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4 out of the 44 2008-10-12 16:12:42 I mentioned on my previous post about the NY Times Recycling Resource that you'll be surprised on how many kinds of garbage that Japan has. There are 44 of them according to the slideshow. Here is a picture that I took at Narita airport in Japan that shows 4 out of the 44.From the left: Newspaper/Magazine, PET Bottle (I guess this is plastic bottle), Bottle (glass), and Can.
Hong Kong 2008-10-10 22:39:08 Last Summer, we traveled to Hong Kong
to check out the sights. One of the places we went to was Ngong Ping Village to check out the Tian Tan Buddha. It's the world's tallest outdoor bronze Buddha measuring 34 meters tall.Ngong Ping Village is in the western part of Hong Kong's Lantau Island and it can be reached by bus or by cable car from Tung Chung. We took the cable car going there and the bus
NY Times Recycling Resource 2008-10-09 21:37:37 I found this interesting NY Times
area about recycling and I think it's very informative. the "How Does Japan Dumps Trash?" slideshow and you'll be surprised on how many types of garbage they have.I'll continue on finding resources about recycling. I believe this is important to lessen the amount of garbage that are going in the land-fills.
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, Resource
Recycle!!! 2008-10-06 22:20:01 Let's all do our part in saving our planet. Recycling is one way of doing it! I will try to find out resources about recycling and put them on this blog. Please... please.... please.... recycle all items that can be recycled. If your city has a recycling program, please sign up.
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Friends around the world 2008-10-28 10:15:19 :Start Copy Here:: Rule:1. Copy from ::Start Copy Here:: through ::End Copy Here::.2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs. Just make sure to post this to each of the blog you added in the list.3. Tag other online friends you know.You don’t need to be tag in order to join. If you want to join just post this one in your blog.4. Let me know your blog’s name and url by Read more:Friends
Eco-Shape Bottled Water 2008-10-23 21:55:21 I bought this bottled water (Poland Spring brand) at one of theconvenience stores around my area and saw a recycle sign on the label.The label also states that the bottle has an average of 30% less plastic (see label below).I went to Costo yesterday and saw a similar bottle for the Deer Park brand. I checked it out and both bottles are made by Nestle Waters North America. After checking out their Read more:Bottled
, Shape
eScrip 2008-10-17 20:40:44 We got this from our son's school - eScrip Recycling. From their website and as shown on the package mailer, they accept ink and toner cartridges, cell phones, laptops and Ipods. Part of what they earn on recycling is given to the school or any group having the program.It's a good way to raise money for the school and the children will benefit on whatever the school buys with the raised money from
Office Recycling 2008-10-17 20:16:55 I went to a training facility last week and I found out that recycling is also being promoted at corporate offices.Shown here are two recycling bins. The one on the left has a green lid with two holes (left hole = glass, right hole = plastic bottle). The blue bin on the right has a sign that says "Aluminum Cans Only."This blue bin is in the same office and it says:RECYCLECOMPUTER PAPER ONLY
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Biodegradable Plastic Bag 2008-10-13 20:05:47 Here's one biodegradable plastic bag that we got from the Philippines. At first I was surprised about it. Is this for real? Is there such a thing? I found on Wikipedia that there are biodegradable plastics out there but there are advantages and disadvantages to it. You can read more about it on this link.
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4 out of the 44 2008-10-12 16:12:42 I mentioned on my previous post about the NY Times Recycling Resource that you'll be surprised on how many kinds of garbage that Japan has. There are 44 of them according to the slideshow. Here is a picture that I took at Narita airport in Japan that shows 4 out of the 44.From the left: Newspaper/Magazine, PET Bottle (I guess this is plastic bottle), Bottle (glass), and Can.
Hong Kong 2008-10-10 22:39:08 Last Summer, we traveled to Hong Kong
to check out the sights. One of the places we went to was Ngong Ping Village to check out the Tian Tan Buddha. It's the world's tallest outdoor bronze Buddha measuring 34 meters tall.Ngong Ping Village is in the western part of Hong Kong's Lantau Island and it can be reached by bus or by cable car from Tung Chung. We took the cable car going there and the bus
NY Times Recycling Resource 2008-10-09 21:37:37 I found this interesting NY Times
area about recycling and I think it's very informative. the "How Does Japan Dumps Trash?" slideshow and you'll be surprised on how many types of garbage they have.I'll continue on finding resources about recycling. I believe this is important to lessen the amount of garbage that are going in the land-fills.
Read more:Recycling
, Resource
Recycle!!! 2008-10-06 22:20:01 Let's all do our part in saving our planet. Recycling is one way of doing it! I will try to find out resources about recycling and put them on this blog. Please... please.... please.... recycle all items that can be recycled. If your city has a recycling program, please sign up.
Read more:Recycle
Cellphone Recycling 2008-11-21 20:29:17 We recently upgraded our cellphone through our service provider (T-Mobile). Included with the package are envelopes (shown below) for cellphone recycling or eCycling (electronic recycling).According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, "Recycling
cell phones reduces greenhouse gas emissions, keeps valuable material out of landfills and incinerators, and conserves natural resources. Recycling
Reusable bag in the Philippines 2008-11-11 15:32:55 This is a 'bayong' which was mostly used in the early days in the Philippines
when plastic bags were not commonly used yet.The 'bayong' is a handwoven bag made from palm, pandan or sea grass leaves. The leaves are then dried and cut into strips before it gets woven into a bag.The 'bayong' is very durable and will last a long time. I even remember that my lola (grandmother) used to carry a bayong. Read more:Reusable
Reusable Bags 2008-11-06 22:11:49 If you don't like using Plastic Bags, a reusable bag is an alternative for you. These bags are made from recycled materials and can be re-used many times. Below are just some of the reusable bags available in the market and a bag costs around $1 each.
