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As promised in our initial post on recycling facts, we will be publishing more facts about recycling as we come across the information in the web and elsewhere.

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That PC or laptop you’re using right now to read this post have bytes and bytes of personal data in it, that could have a devastating impact on you, if those are ever obtained by unscrupulous individuals. When the time comes for you to recycle that computer, here are a few things you can do to prevent that from happening.

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Twitter has been the focus of much attention lately as celebrities, politicians, and marketers have flocked to the site to spread their messages to the world 140 characters at a time. If you're running a charity or non-profit, can you...

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Recycling is a process - a series of activities, if you will, that includes: the collection and sorting of waste materials, the processing of these materials to produce brand new products, and the purchase and use of these new products by consumers.

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Think about how much trash goes into a bin in, say, New York City’s Times Square on a daily basis. What if all that garbage could be used to generate energy? That’s the thinking behind designer Haneum Lee’s Gaon Street Light – a lamppost powered by garbage!

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Houses on stilts, small scale energy generation and recycling our dishwater are just some of the measures that are being proposed to prepare our cities for the effects of global warming. A new study outlines how major cities must respond if they are to continue to grow in the face of climate change." id="metasummary

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The nice folks over at Earth911.com have published a list of helpful tips for using batteries in a more environmentally friendly way. While the best green tip for batteries is to recycle them (tip #2), there certainly are some other practices that can help you prolong battery life and limit their harmful effects.

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In recent months, media outlets and some celebrities have turned the spotlight on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Last August, a team of scientists, oceanographers, researchers, and ocean-lovers set sail in an expedition, known as the Project Kaisei, to the area to find out more about the severity of this threat to the ocean ecosystem.

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Recycling is a way of life for many of us. The recyclables (glass, paper, plastics, etc.) wont be processed unless we choose to have them recycled. In the past several years, the recycling rates in the US and other countries have been steadily increasing, but there's still so much work to be done for us to reach that (almost) mythical 100% recycling rate.

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A fun interactive gateway to the coolest recycling sites in the web promoting recycling and environmental protection to kids. Want to teach kids about recycling, the three R's, or composting? This is a good place to start.

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Recycling bottles do matter. Next time you think about throwing away that empty water bottle on your way out of the park this weekend, think again. It might just end as part of a brand new slide in a kids playground somewhere, if you recycle it instead.

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Recycling as a lifestyle continues to be a viable environmental option but it may not be a sound idea to start a home-based recycling business, at this time. The industry, cyclical by nature, is experiencing a low point, and the global financial crisis is making it worse.

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Styrofoam is bulky and hard to recycle, and takes an incredible amount of time to break down. If you’re like me and just need to know what to do or where to send your packaging for styrofoam recycling, here are some suggestions.

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A standard-issue PC, left on all the time consumes 746 kilowatts per hour a year. By comparison, a refrigerator uses about 500 kilowatts a year. Surely there are things that users can do to reduce their computer's environmental footprint.

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