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Savannah native Liz Taylor gets more than just money from her job. She’s passionate about her work and as a bonus it keeps her fit, since she doesn’t really like to wake up and go to the gym or go for a run. “I just like to get up and recycle,” she said with a laugh. And she has motivation, which is so crucial to an exercise regimen – in her case, it’s the full bins of recyclables that each customer needs emptied.She’s owned The Recycling Lady for almost eight years. She picks up recyclables from residential and business customers, as do other local companies including Rare Earth Recycling, Islands Recycling, and GreenLifespace. It’s one of a long list of interesting jobs she’s had over the years: exercise instructor, helping build a sustainable wood bench for the Atlanta Botanical Garden, home health nurse staffing, and house manager and personal assistant in Napa Valley. “It’s usually very interesting people who need an assistant,” she said. Her ta sks were either boring or a little crazy, she said, but thought it best not to give examples. The City of Savannah is delivering a blow to her business, but she doesn’t care. In fact, she’s thrilled. The city’s planned curbside recycling program will be a huge benefit to the community and the environment, she said, so she’ll be perfectly happy just to pick up recyclables from her customers outside city limits. “Even though I have a recycling business, I’m very happy it’s going to happen,” Taylor said. “It makes me very happy that over the years so many people have started to recycle. It makes me feel good – it’s just so important. “What’s really wonderful to me is now they’re talking about recycling on Oprah – it’s all over TV,” Taylor said. “Now you can talk about it and somebody’s not going to call you an aging hippie.”She’s recently done some consulting work for Melaver, Inc. to help set up recycling in its property Enterprise Mill. Located adjacent to the August a Canal near the banks of the Savannah River in Augusta, the restoration and redevelopment project houses professional offices, residential loft apartments and retail space. They’ve started with office paper recycling.

“We wanted to make it easy for everyone,” Taylor said. “The majority of people were so excited to have a way to recycle. The response was so positive. There is so much recycling of office paper it’s almost overwhelming.”"At each company we’ve asked the office manager the best way to make recycling easy for people, because if you make it hard they’re not going to do it,” Taylor said. Melaver supplied small bins that can go under each worker’s desk. The common areas hold wheeled recyling bins, but one company has a bin in the copy room. “Melaver is so dedicated and is doing so many wonderful things,” Taylor said. One of the companies in Augusta told her they had been talking about recycling for seven or eight years before Melaver made it easy at Enterprise Mill. Rhoda Brown, property manager for Melaver, Inc., agreed that making it easy for the tenants was crucial. “You’ve got to give them everything they need to make it work,” Brown said. Melaver, Inc. sees that a s its responsibility, and setting up recycling for tenants fits with the company’s commitment to sustainability. “We’re trying to do the right thing for the environment.” From what she’s seen, many more companies want to make choices like recycling. “The majority of the tenants indicated this is something they’ve been waiting for,” Brown said. Sometimes all it takes is a person who can help set up a system and get the project started. “Liz lives and breathes recycling – it’s her favorite topic,” Brown said. “Sending a person with passion makes any job easier.”Taylor knows how to help other people recycle. And at home, she sets an example that most of us would have to work hard to match.

She and her four dogs create one small grocery bag of trash each week. She gives her compost to a friend who uses it for a garden. Preferring voluntary simplicity, she’s annoyed by the excessive packaging, throwaway items that break quickly and consumerism that surround her. “We consume too much,” she said. “Buying makes people feel good.”

But much of what we throw away could be recycled, saving natural resources and energy as well as reducing pollution. “I am so glad to see Savannah start doing the things that the majority of places have been doing for a long time,” Taylor said. “I’m very happy to be here and be part of the change,” she said. People who move here from other areas of the country are “astounded” Savannah doesn’t recycle, she said. For Taylor, it’s not just about protecting the earth and using resources wisely, reusing materials rather than having to mine, drill or cut down natural resources. It’s also about community, she explains, and the feeling people get when they realize they’re making a difference. Recycling is an easy way for people to do something to help the environment. “I just know it makes a difference,” she said.Melaver, Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned business based in Savannah, Georgia. The sustainable real estate developer currently has eight LE ED certified projects in their portfolio and developed one of the first LEED certified buildings in the U.S. which is also on the National Register of Historic Places. Melaver Inc. also developed the first all-retail LEED shopping center in the country, Abercorn Common, including the first LEED McDonald’s worldwide.Contact: (912) 236-0781www.melaver.comwww.enterprisemill.com

