Kicking Off Earth Week

 Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

On April 22^nd of each year, Earth Day comes around as a way to promote an environmental movement to help people become aware of the term “going green.” 

Some people get together with groups of friends, colleagues and family and plant trees, help clean up parks and present art shows. Some colleges are having Earth Week, which will allow students to do projects to make their campuses more beautiful.

“Our nature is starting to slowly decrease because we’re getting all these houses and malls,” Endless Mountains Nature Center volunteer coordinator Jessica Fasulo said. “We’re just trying to clean up the small part of nature that we do have.”

Lingering damage from last September’s flooding was removed by Nature Center volunteers on Sunday in Tunkhannock, including the remains of a trailer that washed onto one of the islands near the center (http://goo.gl/zDAVQ).

According to Fasulo, the metal and scrap were lying on top of flowers, which was preventing them from growing. With a little TLC, these flowers should be back up and blooming in no time.

If you have any questions or need some scrap metal picked up, give us a call at 718-416-1656 or visit www.borowide.com.

Indonesian Zoo Loses A Giraffe Due To Garbage And Neglect.

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

At the Surabaya Zoo in Indonesia, a 30 year-old giraffe named “Kliwon” died due to 40lb. plastic ball that was trapped inside the animal’s stomach, an autopsy found (wasterecyclingnews.com). 

“This is extremely tragic, but of course by no means surprising in Indonesia’s zoos, given the appalling way they are managed on the whole,” reported Ian Singleton, a former zookeeper (wasterecyclingnews.com).  The tragic loss was by no means unexpected as the Surabaya Zoo was discovered to have been losing a handful of animals on a monthly basis, due to negligence and poor living habitation (wasterecyclingnews.com). 

To find out more about “Kliwon” and the Surabaya zoo, view the full article HERE. 

It’s important to clean and sanitize properly and Boro-Wide Recycling wants to do just that! Visit borowiderecycling.com to see what we do and become a fan of our Facebook page here.

Waste To Energy: Bright Idea For NYC

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Mayor Bloomberg fully supports the plan to develop a waste-to-energy plant in New York City in order to convert the staggering amount of waste produced daily into useful energy.

Bloomberg  reported, “New Yorkers generate more than 10,000 tons of solid waste every day and too much of it ends up in landfills … this project will help us determine if some of that waste can be converted to safe, clean energy to meet the City’s growing power needs,” (silive.com).

The pressure to build a site for the green-forward plan rests on Staten Island’s shoulders as they are the only city-owned site offered to firms for use in the RFPs (silive.com).

Fortunately, Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro fully supports the plan. “The reality is, landfills are closing down, and common sense dictates that New York City needs to be ahead of the curve on the issue,” (silive.com).

City officials believe that the energy conversion plan is the most optimal way to get New York moving forward. David Bragdon, Director of the Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability says, “We’re opening a door to improving how we meet the City’s needs, while working towards the air quality, climate change, energy and solid waste goals outlined in the Mayor’s sustainability agenda, PlaNYC,” (silive.com).

For more information on the Mayor’s energy plan, read the article linked HERE, and check out Borowiderecycling.com to see how we can manage your waste and recycling needs.

Can We Go Paperless Completely?

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Over 75% of Americans believe reducing their paper consumption is important for the environment and an average of 40% said they would ease off magazines, newspapers, and contractual forms (wasterecyclingnews.com).

Products like the Kindle, Ipad, Tablets and smart phones have diminished the need of paper for a lot of things, but not everything. 

Sam Chandler, Nitro CEO says, “Small and medium business has been slow to adopt digital workflows because the only tool [available] have been expensive to buy, difficult to use and built for companies with thousands of employees.” (wasterecyclingnews.com)

If you belong to a small or medium-sized business, Boro-Wide Recycling recycles a variety of office papers, newspapers and cardboard. To learn more about us, visit our website at http://borowiderecycling.com/. 

Does Going Green Really Benefit Everyone?

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

In today's society, everyone is all about going green. They want to make sure they recycle everything that is made of recyclable materials and put it in the appropriate garbage can for the recycling companies to pick up. 

However, doing all of this is costing recycling companies a lot of money! Does this make sense?

Municipalities across the country are turning to privatization to balance their budgets, yet they demand the vendor spend millions to accommodate them. They want to move from rear-load service to automated; they want CNG trucks; they want everything imaginable recycled; they want yard waste to disappear; and now they want food waste collected (wasterecyclingnews.com).

If this was the case, how many trucks would be going up and down public streets on a daily basis? This would cause damage to the roads we all drive on, and more money to pay for the damage these trucks would cause. Who would be paying for all of the construction?

Plus, gas prices are soaring again these days, adding a heavy cost for recycling companies to continuously drive their trucks day after day to pick up all the materials it needs to.

So the question is, "Does going green really benefit everyone?" It doesn't seem that way. Let's hear what you have to say on our Facebook Wall, linked HERE. 

If you have any questions regarding recycling and what materials can be recycled, call Boro-Wide at 718-416-1656.

Are you ready to celebrate 100 Years of the Garbage Truck with Waste & Recycling News?

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp.

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

According to an article published on MarketWatch, there’s only one truck that arrives every week, like clockwork, delivering size, delightful noise and trash-smashing power; the garbage truck.

Waste & Recycling News will celebrate 100 years of the Garbage Truck and its road to greatness with a commemorative issue, “100 Years of the Garbage Truck” in October 2012.

The keepsake issue will honor and celebrate the garbage truck. “The 100 stories, or ‘stops,’ will include profiles of today’s and yesterday’s truck makers, the men and women who made them great, the top 10 most important technological innovations in the truck’s history, a photo album of classic models, a look at the largest truck fleets in North America and reader-submitted answers to questions such as ‘What do garbage trucks mean to you?” (MarketWatch.com). 

Waste & Recycling News editor, John Campanelli, commented, “think about where we would be, where our streets would be, our public health, without this incredible vehicle. Not only should kids be in awe of the garbage truck, we all should be,” (MarketWatch.com). 

All 45,000 subscribers to Waste & Recycling News will receive a copy of this special issue. “This issue is a great opportunity for our advertisers to aknowledge their companies’ contributions to this vehicle and to acknowledge the men and women who’ve made their companies what they are,” said Brennan Lafferty, publisher of Waste & Recycle News (MarketWatch.com). 

Laffery also noted “there’s a reason there are so many toy garbage trucks; it captures the imagination of children. As adults, we come to know the value of this vehicle and the value of the people behind the wheel, in the garage and in the corporate office,” (MarketWatch.com). 

Everyone here at Boro-Wide Recycling is looking forward to the special issue of Waste & Recycling News, honoring the infamous Garbage Truck!