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Plastic Bag Recycling 2008-11-04 18:41:17 Plastic bags can be recycled and brought back to the store where you got them. Most of the plastic bags that we have at home come from the grocery stores. If you examine the labels on the plastic bags, it is most likely that it has a note that says "Please return to a participating store for recycling." Below are plastic bags from Walmart and K-Mart that shows this note at the bottom of each bag. Read more:Plastic
, Recycling
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Recycling at Best Buy 2008-12-22 21:57:11 I dropped by Best Buy
last weekend to get a copy of Wall-E for my kids. I accidentally saw that they have a recycling bin near their door. Best Buy accepts several items for recycling - Cellphones, PDAs, Pagers, Compact Discs, Inkjet cartridges, Used Gift Cards and Rechargeable batteries. According to their sign, a portion of the proceeds are donated to charity.If you do not have the recyclable it Read more:Recycling
Reusable Bags (Disney Store and Toys R Us) 2008-12-22 21:42:21 It's the Holiday Season and I am guessing that a lot of people are done with their Holiday shopping while a few are still scrambling on what to buy. I believe we are done with our shopping (I hope). The presents are already wrapped and are all under our Christmas Tree.We did some shopping last weekend and I found a couple of Toy stores selling Reusable
Bags. The first two bags shown below are from Read more:Disney
, Disney Store
, Store
Recycle Some More 2008-12-04 22:50:44 My son likes to draw and gave me this and asked me post it on the site. He was bugging me last week to post it but haven't had a chance until now.On the chasing arrows of the recycling symbol, he wrote the words Paper, Can and Plastic. Beside each chasing arrow he drew an item that you can recycle (Paper - a piece of paper with a picture of the sun, Can - an opened can, Plastic - a water/H2O plast Read more:Recycle
Recycling at IKEA 2008-11-26 23:33:57 I have seen recycling at work at IKEA stores and I was only able to take pictures of their recycling programs about a couple of weeks ago. IKEA has been promoting recycling and reducing waste throughout their stores.One of the things they eliminated is the use of plastic bags. If a customer wanted a plastic bag, they will be charged 5 cents for it. This was started last March 15 and the proceeds Read more:Recycling
Cellphone Recycling 2008-11-21 20:29:17 We recently upgraded our cellphone through our service provider (T-Mobile). Included with the package are envelopes (shown below) for cellphone recycling or eCycling (electronic recycling).According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, "Recycling
cell phones reduces greenhouse gas emissions, keeps valuable material out of landfills and incinerators, and conserves natural resources. Recycling
Reusable bag in the Philippines 2008-11-11 15:32:55 This is a 'bayong' which was mostly used in the early days in the Philippines
when plastic bags were not commonly used yet.The 'bayong' is a handwoven bag made from palm, pandan or sea grass leaves. The leaves are then dried and cut into strips before it gets woven into a bag.The 'bayong' is very durable and will last a long time. I even remember that my lola (grandmother) used to carry a bayong. Read more:Reusable
Reusable Bags 2008-11-06 22:11:49 If you don't like using Plastic Bags, a reusable bag is an alternative for you. These bags are made from recycled materials and can be re-used many times. Below are just some of the reusable bags available in the market and a bag costs around $1 each.
Read more:Reusable
Plastic Bag Recycling 2008-11-04 18:41:17 Plastic bags can be recycled and brought back to the store where you got them. Most of the plastic bags that we have at home come from the grocery stores. If you examine the labels on the plastic bags, it is most likely that it has a note that says "Please return to a participating store for recycling." Below are plastic bags from Walmart and K-Mart that shows this note at the bottom of each bag. Read more:Plastic
, Recycling
Friends around the world 2008-10-28 10:15:19 :Start Copy Here:: Rule:1. Copy from ::Start Copy Here:: through ::End Copy Here::.2. Add your blog to the list. Feel free to add all your other blogs. Just make sure to post this to each of the blog you added in the list.3. Tag other online friends you know.You don’t need to be tag in order to join. If you want to join just post this one in your blog.4. Let me know your blog’s name and url by Read more:Friends
Eco-Shape Bottled Water 2008-10-23 21:55:21 I bought this bottled water (Poland Spring brand) at one of theconvenience stores around my area and saw a recycle sign on the label.The label also states that the bottle has an average of 30% less plastic (see label below).I went to Costo yesterday and saw a similar bottle for the Deer Park brand. I checked it out and both bottles are made by Nestle Waters North America. After checking out their Read more:Bottled
, Shape
eScrip 2008-10-17 20:40:44 We got this from our son's school - eScrip Recycling. From their website and as shown on the package mailer, they accept ink and toner cartridges, cell phones, laptops and Ipods. Part of what they earn on recycling is given to the school or any group having the program.It's a good way to raise money for the school and the children will benefit on whatever the school buys with the raised money from
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