Archive for February, 2011

Bullseye Trio Recycling Station review

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Perhaps the top of the line all-in-one recycling model is the Bullseye Trio Recycling Station, which provides you with waste disposal and recycling units combined in one single ultra-convenient piece of equipment.

The Bullseye Trio Recycling Station is among the highest-quality recycling bin units on the market, and yet can still be gotten at an extremely reasonable price. It comes with three removable plastic liners and its best feature is that as an all-in-one station it is the only recycling unit you need purchase.

The Bullseye Trio is also extremely durable and perfect for outdoor use as all hardware and hinges are made of stainless steel. It comes with three different sets of recycling labels which add to the versatility of the unit since you can decide exactly what your biggest needs are and design your own recycling program—all in one recycling unit!

Recycling supply is currently running a great sale on the Bullseye Trio Recycling Station.

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Outdoor use MSD 68 recycling bin review

Sunday, February 27th, 2011

One of the most versatile and easy to use recycling bins on the market is the Multi System Design recycling cart made by Otto. The MSD 68 is a large capacity rollout cart with oversized 12” diameter wheels for ease of use.

The MSD 68 features a 68 gallon capacity and a 283 lb load rating. MSD 68 recycle bin carts are made from unique injection molded plastic that makes them extremely weatherproof and are perfect for outdoor use. This rollout cart can easily accommodate mixed recyclables, paper trash and other general refuse and eliminate the need for expensive yard waste bags.

The MSD 68 cart body is a bit shorter than normal, making it far more convenient to load, allows better vision over cart, and is easier to control.

MSD 68 carts are available in spectrum of colors, such as dark blue, light blue, forest green, green, brown, black, gray, and light gray. In addition to being very mobile MSD 69 recycling carts are built with a heavy base that prevents them from tipping over outdoors in winds up to 40 mph.

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Desktop and deskside recycling means office or home convenience at a low price

Friday, February 25th, 2011

Desktop recycling bins are becoming more and more popular in modern offices for their convenience of use and the ease in which they allow recycling as a habit and not a chore. If your office has recycling but workers are reluctant or forgetful about it at times, then desktop recycling is made for your situation.

The importance of setting up and implement a recycling program in the office environment today is huge. Unfortunately, placing a few larger containers throughout the office is not as effective as it once was, when everyone used a central copy machine. Today, with desktop computers and now laptops being the norm, a lot of office workers print from their desk and most folks work with a desktop printer.

In that situation, paper that should be recycled might end up in the wastebasket. For a very cheap price (just a few dollars per desk) you can make sure that most paper thrown away in your office gets recycled as it should be. At a cost $4 to $9 you can have a recycling container at each employees desk or workstation.

There is a great advantage when recycling becomes simple ordinary procedure. Desktop recycling stations fit onto ordinary wastebaskets so sorting items is easy. Also, desktop recycling meets the recycling goals that many companies are putting forth today, as well as instilling a sense of pride in your workers.

But desktop and deskside recycle bins are not just for the office. As home recycling methods they excel because they simply fit right along with your desktop printer. For home or office desktop recycling is the way of the future, and is a huge money-saver over having to buy too many large recycling units.

With desktop recycling you can have many small units and just one central location where they are dumped when full. No one will complain about the simplicity and ease of these remarkable and cheap little recycling units.

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Witt’s Geocubes recycling review

Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011

Witt’s recycling containers are designed to help you protect the environment without wasting space. Their newest recycling containers, Geocubes, are the perfect addition to any outdoors recycling program.

With compact, firesafe, steel-constructed containers, Geocubes allow you to sort all of your recyclable materials easily and conveniently. They are both functional and rugged for outdoors use.

Each Geocube model is available with a round opening with decals for cans or glass, a slot opening with decals for newspaper or paper, or a square opening with decals for plastic or waste.

Geocubes are an attractive, functional choice for airports, malls, auditoriums, or part of any company’s recycling program. Each Geocubes model comes with two decals and is available with a round, slot or square opening.

The round opening can have decals for cans, bottles or glass, the slot opening has decals for newspaper or paper, and the square opening has decals for plastic or waste.

Geocubes Features:

Compact, firesafe and steel-constructed.

For outdoor use!

Allow you to sort all of your recyclable materials easily and conveniently.

