycling Tips to Celebrate America Recycles Day!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

 

This Saturday, November 15, is America Recycles Day! Every year, America Recycles Day is dedicated to promoting awareness about recycling and works to encourage people throughout the nation to recycle, buy recycled products, and ultimately, act in more environmentally conscious ways. This year, we encourage you to join in on the efforts of many and celebrate this recognized holiday by engaging in some recycling habits of your own. The following are three great recycling tips to help you get started:

1. Even though you can't recycle your whole pizza box due to the grease and residue, you can recycle the top half that is grease free! Moving forward, be sure to recycle the part of your pizza box that you can instead of throwing the whole thing out!
2. Recycle all of your aluminum and steel cans. Did you know that metals are one of the most valuable materials that comes through our waste stream? Since most recycling facilities accept them, be sure to recycle any that you have!
3. Always try to reuse first before setting out to buy something new. Most of the time, old and unused items at home can be substituted for the new item or product you are looking to buy.

How do you plan to celebrate America Recycles Day this year? We'd love to know! Be sure to visit us on our Facebook page and let us know!

Recycling and Waste Management Services at Boro Wide Recycling

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Boro Wide Recycling is a multi generational family owned business located in Maspeth, New York that specializes in waste collection and transfer, disposal and recycling. As environmental concerns continue to be a front-runner on a global scale, it is important that we all take proactive measures and begin to act in environmentally conscious ways as often as possible. But where should you start? At Boro Wide Recycling, we believe that the best place to start is by monitoring your waste and making sure that everything you throw out ends up in the proper place.

Are you in need of assistance when it comes to managing your waste? See below for a list of the different recycling and waste management services we offer:

• Residential
• Commercial
• Construction and Demolition

For each of our customers, we offer a variety of roll-off containers and pick up services to help aid in the process of getting rid of their waste. Once your waste is in our hands, we make sure that it is disposed of in environmentally friendly ways and make it our priority to meet local, state and federal waste guidelines. For more information on how we can help or to request service, please visit us on our website or give us a call at (718) 416-1656 today!