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Waste Management Head Goes Undercover; You Won't Believe What He Saw
February 8th, 2010
… learned just how hard a line worker's job really is when he was tasked with separating cardboard recyclables from trash. But when he missed just one piece, the entire operation had to be shut down. "I was sweating bullets because I know how expensive it is " O'Donnell said. "I had no idea that this job was going to be …
Published in Household
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Hottest in Green: 2010 Winter Olympics
February 8th, 2010
… of waste generated during the Games will be diverted from landfills. Recyclables like shrink wrap and cardboard trays will be taken to Richmond, British Columbia recycling center. The company will also reduce its carbon emissions and purchase Gold Standard carbon offsets (as recommended by WWF-Canada and the David Suzuki Foundation). Panasonic Video Contest: Offsetting and Eco-Ideas Exhibit - Panasonic's contribution …
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Holiday Packaging That Will Save You Money
December 10th, 2009
… and reusing are this season's buzz words for saving both time, money and valuable resources. Boxes Cardboard is used to ship 90 percent of all products in the U.S. as it's a sturdy mainstay that’s easily reused and recycled. Non-toxic and biodegradable, recycled cardboard takes 25 percent less energy to manufacture products than the use of virgin materials to make …
Published in Paper
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Starbucks Takes Recycling to a Whole New Local Level
January 25th, 2010
… of its waste (by weight) was coffee grounds, which can be composted. Its paper waste (e.g. cardboard and newspaper) amounted to 25 percent, which can be recycled if the stores have access to paper recycling in their community. …
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Tips on Recycling Cardboard
September 4th, 2008
Cardboard is one of the most commonly recycled materials. Its durability, long fibers and overall high quality of cardboard allow cardboard to be recycled into an array of paper products such as new cardboard, paper, paperboard and more. Cardboard Items That Cannot Be Recycled Pizza boxes (grease contamination) Boxes that have not been flattened and emptied out Wet boxes Ways …
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Cardboard
September 4th, 2008
Cardboard is a thin, stiff material made of paper pulp. It consists of corrugated “wrinkled” materials between two flat facings. Technically, it is referred to as "corrugated board." It is used for shipping, packaging and of course, pizza. When not wet or contaminated with food or oil, cardboard is recyclable. It is also naturally biodegradable. …
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Office Built Entirely of Cardboard
March 19th, 2009
An Amsterdam-based advertising agency known as Nothing constructed the entire interior of its office using cardboard, from the stairs to the office furniture. Earlier this year, Earth911 showed you how to make a chair out of cardboard, but Nothing's design goes one step further. Nothing commissioned two designers to produce an entire office using a "no screw, no glue" motto. …
Published in Paper
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Cardboard Boat Racing Gains Popularity
May 8th, 2009
Sink or swim- that's the question every cardboard boat captain must face on race day. After all, cardboard isn't usually the first material to come to mind when designing a seaworthy vessel. Preferred material or not, the popularity of cardboard boat, also called cardboard regatta, races continues to grow each year. Although its exact origins are up for debate, most …
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Ladies and Gents, Start Your Cardboard Engines!
July 22nd, 2009
We've all had a few extra cardboard boxes lying around our garages or attics at one time or another, following a move or a failed spring cleaning attempt. While recycling of cardboard is commonplace for most us - in fact 78.3 percent of all corrugated cardboard was recovered for recycling in 2007 - it can be fun to find different …
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Facts About Cardboard
September 4th, 2008
Cardboard is a fully recyclable and biodegradable material. But there's just one catch: Oil and water can easily contaminate the material, rendering it virtually unusable or non-recyclable. Types Corrugated cardboard is very popular and used to make boxes for shipping. It is comprised of corrugated fiber paper, sandwiched by sturdy sheets of cardboard. Once this cardboard has been deposited into …
Published in Paper
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