Attractive, functional choice for airports, malls, auditoriums, or part of any company’s recycling program.

24, 28, 32 gallon container have hinged lids.

Geocubes are an Eco-friendly product.

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Batteries need to be recycled as well

Sunday, February 20th, 2011

When you are contemplating your basic recycling program, don’t forget battery recycling!

One of the most common household items you need to recycle, which many people unfortunately do not, are batteries. Standard batteries (such as AA, AAA, D, etc) are composed of dangerous substances such as lead, nickel and cadmium. These elements can pose serious threat to the environment when thrown out carelessly with house hold waste. That means that battery recycling is an important, if often overlooked, part of any responsible recycling program.

The Battery Recycler eliminates the problems and difficulties associated with battery recycling by making it easy! The Battery Recycler is a place to story your batteries for recycling in a clean and safe manner. This container is shaped like a D size battery that acts as a constant reminder for recycling of batteries. At a terrific size of 12″ Height x 6″ Diameter it is perfect for the convenience and weight factor of batteries.

This battery recycling container is easy to carry and stores up to an amazing seventeen pounds of batteries. All used batteries need to be properly recycled or disposed of and this battery recycling container aids in creating pollution-free environment for present and future generations.

Purchasing the Battery Recycler allows you to sort and recycle your batteries in an environmentally safe and legal manner. It eliminates old batteries from cluttering desk drawers and being improperly disposed of in trashcans. It is your one-step solution to battery recycling.

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Mini Waste Hanging Wastebasket Review

Tuesday, February 15th, 2011

The addition of a Mini Waste Hanging Wastebasket to a deskside recycling program can be an invaluable aid in really getting your employees (or your family) thinking about how they recycle. For a cost that is less than $5 per unit you can add terrific functionality and real ease-of-use to your deskside recycling system.

The Mini Waste Hanging Wastebasket comes with a capacity of 7 quarts and is designed to operate on the rim of a larger recycling bin (for instance a standard 28 quart wastebasket model) where it hooks easily. It is perfect for sorting waste materials.

For instance, if your office uses a ton of paper which goes into the larger bin you can use the smaller Mini Waste Hanging Wastebasket for aluminum like soda cans. If you are at home and the opposite is true, then you place paper in the smaller bin. This way your recycling is already sorted—plus it helps people keep an eye on what they are throwing away and how much, often causing them to waste less.

The Mini Waste Hanging Wastebasket comes in two standard colors, blue and black, to either fit or stand-out against your larger wastebasket according to your preference. It is also made with post-consumer recycled content. For such a low price you can really jump-start smart recycling in your office or home deskside recycling program.

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Desktop and deskside recycling bins for the office

Tuesday, February 8th, 2011

Desktop recycling bins are the ultimate in office convince for your workers. The need to set up and implement a recycling program in the office today is huge. If you manage or work in an office environment then you are aware of the amount of paper generated in one small office.

You can just barely imagine how much paper a larger office uses on a daily basis. The numbers are astronomical. When a business office wants to recycle the paper they would normally throw away. There are several steps, which must be implemented in order to make the transition of throwing paper in the desktop recycle bin rather than the trash can.

The business will want to make the recycle as easy on their employees as possible, so in order to accomplish this they will strategically place recycle bins in locations to prevent their employees in making any extra steps to find a bin. They may wish to use desktop recycle boxes for standard sized paper in order to keep it simple.

At a cost of only a few dollars each, every employee would be able to have one at their work station or a separate mini waste basket, which can be suspended from the normal wastebasket or sitting beside the wastebasket. Usually these boxes will resemble a tray or you can use a folder to place paper in meant for the recycle bin.

If the paper to be recycled at each desk is not just the standard size paper, but includes forms, computer paper, note pads along with standard sized letterhead, copier paper, etc. At a cost $4 to $9 you can have a recycling container at each desk or workstation. The cost of the container will be made up for the savings in time, and increase recycling.

In many large offices the copy machine and the printer is in a central location in order for several people to share the printer rather than each employee have one of each at his or her desk. So a large recycle bin will place at the location of these machines. This will also give your employees a central location to empty their own personal desktop recycle bins or wastebaskets.

As a business to start a recycle program in your company you will need to contact the site manager or the contractor of the cleaning crew. You want them to be aware of the recycle bins on the desktops and other locations, so everything doesn’t end up in the trash bin.

