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Archive for February 2007

February 28th, 2007

Disposing Old Flourescent Bulbs

Flourescent bulbs have been the top and popular choice for the past years. The thing is, such a type of light bulb actually last longer and they also do assist the home owner in saving energy and money.
However, there is one thing we did not quite know about flourescent bulbs. Tammy Trublood of a store […]

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February 27th, 2007

UK Tire Recycling And Reprocessing Plant Soon To Open

One important facility is going to open in the South Wales, United Kingdom soon enough. This one is going to be owned by Credential Environment group and they have already invested two million Euros for this one.
The facility is a recycling and cryogenic reprocessing plant for discarded and old tires. With the construction almost completed […]

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February 26th, 2007

Recycle Your Old Mobile Phone, Says Red Cross

The American Red Cross has found a way so as to be able to help out the environment and at the same time make money for the non-profit organization. So how would they do it?
According to a spokesperson from the organization, they are going to raise the funds that they need for their projects by […]

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February 24th, 2007

Law Makes Consumer Electronics Companies Recycle

Last Thursday, a House committee actually did come up with a new law and new regulation that would entail all creators of consumer electronics to actually do their share in recycling their products. However, it looks like the new law would be made into reality in the state of Minnesota only.
This looks like a back-up […]

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February 23rd, 2007

Don’t Give Up On Recycling

Not all people do believe in the power and the benefits that one could get from recycling. And if you would do a survey, it is interesting to note that some may know what recycling is and what kind of good it brings to people but not all of them would actually go ahead and […]

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February 22nd, 2007

Chicago Saves Money With Solar Energy

The city of Chicago has been into the solar power and solar energy longer than we might actually think. But the truth is, if you do combine all of the money that the city has saved because it opted to use solar power as a source of energy, the total would amount to really huge […]

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February 21st, 2007

Bay Area Gets New Solar Panels

After reading this piece of interesting news, you may want to start heading over to the Bay Area and live there. You see, Lennar Corp., one of the trusted home builders, has decided to start on a project that would include having solar power panels and systems as part of the new homes that they […]

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February 20th, 2007

BugE: An Electric Ride

Vehicles that make use of fuel like gasoline and diesel sure are moving machines to only add to the pollution that we are suffering from. But with electric vehicles, we do know that one day, these are going to be the kind of automobiles to roam our streets.
Well maybe as early as now you would […]

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February 19th, 2007

Softdrinks Maker Recycling Bottles

In a move towards keeping the environment cleaner and also greener, Britvic, one of the most popular creators and manufacturers of soft drinks in the United Kingdom, would be recycling its share of bottles that they used for their products. According to one expert, such a move would actually be a mimicry of the recycling […]

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February 17th, 2007

Old Phone Directories For Recycle

Every year, companies that offer phone and communication services would also provide their clients and consumers these thick wads of paper which we call as phone books or directories. And these books may come in handy during the whole year but come the new one, you would have to throw out the old one for […]

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