Aveda goes Full Circle

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 Many cosmetic consumers purchase makeup and shampoo that has traditionally been wrapped in packaging that can not be recycled properly like the rest. Aveda is known for its organic and plant-derived ingredients and as of now its debut of Aveda's Full Circle program this month. All of Aveda's 107 Experience Center retail stores in the U.S will accept any Aveda packaging that isn't usually accepted by local recycling services; packaging like bottle caps, makeup brushes, tubes, pumps and certain bottles and jars.

What does this mean exactly?

Aveda will now recycle material that would otherwise be thrown away, material that ca be repeatedly recycled into their own packaging.
This is not the first time Aveda lent a hand with waste recycling. In 2008, they started a bottle cap recycling program which allowed anyone to bring in bottle caps from any store, not only cosmetic stores, into Aveda stores. The program was a great way to obtain raw material that can be repeatedly recycled without degradation. Aveda recycles the caps into new ones and sample tubes and also is one of the few programs that provides the means to recycle makeup brushes. Aveda, part of Estee Lauder Companies, plans to work with G2 Revolution, the companies recycler; together they plan to give recycled materials back to suppliers so they can be used in Aveda's new packaging. Most of Aveda's packaging contain 100% recycled material, a few even hold Cradle to Cradle certification.

 “ We thought that it was time now to make a greater focus on our own packaging,”  Dave Rappaport explained, vice president of earth and community care for Aveda.
 “ We try to turn things back into usable products,” said G2's CEO John Graham.
To learn more about Aveda's recycled product please visit http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2013/07/16/avedfull-circle-recycle-cosmetics-packaging
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Recycling Resumes in NYC After Hurricane Sandy!

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New York City has at last resumed recycling, two weeks after super storm Sandy. New York City’s Sanitation Department has resumed picking up paper, cardboard, metals, plastics and glass for recycling day.

All collecting was put on hold after Hurricane Sandy so NYC had time to repair some recycling centers and so that sanitation workers could help pick up storm debris around the city. The city picked up recycling from areas in which would've been collected on Saturday, on Sunday. Also, regularly scheduled recycling pickup took place yesterday as well.

To read the full article, CLICK HERE! 

New Taxi Decals to Keep Cyclists Safe in NYC!

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Today, the New York City DOT announced that there will be 26,000 decals for the city’s 13,000 taxis as part of an initiative to remind cab riders that opening their doors without proper caution can be extremely dangerous to cyclists!

New York City DOT is hoping these decals remind passengers to “LOOK” before opening their doors to exit their cab. According to the DOT, there have been a few cyclists killed in door accidents/crashes in the last five years.

CLICK HERE to read the full article! 

What do you think about this initiative? Do you think the new taxi decals will remind passengers to look before opening their doors? Let us know your thoughts on our Facebook page, linked HERE! 

Do You Recycle Plastic Bags?

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Environmentalists are trying to get Governor Quinn to veto a bill that would require plastic bag manufacturers to set up collection and recycle programs or ban them all together.

The new proposal would require plastic bag manufacturers to set up a recycling program that would aim to increase the recycling rate by 12% 2015. It would also aim to eventually make plastic bags from at least 30% of recycled content.

Many plastic bag manufacturers and the Illinois Retail Merchants Association support the bill, but others think it won’t accomplish anything.

What are your thoughts on the bill? Do you think it would help? Let us know on our Facebook page linked HERE! 

Wind Turbines Incorporated To Utica Children's Museum!

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A children’s museum in Utica, NY is hosting a wind turbine on their roof! The turbine is capable of producing up to 1,500 kilowatts of clean energy annually! The museum is using the turbine in efforts of a greener future!

The museum is also planning to incorporate another turbine in the near future. The turbine is going to cut down on the museums utility bill and any excess energy will return to the National Grid and reduce the bill even more! The museum is hoping to get children interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) at a young age. They’re also planning to have a PowerPoint presentation available to watch at the museum to further educate children on wind turbines.

What do you think about this addition to the museum? Let us know on our Facebook page linked HERE! 

Schoolchildren Make Attempt to Have Crayola Recycle Plastic Markers

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About 40 students in the San Rafael, California elementary school called Sun Valley have been promoting an online petition to have Crayola, a subsidiary of Hallmark, develop a “take-back” program for used-up markers.