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In 2000, recycling of solid waste prevented the release of 32.9 million metric tons of carbon equivalent into the air. www.nrc-recycle.org

Manufacturing and recycling a ton of recycled office paper:* Reduces solid waste by 49 percent.* Reduces total energy consumption by 43 percent.* Reduces net greenhouse gas emissions by 70 percent of carbon dioxide equivalents.* Reduces hazardous air pollutant emissions by 90 percent and particulate emissions by 40 percent.* Reduces absorbable organic halogen emissions to water by 100 percent and suspended solids by 30 percent.www.epa.gov

AluminumAluminum is infinitely recyclable without any degradation in the quality of aluminum. Recycling aluminum:* Requires 95 percent less energy than producing aluminum from bauxite. * Uses far less energy, produces less emissions, and saves money.In 2006, U.S. recyclers recovered nearly 52 percent of the more than 100 billion aluminum beverage cans produced in the country. Still, more than a billion dollars worth of aluminum cans were unrecovered. www.aluminum.org

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Every single day tons of garbage is collected from houses, offices, schools and other organizations. Many things that we use in our day-to-day life can be reused, like you can write on both sides of paper and thus save many trees. Instead of using disposable plastic bags, you can use cloth bags and save a lot of energy, and also contribute to reducing the amount of garbage. Then these products are bought and used again. By buying the products made from recycled materials, you will be supporting the industry that manufactures these products, and thus the loop of recycling goes on. Here are some more fun recycling facts for kids.Cool Recycling Facts for KidsPlastic Recycling Facts for Kids US citizens use 4 million plastic bottle every hour! However, only 25% of these plastic bottles are used for plastic recycling. Did you know that, over 46,000 pieces of plastic debris float on every square mile of the ocean? Every year, a person gets through 90 drink cans, 70 food cans and 107 bottles and 45 kg of plastic.Metal Recycling Facts for Kids Tin cans are 99% steel, with a thin layer of tin added to prevent the tins from corroding. Recycling 1 ton of aluminum can save up to 27 cubic yards of landfill space.Paper Recycling Facts for Kids One of the recycling facts according to the EPA, is that making paper from recycled materials can result in 74% less air pollution and 35% less water pollution, rather than making paper from wood pulp. Recycling one ton of paper saves around 17 trees, 463 gallons of oil, 6,953 gallons of water and 3 cubic yards of landfill space. An average British family throws away paper, which is worth 6 trees in their household garbage can a year.Glass Recycling Facts for Kids One of the most interesting recycling facts about glass is that glass can be recycled again and again. As it never wears out. Most glass bottles and jars that we use contain at least ? of the recycled material. Did you know that, the energy saved by recycling just one bottle can light a 100 watt light bulb for four hours! Recycling centers sort glass by color, so that the glass pieces and items can be used for recycling.Other Recycling Facts for Kids The first municipal dump was formed in ancient Athens in 400 B.C. The recycling symbol was designed by Gary Dean Anderson in the year 1970. Every year we dispose around 24 million tons of leaves and grass clippings, which can be used by converting to compost to conserve landfill space. Use and throw bags are a waste of trees (paper bags) or fossil fuels (plastic bags). Not just that, they also they contribute to water pollution during their production. Reusable cloth or paper bags are a better alternative to single use bags. Plant waste like potato, orange, banana peels and grass cutting, leftover food, can quickly fill up the garbage can. Did you know that, up to 80% of an average car is recyclable?These were the various recycling facts for kids. So, remember to reduce the amount of trash, reuse the items once more before buying new ones, and buy products made from recycled materials, to keep the recycling loop on!

