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Precycling?

Posted in: Uncategorized | October 30, 2018 at 9:55 am , by EcoPartners

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What is it? Why do it? It starts in your shopping cart. Precycling means choosing products that will have the smallest impact on waste generation. How to begin? Think purchases with no or little packaging. Buying in bulk. Selecting products in packaging that you know is

Economic Development Key to Recycling End Markets

Posted in: Uncategorized | October 24, 2018 at 1:09 pm , by EcoPartners

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At the 2018 Association of Indiana Solid Waste Management Districts Retreat, Bob Gedert of Resource Recycling Systems shared a plan for how local economic development can create recycling demand. His presentation, Rebuilding America’s Recycling Infrastructure: Economic Development Strategies for Local Communities, gave suggestions for how

Slow down to get around!

Posted in: Uncategorized | October 23, 2018 at 10:46 am , by EcoPartners

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You’ve seen the “Give ‘em a brake” signs encouraging you to slow down in road construction zones. You know what the flashing lights on a school bus mean. You yield and move over to let emergency vehicles pass. But what happens when you see a

Put down the sledgehammer!

Posted in: Uncategorized | October 16, 2018 at 4:08 pm , by EcoPartners

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Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer or you contact a professional, home improvement is an exciting but messy business. Once the job starts, the disarray, dust, and debris can seem to seep into your soul, and you just want it done! Before you begin, make a

Kick out contamination!

Posted in: Uncategorized | October 9, 2018 at 5:24 pm , by EcoPartners

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Thanks to City of Laredo Solid Waste Services for sharing the information for the basis of this blog post. Their local version appeared in Laredo’s Fall 2018 edition of One Person’s Trash. Kicking fall leaves is fun, but kicking contaminants from your recycling is crucial! Before you

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