Educational establishments are jumping on the bandwagon for the fight to maintain our planets resources. This not only includes replacing lightbulbs to more environmentally friendly ones and sprinkler systems, but also providing lectures to the public and the student body on why such measures must be taken and the ultimate effect of the crisis we [...]

As promised, here are some ‘not so good’ recycling slogans. Now please bear in mind, these are a matter of opinion, and in my british minded, humble opinion i think these are lacking charisma and ‘tude.
Really bad slogans can end up making someone throw recyclables into the bin just out of spite.  So how can [...]

Before I purchased an air purifier I was literally going through several packets of Benadryl a week. Working from my bedroom meant that I was always in range of the allergy causing dust mites!

When I bought my first air purifier, I did not really give much consideration to how eco friendly it was. I just [...]

Do you want to get co-workers, students, neighbours, your family, or even yourself more motivated to recycle?  I like recycling slogans, i wrote a post earlier, but this is a better up-to-date version! These are some of the best recycling slogans on the planet right now.  Use these and get everybody recycling.

Don’t be Trashy.  Recycle. [...]

The issue of global warming and pollution is much talked about of late – more so than previously with the sudden change in weather and climate. Most people when confronted with the grim, harsh realities that global warming and environmental damage pose simply reply with: “Well what can little old me do? And what’s in [...]

Have you ever sat and thought  “how does recycling actually work”?  Who actually knows where the items go once they leave your house in those really annoying special bins? Lets think about the process of aluminum can recycling as by far it is the most popular item people like to recycle.  Additionally, millions of [...]

Recycling began forty years ago when a U.S. paper company wanted to let its customers know that their products were made out of recycled products.  They wanted a symbol that would be immediatly recognisable as being a product that was recycled.

I think its essential to breakdown recycling facts for kids, it needs to be simple and understandable in a language kids can relate to. It should be explained that our ecosystem has a delicate balance between plants, animals, decomposers and soil.
Children should learn about the importance of plants and animals.  If plants, such as trees, [...]

There is a debate brewing of late……should recycling should be mandatory?  The argument is ‘freedom’. Why should you be forced to do something? Doesnt that violate my right? The counter argument being – what about the rights of the planet?  The planet allows us to live comfortably and yet we abuse it when we [...]

The aluminium can is made of two parts: the can ends and the can body. The advantage of aluminum is it weight and strength. It is extremely lightweight but has a high strength to weight ratio.  It is a third of the density of steel.  Additionally, aluminum is resistant to corrosion.
The recycling of aluminum cans [...]