http://www.pacebutler.com/blog we buy used cell phones! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:13:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/2.0/http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gifPacebutlerRecyclinghttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PacebutlerRecycling/~3/5OzdYyA9lhw/ http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/californians-recycled-beverage-containers/#comments Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:13:51 +0000 Michael http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/?p=549 Aluminum beverage cans for recycling Californians are the leading recyclers of beverage containers in this country. In the first half of 2009, the state recycled a total 8.2 billion beverage containers at an amazing recycling rate of 85%, according to the Department of Conservation&#8217;s Biannual Report of Beverage Container Sales, Returns, Redemption &#038; Recycling Rates. There was [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/earth-hour-2009/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Support Earth Hour 2009'>Support Earth Hour 2009</a> <small> Earth Hour is global environmental advocacy event held every...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/aluminum-recycling-aluminum-associationpr/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Aluminum Recycling &#8211; Reaching New Heights'>Aluminum Recycling &#8211; Reaching New Heights</a> <small>The Aluminum Association announced last week a new initiative aimed...</small></li></ol> Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PacebutlerRecycling?a=5OzdYyA9lhw:ykrtO0SEtWc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PacebutlerRecycling?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PacebutlerRecycling/~4/5OzdYyA9lhw" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/californians-recycled-beverage-containers/feed/ 0 http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/californians-recycled-beverage-containers/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PacebutlerRecycling/~3/RhzBbcYE_6w/ http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/plastic-recycling-facility-in-oklahoma/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:28:52 +0000 Michael http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/?p=541 A state-of-the-art plastic recycling facility near Watts, Oklahoma is scheduled to be completed by the first quarter of 2010. This was announced recently by Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc. (AERT), a leading plastic recycler firm based in Springdale, Arkansas. The world class plastic recycling facility at Watts is also expected to be the first [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/turning-plastic-waste-into-fuel/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: The Future Is Here: Turning Plastic Waste Into Fuel'>The Future Is Here: Turning Plastic Waste Into Fuel</a> <small> Plastic waste into fuel? 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Is it still worthwhile for your organization to collect old cell phones to help raise funds? The answer, of course, is an unqualified yes. 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Less than 20% of this total are recycled or sent back to the manufacturers &#8211; the rest are lost, thrown to trash bins, or kept in drawers. Why donate or recycle cell phones? Cell phones are an important source for recyclable materials [...] Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/cell-phone-collection-drive-for-charity-or-non-profit/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: How To Run A Cell Phone Collection Drive For Your Charity or Non-Profit'>How To Run A Cell Phone Collection Drive For Your Charity or Non-Profit</a> <small> Every charity organization or non-profit seems to be doing...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/beware-of-false-charities/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Beware of False Charities'>Beware of False Charities</a> <small>Sometimes, you just get to wonder at the depth of...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/facebook/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: We&#8217;re Now In Facebook'>We&#8217;re Now In Facebook</a> <small> We are currently helping organize a group in the...</small></li></ol> Related posts brought to you by <a href='http://mitcho.com/code/yarpp/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin</a>.<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PacebutlerRecycling?a=bGL8hVsGSO4:fE4PXrL0Yoo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/PacebutlerRecycling?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/PacebutlerRecycling/~4/bGL8hVsGSO4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/donate-cell-phones-to-charity-or-non-profit/feed/ 0 http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/donate-cell-phones-to-charity-or-non-profit/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PacebutlerRecycling/~3/amfhUkCasVs/ http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/top-recycling-stories-nov9-15/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:50:23 +0000 Michael http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/?p=475 Community urban garden in Philadelphia Here are the our top 10 pick of the most interesting and informative recycling and environmental stories at Green Options Environment: The new wave of urban farming (and fresh food from small spaces!) 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A child speaking before adults representing all the countries in the world &#8211; yet her speech was anything but childish. 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Far from the bustling metropolis and in close communion with nature, nothing could be greener, or so I thought. 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