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Chinese and fast food restaurants get rid of millions of litres of waste oil every week. Snack food manufacturers also get rid of millions of litres of waste oil every week as well. Any one who deep fries food in large quantities have the same issue. They have to get rid of millions of litres of vegetable oil every week.

Everywhere large amounts of oil is used, they are faced with the issue of getting rid of waste vegetable oil. Manufacturing stock feed using the oil was a solution to this issue in the past, but since its links with BSE, commercial catering waste oil, it is not used any more. Since the use of catering grade oil was banned in 2004, the amount of waste oil that needs disposing of, has obviously increased.

Another, much less harmful method of recycling waste vegetable oils is to use them in the manufacture of biodiesel. It is remarkably simple to process waste vegetable oil into bio diesel for use in your diesel car or truck. It is such an easy process, that many people are using waste vegetable oil to make bio diesel and fueling their car or truck and machinery for a fraction of the price.

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There are many benefits to recycling waste vegetable oil to make bio diesel, especially when you compare biodiesel to conventional diesel. The first, and most important benefit for you the manufacturer, is the price. Once you begin making bio diesel and reuse waste vegetable oil, you will be able to run your car or truck for a faction of the cost of ordinary diesel. The second benefit, which is probably more important, is the fact that biodiesel doesn’t produce toxic by-products. Bio diesel smells like vegetable oil and doesn’t produce the carbon dioxides and monoxides that conventional diesel does. The last, but by no means least, benefit, is that it lubricates and protects your engine, and will even clean out your fuel lines and injectors.

Many Governments and councils are coming out in support of Bio diesel because it makes a lot of sense at their end to find a solution to the issue of disposing of waste vegetable oil. Bio diesel also reduces fossil fuel dependence, reduces toxic emissions, keeps spending within the country and generally solves several pollution problems in one hit.

If we don’t reuse waste vegetable oil as Biodiesel, it will become landfill or worse, and unless we no longer use oil to fry foods commercially, this is a problem our local councils are stuck with.

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When you want to start saving the world that you live in, there are all different ways that you can do this and one of the best things that you can do is to reduce, reuse, recycle. There are various things that you can do to start doing this. Here is how you can use these three words to make a difference.

To do the first one, this means that you should limit the amount of waste that you create. This can be done in a variety of ways. You can decrease your carbon footprint by walking instead of driving, and you can also try to save electricity. Another thing that you can do to limit your waste will actually lead to reusing items.

Reusing means that you can start looking for things that you can use as other things. You can for example, take an old basket that might have broken and instead of throwing it away, use it for keeping things in or think about how you can use it for other things. You can also do this for items of clothing or equipment. Using ingenuity, virtually any item from an old phone to a piece of dilapidated furniture can have a second life as art works oreven components of other everyday items.

Most of the time, you can also recycle things which is a form of reusing them. The difference is that when you do this, you will actually change the thing that you are reusing, or you will combine them with other things. When you do this you will, for example, take old paper and use a process to make new paper from it. You can create new plastic containers from old ones, and there are ways that you can also send your ink cartridges from your printer for recycling.

They will take the old cartridges and clean them out and use the plastic for making new items for printers. Sometimes, these will just be refilled and used again.

There are lots of different ways that you can help and one of them is to send your items for recycling. You will usually be given a bin or packet that you can use to put papers, tins, boxes, and other clean recyclables in.

There are also special recycling units that some cities have around where you can take your glass bottles to, clean papers, newspapers, plastics and general items to be changed. This is one of the best ways that you can help the planet and start to save the world’s natural resources.

There is also a lot now to do with global warming and buildings, businesses, and private people are finding other ways to decrease the carbon footprint. This has lead to solar panels being used to heat pools, and power appliances, as well as certain business equipment.

People are also using hydro electric power from dams and lakes, as well as plant power to regulate the temperature of buildings so that air conditioners and heaters do not have to be used so much, as they are wasting a lot of energy.

All in all, the three r’s (reduce, reuse, recycle) are not just a neat concept to think about but hopefully, an inspiration about how we live our lives. It may be easier to just throw out that old battery but if there is someone who will take it, ultimately, a little extra effort can go a long way in clearing a person’s conscience.

