Ewaste Recycling Source: Florida DEP Electronic equipment is everywhere in modern life. Both per capita ownership and discards of TVs, computers, tablets, smart phones and other electronics will likely increase rapidly for the forseeable future. Unwanted electronics should be recycled to recover and reuse the product itself or materials like copper, steel, glass that the […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Recycling Recognition Program Source: Florida DEP The Recycling Recognition Program was developed to encourage private businesses, institutions, schools, public organizations and citizens to increase recycling in order to reach Florida’s recycling goal of 75% by 2020. The Department has an easy tool for organizations to track, compare and report their recycling efforts — The Florida DEP […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Source: Florida DEP Florida has a goal to reach a 75% recycling rate in just a few short years by 2020. Your business, institution or organization can be part of that race to 75% by making recycling “business as usual.” Here are some resources to help you and ways you can be recognized for your […]
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Leave a Comment (0) →Recycling in FL Source: Florida DEP In 2008, the Florida Legislature enacted House Bill 7135 which created Section 403.7032, Florida Statutes. This established a new statewide recycling goal of 75% to be achieved by the year 2020. Also, the statute directed DEP to develop a program designed to achieve this goal and submit it to […]
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How Your Business Can Cut Costs by Reducing Waste Source: NCSU The Importance of Waste Reduction for Business By taking steps to reduce waste, a business can save money on supplies conserve natural resources and energy reduce current waste disposal costs and hedge against increased disposal costs in the future give customers what they want: […]
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Tallahassee, Florida business Native Nurseries has been recognized by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for recycling 80.6% of its solid waste. Located in Tallahassee and opened in 1980, the nursery employs 15 people in its retail garden center. The nursery specializes in native plants and plantings for butterflies, birds and other wildlife, and organically grown herbs […]
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Source: Heritage Interactive In recent years, sustainability and recycling are in the minds of corporations and offices alike. Many offices have begun adopting a recycling program. It could be an eager employee with an eye for the environment, or a corporate initiative to reduce waste-to-landfill. Whichever the motivation, there are several benefits to an office […]
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Source: ksewaste.org Why Should You Recycle E-Waste? E-waste is the most rapidly growing segment of the municipal solid waste stream. E-waste contains many valuable, recoverable materials such as aluminum, copper, gold, silver, plastics, and ferrous metals. In order to conserve natural resources and the energy needed to produce new electronic equipment from virgin resources, electronic […]
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BENEFITS OF BUSINESS RECYCLING Source: James City County Recycling is economically advantageous & environmentally sound. Recycling can save you money! By recycling, a business can downsize the contents of its dumpster and get a recycling bin. Together, this may be less than the cost of renting a large dumpster. One local business reduced their […]
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Recycle Electronics Source: Universal Recycling Technologies Used computers, monitors and other electronic equipment that are disposed of improperly have the potential to contaminate our environment and prematurely fill our existing landfills. The cheapest methods of managing e-waste may not be the most responsible and may expose generations to liability in many forms both here and […]
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