http://www.recygal.com You connection to the Recycling Industry Tue, 20 Jul 2010 18:07:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As a nation, are we truly reducing the amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) that ends up in landfills? Are we recycling more? How do recycling rates compare across the different regions of our country? Does the future for recycling look positive? Since curbside collection of waste ... http://www.recygal.com/2010/07/20/the-rate-of-recycling/ Prior to purchasing a plant for your home or garden, make sure to search the web about its metabolic characteristics. You may be surprised what you find out. Plants not only remove toxins from the soil, but remove toxins from the air as well. Plants add beauty ... http://www.recygal.com/2010/07/10/tip-of-the-week-21/ All around the world, communities are plagued by the contamination of heavy metals. Toxic leftovers from mining, manufacturing and application of metal laden fertilizers and pesticides, these metals do not degrade, but remain intact forever. Often altered to more toxic forms during industrial processes, heavy metals take to the wind, settle ... http://www.recygal.com/2010/06/30/recycling-metals-using-mother-nature-phytoextraction/ Keep recycling top of mind. Download recycling themed games, software, and apps. These digital tools will help you manage your recycling effort and provide amusement too. http://www.recygal.com/2010/06/15/tip-of-the-week-20/ Recycling software and applications are helping both individuals and large organizations keep track of their recycling efforts. Because the act of recycling is so engrained in our psyche (and that’s a good thing) programmers have not only developed professional recycling enterprise software but have written recycling into the digital ... http://www.recygal.com/2010/06/05/recycling-software-and-apps-that-help-you-keep-track/ Help keep our waterways clean. Always recycle plastic bottles and fishing line during your waterside recreational activities. If a recycling bin is not available at your waterside location, please make sure to carry away the unwanted plastic items for proper recycling. Keeping a foldable, reusable shopping ... http://www.recygal.com/2010/05/23/tip-of-the-week-19/ Boats everywhere are being pulled out of storage, unwrapped, and set back into the water. Unwrapped? Yes. For those of you who are not boaters, shrink wrap goes way beyond the kitchen- it is used to keep stored boats in good condition. But what ... http://www.recygal.com/2010/05/05/recycling-plastic-at-the-marina/ April 22, 2010 marked the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. By attending the 2010 New York City Earth Day event, it was obvious we have come a long way since Earth Day’s beginnings as a protest to raise environmental awareness. [caption id="attachment_2084" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Earth Day NYC 2010"][/caption] On ... http://www.recygal.com/2010/04/23/earth-day-2010-proof-recycling-is-not-what-it-used-to-be/ Let Congress know you support a cap on green house gas emissions, text message: EDF to 30644 You'll be heard in Washington. -R.G. http://www.recygal.com/2010/04/19/tip-of-the-week-18/ Help to decrease energy waste and lower CO2 emissions by making sure your PC has a spam filter. Use the power settings on your PC to power it down when appropriate. Every PC user who wisely manages their power usage will contribute greatly to saving ... http://www.recygal.com/2010/04/19/tip-of-the-week-17/