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There are a lot of people nowadays who put an effort of reducing their waste and recycling in their homes. However, according to Louisville recycling, many people still forget to take their efforts to work. If you look at it from a time point of view, all of us spend equal amount, if not more time at work, so it is important to recycle there too. Louisville Recycling states that installing recycling measures at work is where the biggest difference can be made. If youre not quite sure how to get started on saving energy and recycling when you work, then take a look at these great Louisville recycling tips! They are bound to give you the push needed to give work recycling a try! So better start coordinating with them now!1.Lighting- We all need ample light to work, so in workplaces, it is but natural for lights to eat up a lot of energy. We can do some things to change this, such as urging our workplaces to replace lights with energy efficient versions. It will also be a big help to remove or reduce decorative lighting, or only light them up when it is absolutely necessary. For rarely used rooms, motion detection lights can be installed instead. For our personal contribution, always make sure to turn of the lights when they are not in use, especially when we are about to leave the building.2. Equipment- recycling and energy saving can also be applied to certain work equipment. A great way to reduce energy waste is to replace old and dingy equipment with newer energy saving versions. In our own personal desks, we should also try to unplug appliances and equipment when not in use. Another helpful tip is to never leave anything, such as the computer, on standby, as that can really eat up energy. When printing something, always set your printer on economy mode, and always uses both sides of the paper.3.Recycling- there are many simple ways for everyone to recycle in the workplace. Think carefully before printing. Does the document really need to be printed, or will emailing it be an equally feasible option? Your work can also request to be removed from mailing lists and be contacted through phone or email instead. It would also be great if the workplace only utilized 100% recycled paper, and buy work things in bulk to reduce packaging.Hopefully, these tips are easy enough so you can implement them at work! If you want an ever in depth recycling plan, Louisville recycling can surely help, so be sure to get in touch with them!

The going green trend is everywhere today. In the construction industry in particular one of the largest trends of the twenty first century has been a movement toward more environmentally friendly practices. This means using more recycled materials, designing more energy efficiently, and focusing on constructing sustainable buildings. With these goals in mind it is no wonder that in the past decade there has been a boom in the use of metal building over other building materials. Metal buildings follow the well-known saying, reduce, reuse, recycle.

Reduce
They first way that going with metal reduce use is by reducing the use of lumber in construction. Choosing to use steel rather than wood for the framing of a building is a decision that can make a huge impact on saving our dwindling forests. To put it in perspective, a 2,000 square foot building takes just over 100 trees. These trees can take 20 to 30 years to grow to useable size. Decreasing deforestation is a large part of going green.

Also, a reduced need for metal materials is needed in comparison to wood because by nature is stronger than wood; therefore fewer structural supports are needed. Furthermore, prefabricated building components are made with minimal waste of materials because they are produced, shaped, welded, and pre-punched prior to delivery. Meaning that there is no scrap to be disposed of during construction. Unlike wood, which cannot be grown to be exactly the size that is needed so scraps can be wasted.

Reuse
Metal building reuse by utilizing recycled materials. Entire steel building can be made with components that are composed with at least 32-59% recycled materials; and thats just a minimum. Buildings made of recycled materials have the same strength, durability, and aesthetic appeal of buildings made of metals that come from freshly mined materials.

Additionally, metal buildings are uniquely reusable in that they can be disassembled and reassembled. Prefab metal buildings can maintain their structural integrity after being disassembled and reassembled because they are put together with bolts and rivets in predrilled holes; rather than wooden framed structures that are kept together with nails that when removed consequently leave holes in the wood. The holes in the wood compromise the wood frames strength because nails cannot be replaced in the preexisting holes and new nail next to the holes would reduce the holding power of the wood frame further.

Recycle
The final green selling point of building with metal is that when the building has reached the end of its life they are 100% recyclable. Granted this is typically several decades down the line (metal buildings can often come with warranties anywhere from 30-40 years). However, it is good to know that the old building components wont end up adding to our already overflowing landfills; rather it can be recycled to create other metal products or even another metal building.

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