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College Students Build Incredible Haunted Maze

Alexis Petru, November 1st, 2011

For the last five years, a group of college students have built a haunted maze in Long Beach, Calif., and opened it up for free to community members on Halloween night. But this year, the students decided to make an eco-friendly Halloween attraction, constructing 90 percent of the 2,500-square-foot maze out of materials that would have otherwise ended up in the ... read more

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PHOTOS: Gorgeous Floors Made of Shipping Crates

Alexis Petru, October 21st, 2011

With the popularity of hardwood floors on the rise, Viridian Wood wants to offer consumers products that are more environmentally responsible than traditional hardwood flooring made of virgin lumber. The Portland-based company makes flooring, decking, counters and other architectural products using wood reclaimed from shipping crates, pallets and scrap lumber, discarded at local docks. Last month, Viridian introduced two new exotic ... read more

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What Really Happens to Your E-Waste

Alison Neumer Lara, May 27th, 2011

In an enormous warehouse just outside Chicago, pallets of computer monitors, hard drives and keyboards wait for disassembly. Bales of wires stand ready for pickup. Buckets of printed circuit boards glint with copper and gold. Intercon Solutions is one of the nation’s largest e-waste recyclers, pulling in $7.5 million in revenue last year through its 250,000-square-foot processing facility. It’s not a glamorous ... read more

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Tagged aluminum, batteries, computer, computermonitor, furniture, light bulbs, mercury, mp3player, packaging, pallets, pvc, recycle, television

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Walmart Reduces Waste by 80 Percent in California

Alexis Petru, March 21st, 2011

By recycling and donating, Walmart’s operations in California prevented more than 80 percent of their waste from ending up in landfills, the retailer reported last week. The company says it plans to roll out the same waste reduction program at its 4,400 stores, Sam’s Club locations and distribution centers across the U.S. If Walmart can replicate the 80-percent waste reduction ... read more

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Lowe’s Launches Massive Public Recycling Program

Trey Granger, October 6th, 2010

Lowe's recently debuted a three-in-one recycling bin at 1,700 U.S. stores that provides a take-back program for compact fluorescent lamps (CFL), rechargeable batteries/cell phones and plastic bags. It's the latest in a growing list of retailers offering in-store recycling. All of the accepted products are rarely collected in curbside programs, even though each is a marketable recycling commodity. CFLs contain ... read more

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360: Recycling Plastic Containers

Amanda Wills, July 6th, 2009

Earth911's 360 series breaks down the ins and outs of your everyday items. When it comes to recycling plastic bags and plastic bottles, the process is pretty much black and white. But we get into a gray area when talking about plastic containers (also known as rigid plastics or wide-mouth containers). What exactly are they? Why are they recycled differently? It's ... read more

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Tips on Recycling Pallets

Kasen Seaver, October 24th, 2008

Due to the cost, pallets made from plastic, metal and some hardwoods, are typically resold or returned to the sender when the product is unloaded. Once returned, they can be reused or recycled through various recycling companies. For cheaper softwood pallets, recycling is the best option. According to the Virginia Tech Center for Forest Products Marketing, nearly 170 million wood ... read more

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CA Inland Colleges Focus on Recycling

Ashley Schiller, October 7th, 2008

Several inland colleges in Southern California are working to increase recycling rates and the use of recycled materials, reports the Press-Enterprise. At the University of Redlands, one student housing building, Merriam Hall, uses recycled carpet to cover the floors. The couches and chairs are also made of recycled or eco-friendly materials. University of California, Riverside, has the goal to meet standards set by a ... read more

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Facts About Pallets

Kasen Seaver, September 30th, 2008

Pallets are made from several materials: Softwoods, the most common type of pallet, are the cheapest to create and are often considered to be "expendable" - meaning they end up in the trash once they reach their destination. Hardwood pallets and those made of plastic or metal are slightly more expensive and end up being resold or returned to the sender ... read more

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Raquel Fagan, September 30th, 2008


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