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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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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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A Brief Look at the Economics of Recycling Source: New Jersey WasteWise Business Network Recycling not only makes environmental sense, but also economic sense. On a national scale, recycling has encouraged the growth of an industry and created jobs. For example, in New Jersey, recycling is an important segment of the state’s economy and one that […]
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Source: EPA Communicating the Benefits of Recycling There are significant environmental and economic benefits associated with recycling. Recycling helps create jobs, can be more cost effective than trash collection, reduces the need for new landfills, saves energy, supplies valuable raw materials to industry, and adds significantly to the U.S. economy. More Jobs, Economic Development, and […]
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Source: Sense of Site Commercial Recycling & The Benefits of a Green Business Recycling is one of the best ways to have a positive impact on our planet and those around you. According to the EPA: “There are significant environmental and economic benefits associated with recycling. Recycling helps create jobs, can be more cost effective […]
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Article Source: James City County Why should a business recycle? 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 […]
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