Principal Julie Harris said last Wednesday that the student group has been meeting at lunchtime for a couple of weeks to discuss the project and monitor the petition’s progress. The petition on Change.org has more than 60,000 signatures by Saturday (http://goo.gl/6z6Qb). According to Harris, the students plan to present the petition to Crayola.

Crayola has taken notice of this petition, but according to a spokesperson for the company, although the encourage children to share their ideas, the company has no plans to offer a recycling programs for its markers.

The spokesperson also mentioned that they do not have the facilities or a process to recycle these markets, but the markets can be recycled at a facility that accepts that type of plastic.

Crayola is also doing their part to be green in other ways. They use solar energy to manufacture about one billion of the three billion crayons it makes each year and their markers are used with recycled plastic.

What do you think about this petition? Is this something that you would be interested in doing? Let us know your thoughts on the Boro-Wide Recycling Facebook Wall, linked HERE.

Plastic Bottles Make Soccer Uniforms

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Who would have thought that recycled plastic bottles would be used to make sports uniforms? I’m sure not a lot of people think of it that way, but Nike does.

The major sportswear outfitter has a uniform design that is intended for soccer teams such as the USA, France, Brazil and Poland. Each uniform would be manufactured using an average of 13 recycled plastic bottles, according to Nike’s website (wasterecyclingnews.com).

Also on the website, the shirts for the uniforms will contain at least 96% recycled polyester, while the fabric of the shorts will be made with 100% recycled polyester.

Back in 2010, every World Cup team wore jerseys made from recycled polyester. Each uniform that was made was created from an average of eight recycled bottles.

The uniforms are made by taking discarded PET plastic bottles and melting them down and converted into fabric to create the apparel (wasterecyclingnews.com).

Nike recently released new uniforms for Team USA Basketball, which features an average of 22 recycled plastic bottles per uniform.

If you have any questions about recycled bottles, please be sure to call us at 718-416-1656.

Tired of Receiving Junk Mail? There's an APP For That!

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I'm sure many of you at some time have been filtering through your email to see tons of junk or spam mail filling up your inbox. Well, now you can download an app to have those emails stopped from being sent.

PaperKarma is an app available on many different phones, including the Android, iPhone and Windows Phone platforms. The app allows users to take photos of the junk mail they want stopped from being sent. The company then contacts the mailer to remove customers from their distribution lists. 

The company launched the free app in Seattle last year. After seeing a big response, PaperKarma went national last month.

"So far, it´s been a tsunami of images and scans coming in," said Sean Mortazavi, CEO of PaperKarma. "Apparently, people really, really dislike junk mail," (wasterecyclingnews.com).

The company says it's biggest positive is stopping junk mail that is addressed directly to a person. Mortazavi said there are always going to be organizations that send spam emails to entire ZIP codes, but that's something that can't be stopped at the moment.

If you have a ton of "junk" at your house or business and need a reliable company to pick it up, give us a call Boro Wide Recycling at 718-416-1656 and we'll talk to you about how to get rid of your junk problem "hassle-free."

Eco-Friendly Products: Are they actually eco-friendly?

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Consumers seem to be buying more "eco-friendly" products, regardless of wehther or not the product is actually eco-friendly. 

Perception Research Services found that 36% of shoppers in 2011 said they would choose environmentally friendly packaging compared with 28% in 2010, according to a news release (wasterecyclingnews.com).

Almost 59% of all shoppers said seeing the environmental claims on packaging positively impacts their behavior to either buy more of their usual brands or switch to others. A huge amount of shoppers said they get frustrated with the way companies promote environmental claims. 26% said there isn’t enough environmental information; 20% are confused by all the different environmental claims; and 22% don’t know which packages are best for the environment.
"We´re seeing a great opportunity for manufacturers to provide truly value-added packaging to their target shoppers by making it more environmentally friendly -- primarily in the form of recyclability and recycled content -- and clearly communicating these aspects," Jonathan Asher, executive vice president at Ft. Lee, N.J.-based Perception Research Services, said in a news release. "We have seen that it is vital to get both the message right as well as the delivery [of the message], because one without the other will create a missed opportunity," (wasterecyclingnews.com).

If you have any questions about recyclable materials, give us a call at 718-416-1656 or ask us on the Boro Wide Recycling Facebook Wall, linked HERE.