Recycling Facts!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Here are some Recycling Facts from DoSomething.org  you probably didn't know!

The average person generates over 4 pounds of trash every day! That = 1.5 tons of solid waste per year!

In 2009, Americans alone produced enough trash to circle the Earth 24 times!

Over 75% of waste is recyclable. Unfortunately, we only actually recycle about 30% of it.

Americans throw away 25 million plastic bottles every hour!

If every American just recycled 1/10 of their newspapers, we could save 25 million trees a year!

Now that you've seen these outrageous facts, Boro-Wide Recycling hopes you think twice about throwing that bottle in the garbage. A little recycling from everyone can go a long way!

Let us know what you recycled today, on our Facebook page! Remember to follow us @borowide on Twitter as well!

London Power Station to Be Fueled By Cooking Oil & Grease!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

It’s true! Thames Water, Great Britain’s biggest water company has teamed up with 20C, a utility company to run the largest fat-fueled power station in the world!

Used cooking oil and grease from London homes, restaurants and food manufacturers will be collected and used to power the facility which will produce an estimated 130 Gigawatt hours a year of electricity. That’s enough to power nearly 40 thousand, average sized homes!

The use of the oil and grease is expected to ease sewer blockages, which occur when fat, grease and oil are poured down sink drains.

For more information on this topic, CLICK HERE! 

Let us know what you think about this “Green” facility on our Facebook page! For more information on Boro-Wide Recycling, visit our website www.BoroWideRecycling.com or contact us (718) 416-1656!

Reusable Kitchen Items!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Food packaging is a large part of the 76 million tons of packaging waste the U.S. produces each year! 

Here’s a list of ten items in your kitchen that you can reuse and recycle!

• Cartons
• Yogurt & Butter Tubs
• Produce Bags
• Condiment & Salad Dressing Bottles
• Food Scraps
• Berry Baskets & Boxes
• Squeezable Bottles
• Water Filters
• Six-Pack Can Rings
• Plastic Spice Shakers

You can help our country reuse and recycle by doing your part! For more, detailed information about the recycling list above, visit this Huffington Post article.

If you have a large amount of recycling or waste removal needed, make sure to contact Boro-Wide Recycling at (718) 416-1656!

NYC Now Recycling Almost All Types of Hard Plastic!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Thanks to Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City sanitation crews will now accept almost all forms of rigid plastics. 

Newly accepted plastics, include:

• Shampoo bottles
• Clothes hangers
• Toys
• Take-out containers
• Laundry detergent bottles
• Crates
• Yogurt cups
• And much more!

For more recyclable items, visit NYC.gov’s list.

The addition of rigid plastics is estimated to help divert 50,000 tons of recyclable waste from landfills each year and help to double the city’s recycling rate from 15 to 30 percent by 2017!

Read more about the city’s new recycling plan on mnn.com! Let us know on our Facebook page what you plan on recycling now that the program has been expanded!

A Different Take On Recycling – Food

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

We bet you didn't know that some of your food scraps that you’re throwing away, could be planted and grown. It’s true! If you have a yard or a garden, consider planting some of these fruit and vegetable scraps and see what happens! 

• Green Onions
• Celery
• Romaine Lettuce
• Carrot Tops
• Ginger
• Pineapple
• Potatoes
• Garlic
• Onions
• Mushrooms

For detailed information on the planting and growing process, visit this Earth911 article. Let us know if you have had any success with planted scraps before on our Facebook page.

Commercial Services From Boro-Wide Recycling

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Does your business need recycling or waste management service? Look no further than Boro-Wide Recycling! We can provide container and loose bag curb pick-up services to; retail stores, restaurants, manufacturers, offices and more! Boro-Wide experts will transfer the collected waste to one of our facilities to be sorted.

Available container sizes are show below:

Boro-Wide can help! For more information, visit our website, borowiderecycling.com or call us at

(718) 416-1656.

Residential Pickup at Boro-Wide!

Boro-Wide Recycling Corp. 

Maspeth, NY 718-416-1656 

www.BoroWideRecycling.com

Homeowners, renters and other residential customers fear not! You can depend on Boro-Wide Recycling to make the disposal of your waste easy!

Boro-Wide Recycling supplies roll-off containers that make home renovations, spring cleaning and more, simple! Our containers are specifically designed to accommodate the bulk waste that the Sanitation Department doesn't pick up. Containers can be placed in your driveway or in the street and Boro-Wide will transfer all the waste when you are done. Available Container sizes are shown below:

For more information, Call us at (718) 416-1656 or send us an Email. Let us help you with your cleaning and waste removal!