Origin of the Recycling Symbol!

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Did you know that the symbol was created from a contest? In 1970 the International Design Conference proposed a nationwide contest for high school and college students to continue the growth and awareness for Earth Day.

Gary Anderson, a senior at the University of Southern California, won the contest with his design based off the Mobius loop. The three, green arrows that are chasing each other into a triangle, that we know today.

The 3 arrows represent the 3 steps of the recycling process.

The First Arrow – Collection of materials.

The Second Arrow – The manufacturing process.

The Third Arrow – The purchase and use of the product.

Did you know what the recycling symbol meant? Read more about it here. Let us know what you recycled this week on our Facebook page!

Mets Sweep Yanks in Subway Series!

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In a first for the NY Mets, the Amazin’s dealt the Yankees their fifth straight loss with their final win of this four game Subway Series to gain their first sweep of the Yankees since interleague play began.

Dillon Gee had his best game of the year, only giving up one run via solo shot by Robinson Cano in the third inning. Gee had a career high, 12 strike outs in 7 and a third innings work.

No one really expected the fourth place Mets to sweep the first place Yankees, but they did. The Yankees dropped to second place in the AL East, while the Mets are still in fourth in the NL East. Hopefully for the Mets, they can continue to win with games up against the worst team in the league, the Miami Marlins.

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Old Children’s Toys Plaguing Your Yard?

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No need to throw them away, you can reuse them!

A dump truck toy can be used as a planter, as can an old kid’s pool. You can even poke some more holes into a leaky hose and turn it into a sprinkler! 

Let us know if you have more ideas for reusing instead of throwing away, on our Facebook page!Also, be sure to follow us on Twitter!

For more information on recycling and recycling services, visit www.BoroWideRecycling.com!

Did You Know You Can Recycle Items Through the Mail? You Can!

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Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

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Have you ever come across the issue where material you’d like to recycle isn't accepted by your curbside recycling or a drop-off program in your area? Well, don’t throw these items just anywhere! You can recycle them through the mail!

Batteries, cell phones, inkjet and toner cartridges and light bulbs are just a few of the items on the list you can recycle!

CLICK HERE to read the full article and receive the full list! Let us know what you think on our Facebook wall!  

A Message From Boro-Wide to Our Valued Customers

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

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To all our valued customers,

We would like to send our sincere hopes that you are safe and are doing as well as can be expected after Hurricane Sandy. The destruction was catastrophic and it appears that we are just seeing the beginning of the mass clean up. Please know that we are working hard to help our customers with their clean up needs. If you need any dumpsters for your restorations, we have available 5 cubic yard through 30 cubic yard dumpsters. We could also come to your location with a garbage packer truck for disposal of food waste or damaged inventory. Please call our office for pricing and scheduling details. 

Many of you are more than our customers, you are our friends, and we wish all of you a speedy recovery process.

Coca-Cola makes Recycling Pledge!

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Coca-Cola is making a recycling pledge for the 2012 Olympics in London! The company is pledging to recycle all clear plastic bottles collected at the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games into 80 million new Coke bottles!

The pledge made by Coca-Cola will require the company to recycle all colorless Coke and non-Coke PET plastic waste into new bottles within six weeks of the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games.

What do you think about the pledge made by Coca-Cola? Let us know your thoughts on our Facebook page, linked HERE!