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  1. One Simple Trick Using Recycling Receptacles to Reduce Landfills

    One Simple Trick Using Recycling Receptacles to Reduce Landfills

    Landfills are growing faster than expected and one solution is to add more recycling receptacles in public spaces to reduce trash

    Everyone is looking for a simple solution to reduce the accumulation of waste, and recycling receptacles might be the easiest answer.

    Reducing landfills is becoming a growing challenge for cities across the United States, as garbage dumps grow and environmental concerns mount for residents and city planners alike.

    Municipalities must act. Waste is heading for the local dump at a pace faster than analysts predicted.

    As a case in point, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that 122 million tons of waste would be deposited in landfills in 2012. However,

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  2. America Recycles Day is Nov. 15 - How to Easily Implement a Recycling Program with Recycling Receptacles at Your Facility

    America Recycles Day is Nov. 15 - How to Easily Implement a Recycling Program with Recycling Receptacles at Your Facility

    Business man recycling paper and tossing it into a blue recycle bin. More of this activity is encouraged as part of America Recycles Day

    Tues., Nov. 15 is America Recycles Day and while vast improvements have been made in how households recycle, there is still much to be done in the workplace and at facilities. But the process can be as easy as adding a few recycling receptacles and then getting buy-in from people in your

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  3. Recycling Receptacles at National Parks Help to Promote Zero-Landfill Strategies

    Recycling Receptacles at National Parks Help to Promote Zero-Landfill Strategies

    These plastic bottles don't need to be here - they can become recycled plastic picnic tables and any number of products

    By Alysa Kleinman

    About 270 million Americans visit national parks each year. They explore mountains and woods, see wildlife firsthand and discover culture. But along the way, they also generate 100 million pounds of trash. That's could fill quite a few recycling receptacles and park trash cans.

    What can be done to solve this problem where visitors come to a park to enjoy the natural splendor but generate more than

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  4. Controversy Grows Over Sale of Bottled Water in Parks - Recycling Receptacles Might Help

    Controversy Grows Over Sale of Bottled Water in Parks - Recycling Receptacles Might Help

    Hiker with bottled wate

    Just like the way a pebble thrown into a pond creates a rippling effect, so does talk of the National Park Service's proposed ban on the sale of bottled water.

    This decision is creating quite a splash with environmentalists, the bottled water industry, Coca-Cola, Congress and other interested parties.

    The issue is a serious one. As you can imagine, with the millions of people who visit our national parks every year, they can generate quite a few empty water bottles.

    In its effort to be more green and sustainable, the National Park Service proposed ending the sale of all bottled water at its facilities - in their stores and vending machines. (Note, visitors can still bring in their own bottled water purchased elsewhere).

    Many parks have already initiated this ban - some well-known names include The Grand Canyon, Mount  Rushmore, Little Bighorn, Zion National Park and Dinosaur

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  5. Cleveland gets Greener by Adding Recycling Receptacles Downtown to Reduce Landfill Waste and Increase Awareness

    Cleveland gets Greener by Adding Recycling Receptacles Downtown to Reduce Landfill Waste and Increase Awareness

    Standing by one of their recycling receptacles are (from left) Kristin Hall, City of Cleveland Sustainability Manager, Anand Natarajan, City of Cleveland Energy Manager, Rita McKenzie, West Side Market Administrator and West Side Market intern. Source: City of Clevelan

    Placing recycling receptacles where people see them every day has paid off in a fantastic way for the City of Cleveland Mayor's Office of Sustainability.

    The Office's mission is to promote green strategies throughout city departments and with local citizens.

    So they thought, sure most people practice recycling at home. But what about when they are away from home? They are certainly generating plenty of trash that has recycling potential.

    The solution? The department decided to bring recycling to where

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