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See What Happened to 35,000 Refrigerators

Mary Mazzoni, July 22nd, 2011

DTE Energy – a Detroit-based diversified energy company – announced on Monday that its Appliance Recycling Program has recycled 35,000 old refrigerators and freezers since it began in 2009. All of the collected appliances are taken apart at a recycling plant in Livonia, Mich., operated by JACO Environmental – one of the largest appliance recyclers in the country. The ... read more

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Tagged homeappliances, recycle

Published in Household


Readymade Seeds Make Growing Food Simple

Megan Dobransky, July 22nd, 2011

According to a 2009 National Gardening Association survey, nearly one-third of Americans planned on growing food that year; that’s a 19 percent increase over 2008. “There’s definitely a trend back to the basics,” says Kristen Mitchell, who started Humble Seed, an online garden seed company, in 2009 with her husband. “There are several motivators for this; they love to cook and ... read more

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Tagged cardboard, dirt, food, organic

Published in Garden


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