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Trifecta is the elegant modern office recycling option

Monday, February 7th, 2011

If you are in the market for sleek designer office recycling then you need to take a look at the Trifecta line of recycling containers from Safco. Trifecta is on the cutting edge of designer recycling, mixing a modern look with practicality and reasonable pricing. The Trifecta line is truly state of the art and it will fit into your workplace setting with style.

Trifecta has an amazingly flexible design perfect to conform to any workplace settings. Their sleek stylings will add ambiance to any area of your office complex. If you need a classy look then these recycling bins are the way to go.

Trifecta recycling bins are specifically designed to make recycling look completely at home in an office setting. These attractive bins are elegant and perfect for any upscale business that wants to show off it recycling program and retain its sense of office décor.

A distinctive and innovative design, the Trifecta line has stainless steel lids which feature laser cut inscriptions to assist in the identification of recyclables. This unique design allows recycling bags to remain firmly inside the containers and thus avoid unattractive appearance. Trifecta is a durable and capable recycling unit which is easily maintained and fits virtually anywhere in your workplace.

Trifecta recycling bins are a cost-effective choice that adds style to your office and recycling functionality to your workspace without sacrificing the utility of a basic recycling unit. They are the perfect solution for a business that want to recycle but needs to keep up appearances. Trifecta is truly a state of the art choice for a company that wants to boast a classy recycling program.

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The Stand Up Recycler for Special Events

Saturday, February 5th, 2011

The Stand Up Recycler is perfect for special events when you want to encourage recycling but don’t want to add a huge cost. Using simple Stand Up Recyclers at your festival, party, wedding, rally, or any function allows you to go green but not break your budget. This is one recycling bin that can be used to great effect in an outdoors setting.

The Stand Up Recycler is ideal for any city or organization that wants to encourage recycling at special events in an easy and cost effective manner. It is as instantly recognizable as a plastic recycling bin but at half the price, making it a very economical choice. If you have an event covering a large area then going with several Stand Up Recyclers can really save you money over using other recycling bins.

The Stand Up Recycler comes with a collapsible metal folding stand that is easy to set up, take down and move around. It has corrugated plastic lid that is durable and weather resistant.

The see-through poly bag helps decrease trash contamination and allows your workers or volunteers the ability to easily see when bag needs to be replaced without removing the lid. The Stand Up Recycler is easily recognizable as a recycling bin and will help reduce litter and encourage recycling at any outdoors event.

The Stand Up Recycler is clearly the way to go if you need fast-set up, economical recycling options at your big event for a fraction of the cost if you went with heavy-duty recycling bins.

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Teaching your children to recycle using recycling bin tags

Tuesday, February 1st, 2011

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If you want your kids to be environmentally responsible when they grow up, you’ve got to teach them to recycle while they’re still young. Fortunately, teaching kids the value of recycling can be lots of fun.

A good way to start getting your kids involved in recycling is by designating a day of the week where the family can get together and organize recyclable items.

Before you begin this, children should first recognize the need for recycling on a global level. Make sure your children understand that all the trash in the world winds up in the ground if people do not recycle. Help them to remember the environment pays for everything we purchase and then throw away.

Then you can spend some time focusing your child’s attention on the here and now, the right here right in front you present situation along our highways and back roads. Point out the trash along the roadway.

Help your children to realize that changing the world begins with changing oneself which leads to improving the health of mother earth in your own town, in your own back yard. This philosophy empowers children giving them a sense of self control and self-worth as well as giving them a sense of community responsibility.

They don’t feel so helpless anymore when they hear they can do something about complaints people make concerning the present environmental issues facing humanity today.

Show your youngster the different kinds of common materials that can be recycled such as plastics, aluminum, and steel. Put a tag or tape an index card to different recycling bins each slightly different and each to represent the three kind of common recyclable materials. Use different colors on the tags (or use different color bins).

Then start collecting different items you find around the house that need to be recycled such as empty water bottles. If the “red” container is plastic start putting all the plastic materials in there. Show them that the soda cans belong in the “green” aluminum container and so on.

Keep it fun and encourage them to do the same throughout the week, immediately depositing their soda cans inside the “green” container every time they have finished drinking. This will teach them to start recycling throughout the week but should be continued with weekly lessons about recycling.

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