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ICYMI: 👋🏽🗽New York, did you know it’s illegal to throw your rechargeable batteries in the trash? 🚫 🗑️ Declutter your drawers and cabinets for a safer holiday season by recycling your old or used batteries! 🔋 ✅ "New York State has been firmly committed to battery recycling for a long time, and we find that the state's consumers want to do the right thing and recycle," said Leo Raudys, Call2Recycle CEO. "But too many people just don't know how or where to recycle batteries when they reach end-of-life." Learn more here: https://bit.ly/47rNI9E

Cardboard Chaos Got You Down in Pinellas County? Junk Rescue Pinellas Has Your Back (Literally) Ever feel like cardboard boxes are multiplying like bunnies after a move? Yeah, us too. Especially here in Pinellas County, with students swarming back for the new school year and mountains of boxes left behind. But hey, there's no need to stress! Junk Rescue Pinellas is here to be your cardboard recycling hero. Why Cardboard Recycling Rocks in Pinellas County Cardboard's awesome because it gets a second life when recycled. ♻️ Those old boxes turn into shiny new ones, cool packaging, even building stuff! This means less chopping down trees, less landfill overflow, and a happier planet. Plus, who wants overflowing dumpsters making our Pinellas County scenery less than stellar, right? Back-to-School Cardboard Blues? Junk Rescue Pinellas Saves the Day! Moving into dorms or apartments is a cardboard explosion waiting to happen. Junk Rescue Pinellas takes the hassle out of back-to-school recycling: Effortless Pick-Up: We do the heavy lifting! Our crew swoops in and hauls away all that cardboard goodness, right from your dorm room, apartment, or office. No more Tetris-ing boxes into your car or struggling to the recycling center. Eco-Friendly Disposal: Those boxes get recycled responsibly at dedicated centers. ♻️ You can relax knowing your cardboard gets a new purpose, not just dumped in a landfill. Budget-Friendly Solutions: We offer competitive prices for cardboard recycling, making it a win-win for your wallet and the environment. Junk Rescue Pinellas: Your Recycling BFF At Junk Rescue Pinellas, we're all about making Pinellas County a greener place. Recycling cardboard is a super easy way to make a big impact. Hit us up today and let Junk Rescue Pinellas handle your cardboard chaos. We make scheduling a breeze and pick-up a painless process. Together, let's keep Pinellas County clutter-free and eco-friendly! ✌️ P.S. Cardboard woes aren't limited to back-to-school! Whether you're a homeowner, business owner, or property manager in Pinellas County, Junk Rescue Pinellas can be your recycling partner year-round. We can help you set up a regular cardboard recycling routine to keep things tidy and eco-conscious. ♻️ #PinellasCounty #CardboardRecycling #BacktoSchool #JunkRemoval #Sustainability #EcoFriendly #WasteManagement #PinellasBusiness #PropertyManagement #RecyclingSolutions #GreenLiving #Pinellas #Florida https://lnkd.in/eUr9CThg

Great look at recycling from Kristin Hostetter at Outside. Read the article for a more in-depth explanation of the bullet point tips: -DON’T crush aluminum cans. -DO keep plastic caps attached to their bottles. -DON’T put your recyclables in a plastic garbage bag. -DO recycle pizza boxes. -DON’T recycle SOLO cups, red or otherwise. -DO recycle tin foil. -DON’T recycle coffee cups, juice boxes, ice cream cartons, frozen food boxes. -DO keep your paper and cardboard dry. -DON’T recycle any black plastic. -DO flatten your cardboard boxes. -DON’T attempt to recycle anything labeled “compostable.” -DO rinse out containers. -DON’T recycle plastic straws. -DON’T recycle light bulbs. #sustainability #craftbeer #beverageindustry #craftbrewery #circulareconomy https://lnkd.in/g2mWKCrH

Here's a bright idea! Don't toss your light bulbs in the trash or recycling cart. Light bulbs can break when placed in the cart or when crushed in the truck. Broken lamps create a danger for solid waste workers and release mercury into the environment. Broken glass can break through plastic bags and cut solid waste collection workers on the hand or face. The good news is that bulbs are recyclable! Recycling facilities can recover the glass, aluminum end caps, mercury, and phosphor powder in the bulb. The recovered mercury can be used in new bulbs. Need help locating a recycling location near you? Check out Georgia Recycling Coalition's Lamp Recycling list at tinyurl.com/3jbv23bf or contact your local recycling center. Several home improvement stores and retailers that sell bulbs offer collection bins for CFLs. Check the store nearest you to see if they offer collection bins and the types of bulbs accepted. Additionally, some companies provide mail-back options for recycling bulbs. To learn more about mail-back programs, visit the US EPA lamp recycling and disposal web page at tinyurl.com/bdffzu37. If you do break a bulb, check out this resource from US EPA (https://lnkd.in/ggkPk-Cs) on how to clean-up the bulb and manage the materials. #recyclerightga #recyclingsafetyawareness

