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		<title>Recycling and our Presidential Candidates</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2011/11/29/recycling-and-our-presidential-candidates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Herman Cain]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Presidential race taking up most of the news and the Iowa caucuses just about a month away, it seems appropriate to take as close a look as possible at how “Recycling Friendly” our 2012 Presidential candidates may be. To keep things simple, I am focusing on the top talked about contenders: President Obama, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tip of the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2011/10/15/tip-of-the-week-37/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 19:04:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Recygal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plastic Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Just as it is important for all of us to recycle plastics, it is also important for us to support companies that make plastic goods from recycled plastic. When purchasing a product made from plastic, confirm it contains recycled plastic content. Our purchases help to promote recycling too. -R.G.]]></description>
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		<title>What if all plastics were recycled?</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2011/10/04/what-if-all-plastics-were-recycled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.recygal.com/2011/10/04/what-if-all-plastics-were-recycled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 20:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Recygal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plastic Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling disposable plastic bags into synthetic lumber]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling plastic bottles into polyester]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.recygal.com/?p=5029</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a world where all plastic products were recycled. Living in a world where no plastic debris litters the roadways, nor floats in our oceans, nor sits in landfills for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. To most of us this seems almost unimaginable, but is it? According to Stanford Magazine , “Worldwide we consume [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Recycling is helping to make Back to School Supplies Green</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2011/08/11/how-recycling-is-helping-to-make-back-to-school-supplies-green/</link>
		<comments>http://www.recygal.com/2011/08/11/how-recycling-is-helping-to-make-back-to-school-supplies-green/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Recygal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Paper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PET #1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Schools]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[metal recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PET#1]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[August is the month that big box stores load up on traditional school supplies. For us environmentally conscious shoppers, there are more green choices for back to school supplies than ever before. Also, knowing how to properly recycle these scholastic tools can make them even greener. Smart teachers and PTA moms know well that establishing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PLASTIC RESIN CODE SEVEN, UNLUCKY FOR RECYCLING</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2011/06/29/plastic-resin-code-seven-unlucky-for-recycling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.recygal.com/2011/06/29/plastic-resin-code-seven-unlucky-for-recycling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:15:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Recygal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Land Fills]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Bags]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Resin Code Seven "OTHER"]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PLA plastic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Resin Code Seven]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[plastic resin codes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to recycling, there is nothing lucky about plastic resin code, Seven. The last member of the code numbers developed in 1988 by the Society of the Plastics Industry (SPI) to help identify the type of plastics entering residential waste streams, this catchall “OTHER” resin code no longer helps clarify plastic identification, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling Heat Shrink Labels</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2011/05/31/recycling-heat-shrink-labels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.recygal.com/2011/05/31/recycling-heat-shrink-labels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 20:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Recygal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[PVC (#3)]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[PVC#3]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recycling PP (#5)]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, as you wander through the grocery store aisles it doesn&#8217;t take long before you notice that some shelved items seem to be jumping out at you.   Many beverages, yogurts, snack foods, toddler meals, pet foods, cleaning and personal care products seem to be screaming, “Look at me!”  Glossy, vividly colored, labeled items do stand [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tip of the Week</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2011/05/20/tip-of-the-week-33/</link>
		<comments>http://www.recygal.com/2011/05/20/tip-of-the-week-33/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 21:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Recygal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Plastic Recycling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Let your friends know that PVC heat shrink labeled packaging is not environmentally friendly. If you must purchase an item that is heat shrink labeled, please remove the label before your recycle the bottle or container. You will be helping to ensure the item you are recycling actually gets recycled. -R.G.]]></description>
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		<title>Recycling and Green Chemistry</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2011/03/16/recycling-and-green-chemistry/</link>
		<comments>http://www.recygal.com/2011/03/16/recycling-and-green-chemistry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 21:57:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Recygal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PET #1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green chemistry]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.recygal.com/?p=4154</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While the word, RECYCLING may bring “green thoughts” to mind, for many of us the word, CHEMISTRY, conjures up thoughts of bad chemicals, mad scientists, and incomprehensible concepts. Even the definition of chemistry, “the science that deals with the composition and properties of substances and various elementary forms of matter,” is enough to make most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America Recycles Day 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2010/11/11/america-recycles-day-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.recygal.com/2010/11/11/america-recycles-day-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Recygal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Aluminum Cans]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PET #1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[America Recycles Day]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[November 15th is America Recycles Day (ARD). Started in 1997 to raise public awareness about the benefits of recycling, this event will be celebrated by hundreds of communities across our nation. Municipalities, schools, companies, and other organizations will conduct recycling-related activities to spread the message that recycling is good for our environment, economy, and society. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Recycling Blister Packs Become a Reality?</title>
		<link>http://www.recygal.com/2010/11/07/can-recycling-blister-packs-become-a-reality/</link>
		<comments>http://www.recygal.com/2010/11/07/can-recycling-blister-packs-become-a-reality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 21:51:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Recygal</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[PET #1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Plastic Recycling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PP (#5)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PS (#6)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PVC (#3)]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blister pack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No matter where we shop, the retail landscape is loaded with miscellaneous merchandise that tempts our impulses to gather and to purchase. Designed and packaged to best capture our attention, many goods are marketed in multi-material packaging to provide optimum shelf presence, safeguard product integrity, and reduce in-store pilferage. As a rule, multi-material packaging is [...]]]></description>
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