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Yellowstone Recycles Bear Pepper Spray Cans

Alexis Petru, May 16th, 2011

Visitors to Yellowstone National Park are encouraged to carry bear-deterrent pepper spray on their hikes, but with no recycling options, the spray cans from the park’s millions of annual visitors were ending up in landfills. Now Yellowstone Park and its partners have launched a recycling program for bear spray canisters with collection sites at the park and in the ... read more

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Where to Find Free Paint, Detergent, Cleaner and More

Megan Dobransky, November 11th, 2010

Everyone likes free stuff, but free stuff in the name of saving the environment is even better. Many Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) facilities around the country have product exchange rooms, sometimes called swap rooms or swap shops. These rooms offer safe, unopened HHW items for public consumption, keeping them out of the landfill and letting you save some money. While HHW ... read more

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Reuse Your Roller

Raquel Fagan, July 19th, 2010

Fact Approximately 64 million gallons of paint each year are left over when jobs are done.  Using a paint roller can help spread that paint a lot faster. There are even special textured paint rollers available, with sleeves designed to produce a variety of patterns. Make sure you don’t throw away that paint roller after the project is done. Get Started Clean ... read more

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California Bans VOCs, Costs of Some Products Will Rise

Trey Granger, October 2nd, 2009

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is cracking down on products that contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as aerosol air fresheners and paint thinners, and is imposing a ban on high-VOC products starting in 2014. Here's a simple breakdown of how the regulation will work, courtesy of the Associated Press: Manufacturers will have to limit VOC content to 30 percent ... read more

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The HHW Dilemma: Lots of Waste, Nobody to Collect

Steve Uydess, July 20th, 2009

There was probably a time in our lives, not too long ago, when we gave little thought to the ingredients in many of our household products. The one thing we wanted, whether it was our paint, pesticides, oven cleaners or our drain cleaners, was for the products to work. Perhaps there was an assumption that because we bought these items in ... read more

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The Aerosol Can Debate Continues

Haley Paul, July 13th, 2009

Research and Markets released its 2009 Report on Aerosol Hair Spray. The study, available for purchase, details the world's outlook on aerosol spray cans in more than 2,000 cities. On the heels of this report, we thought we'd give a refresher on the current state of aerosols, highlighting the progress that has been made and what lies ahead. It is important ... read more

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Japan Releases New Process to Recycle Aerosols

Trey Granger, June 16th, 2009

After a two-year search, Japan has selected the Aerosolv recycling system as its nationwide solution for how local governments should handle the disposal of aerosol cans. Japanese businesses already used Aerosolv and were able to win over the Aerosol Industry Association and Japan Waste Management Association in a contest that lasted from June ... read more

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Recycling Mysteries: Paint

Marie Look, April 20th, 2009

Most people already know that household paint is recyclable. But it’s also important to understand that different household paints are disposed of in very different ways. What we do with our leftover paint determines if it goes on to have a second life. In fact, the EPA estimates that Americans discard as much as 69 million gallons of paint each year. ... read more

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Tips for Recycling Aerosol Cans

Brandy Norleen, September 22nd, 2008

Recycling aerosol cans depends upon whether the container is empty or still has liquid inside of it. If the product is empty, you have the option of dropping it off in a bin designated for steel or aluminum at your local recycling facility or in your curbside bin if it is accepted. More than 5,300 communities across the ... read more

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Facts About Aerosol Cans

Brandy Norleen, September 22nd, 2008

Aerosol cans are used on a daily basis for several functions, such as hairspray, shaving cream, spray paint and disinfectants. About 90 percent of all aerosol cans are made of steel and the remaining 10 percent are made of aluminum. Both types can be recycled. Here are some facts regarding the disposal and recycling of aerosol cans: All steel ... read more

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