Here's a bright idea! Don't toss your light bulbs in the trash or recycling cart. Light bulbs can break when placed in the cart or when crushed in the truck. Broken lamps create a danger for solid waste workers and release mercury into the environment. Broken glass can break through plastic bags and cut solid waste collection workers on the hand or face. The good news is that bulbs are recyclable! Recycling facilities can recover the glass, aluminum end caps, mercury, and phosphor powder in the bulb. The recovered mercury can be used in new bulbs. Need help locating a recycling location near you? Check out Georgia Recycling Coalition's Lamp Recycling list at tinyurl.com/3jbv23bf or contact your local recycling center. Several home improvement stores and retailers that sell bulbs offer collection bins for CFLs. Check the store nearest you to see if they offer collection bins and the types of bulbs accepted. Additionally, some companies provide mail-back options for recycling bulbs. To learn more about mail-back programs, visit the US EPA lamp recycling and disposal web page at tinyurl.com/bdffzu37. If you do break a bulb, check out this resource from US EPA (https://lnkd.in/gvgPP8np) on how to clean-up the bulb and manage the materials. #recyclerightga #recyclingsafetyawareness

Premiere Cardboard Recycling Company in Memphis Area You may ask "Is recycling cardboard worth it?" The cardboard recycling process is not without its imperfections but it’s still much better than doing nothing at all. Below are just a few reasons why you should recycle your cardboard: Conserve Forests: Recycling cardboard lessens our need to cut down trees to make cardboard from raw materials. Recycling one ton of cardboard can save 17 trees! Save Energy: Producing cardboard from raw materials is a longer and more complicated process than making it from recycled cardboard. Recycling one ton of cardboard can save 4000 kW of electricity and 6.6 million Btu’s (British thermal units) of energy. All corrugated box suppliers have faced a supply shortage due to increased online buying, winter storms, lasting effects from the 2020 pandemic, and more. But you can help - call us and we'll educate you and assist you! > > Take advantage of our on-site recycling program! Waste Solutions provides cardboard recycling services, product destruction, shredding services, electronic scrap removal, waste disposal, roll-off dumpster rental and plastic recycling in the greater Memphis TN area. Our service areas often includes Collierville, Germantown, Cordova, Bartlett, Lakeland, Arlington, Oakland, Eads, Jackson TN, Covington TN, Millington TN, Southaven MS, Olive Branch MS, Nesbit MS, Senatobia MS, West Memphis AR, Marion AR, Forrest City AR and surrounding areas. #cardboardrecyclingmemphis #memphiscardboardrecycle

🌟 Exciting news! ACE UK launches their new ‘Carton Ready’ campaign, supporting Simpler Recycling reforms in England. 🌱🔄   All households in England can recycle food, drink, and other cartons from March 31, 2026 🏠♻️   The campaign provides resources and advice to help local authorities implement liquid carton collections, including a Carton Ready Implementation toolkit with step-by-step guidance for local authorities 📋 💡   To read more about what ACE UK is doing to support Simpler Recycling, check out the article from letsrecycle.com below:   #CartonReady #SimplerRecycling #Recycling #WasteManagement  

Is your broken laptop gathering dust in your closet? How about leftover cans of paint from your "Tiffany blue" phase? And what about all those single-use plastic bags? In honor of #WorldRecyclingDay, learn more about your local recycling resources. https://bit.ly/48TGRq2

What will you #recycle today? So far, we’ve got two Starbucks cups lined up and ready to be rinsed and put into the recycling compactor reserved for plastic, aluminum, and paper. (Glass has to be taken to a recycling center.) Our recycling bin gets picked up every other week. Most of our friends in Dallas can recycle glass in their curbside bins, but family members in Houston have to take all recyclables to sorting centers. Their very nice neighborhood doesn’t offer curbside recycling at all. Recycling is critical to a greener, climate-positive world. It’s the key to turning waste into value again and again. The lack of recycling is a global problem that has to be solved locally with support from governing bodies. That’s complicated. Tamara Davison, a London-based sustainability journalist, reports on #CleanHub that according to a World Economic Forum survey, about 25% of people don’t know how to participate in recycling. Maybe that’s because the rules can vary greatly depending on your municipality’s recycling infrastructure or maybe recycling isn’t offered at all. Or maybe there’s no effort to educate. Worse of all, maybe the opportunity doesn’t yet exist: a staggering two billion people on the planet don’t have access to effective waste management. Before posting this, I got angry (again) about not having the ability to recycle glass and I emailed my city council representative. Will it do any good? Maybe, if I keep at it and get others to do the same. Check out more 2024 recycling facts here: https://lnkd.in/gUSmem97 #climatepositive #circularity #recycling #wastetovalue #emailyourrepresentative