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From: Earth 911 Date: 5/29/08
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We spend $265 billion each year on gift wrap. Your presentation can be just as pretty using the Sunday comics instead of that SpongeBob paper, and it helps reduce wrapping waste. Plus, newspapers can often be recycled with the rest of your paper or composted. Get Movin'
You can use leftover food coloring to check for toilet leaks. Put enough drops in your tank to change the water color, then wait 30 minutes and check the water in the bowl. If it's colored, you have a leak that needs to be fixed. Learn more ways to conserve water around the house. Get More
Ever wonder how recycling helps save energy? Earth911.com lays out the energy savings of recycling everything from aluminum to plastic wrap. When you toss items in your recycling bin, you're saving more than landfill space. 
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From: Earth911 Date: 6/3/08
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Less than one percent of the world's water supply is suitable for drinking and bathing. Treating wastewater can help keep us afloat, assuming we aren't dumping leftover paint down the drain. Help protect this precious resource by properly disposing of household hazardous items.
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Don't get caught with old dryer sheets in your pants, or in the trash. Reuse them once your laundry is done. In addition to preventing static cling, they make great dusters and removers of pet hair from furniture.
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FROM: Earth 911 Date: 6/12/08
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Styrofoam is composed of 98 percent air, meaning it's light enough to easily blow out of landfills and end up as litter in our streets and water. Contrary to popular belief it is recyclable, so find out some benefits of recycling Styrofoam and where it's accepted near you.
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The next time you get business cards printed, ask the printer about recycled content paper and soy-based ink. Not only are you helping the environment, but you'll be showing an eco-friendly commitment to business associates.
Styrofoam is composed of 98 percent air, meaning it's light enough to easily blow out of landfills and end up as litter in our streets and water. Contrary to popular belief it is recyclable, so find out some benefits of recycling Styrofoam and where it's accepted near you.
The next time you get business cards printed, ask the printer about recycled content paper and soy-based ink. Not only are you helping the environment, but you'll be showing an eco-friendly commitment to business associates.
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Interested in adding Earth911.com's recycling search engine to your blog or non-commercial site? Allow visitors to search for where to recycle/properly dispose of over 250 products in their area. It's the ultimate way to pass along the message of recycling.
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From: Earth 911 Date:6/18/08
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Aluminum cans are currently worth over $2,000 a ton in resale value, the most valuable item you can recycle at the curb. Including brewskies and soda cans in your bin helps fund recycling of the other items in your curbside program.
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Check labels at the grocery store to see where your favorite foods are coming from. Locally grown products reduce the environmental impact of shopping and support your local economy
Hey you Earth savers!!!!! After you read some of these ideas, go do it!!! If your reading this, your probably crazy about the environment, SO GO HELP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Kachina96
From: Earth 911 Date: 6/25/08
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We go through 380 billion plastic bags a year and only five percent are recycled. Recycling plastic bags produces lumber that can be used to build patios and frames, so find out what types are recyclable and where/how to recycle plastic bags near you. Get Movin'
Ask your favorite bar or restaurant whether it recycles bottles and cans at the end of the night. Businesses can recycle containers just like residents, and knowing this is the first step. Aluminum and glass containers can be recycled infinitely with no loss of purity. ********************* From: Earth 911 Date: 7/2/08
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Your plastic wrappers and yogurt containers are probably not accepted at the curb for recycling. But you can sell them to be reused into shopping bags or packaging. Learn more about a company offering this service and how to recycle this "waste" near you.
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For your Fourth of July barbeque, consider using propane instead of wood or charcoal. It burns cleaner and comes in a steel tank that's refillable and recyclable. See more tips on greening your Independence Day. 
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Planning to hit the nearby lake, ocean or other body of water for your three day weekend? Earth911.com's Clean Boating Information will help make sure that waves are all you leave behind. *******************
From: Earth 911 Date: 7/9/08
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Tire fires can burn for months (or even years) because of the high oil content of tires. One way to keep from "burning rubber" is by recycling tires so they can be converted into ground rubber or fuel. Use Earth911.com to find out where to recycle your obsolete tires. Get Movin'
Not sure what kind of metal you're looking to recycle? Use a magnet to see if the material is attracted. If so, it's most likely a ferrous metal (such as steel), and most ferrous metals can be recycled together as scrap. Magnets are used to separate different metals during recycling. 
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Plastic comes in a variety of forms, including beverage containers, pipes and casing for our electronic devices. Check out Earth911.com's plastic page to learn about the different types of plastics you can recycle.
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