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4 Fun Ways to Teach Your Kids About Sustainability

May 20, 2019 By gk104 Leave a Comment

Encourage your kids to play outside every day. There are so many reasons to get your kids outside on a daily basis like, according to the National Wildlife Federation (NWF), outdoor play builds healthy bodies, raises levels of Vitamin D and “improves distance vision and lowers the chance of nearsightedness.”

Need more reasons? Check out these Fast Facts about Outdoor Time and Children from the NWF.

Children are spending half as much time outdoors as they did 20 years ago.Children who play outside are more physically active, more creative in their play, less aggressive, and show better concentration.Sixty minutes of daily unstructured free play is essential to children’s physical and mental health.The most direct route to caring for the environment as an adult is participating in “wild nature activities” before the age of 11.

(Source: The National Wildlife Federation)

First published on 2019-05-20 20:38:35

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Filed Under: fun, kids, Lifestyle, list, Recycling, sustainability, teaching

5 Easy Tips for Sustainable Spring Cleaning

May 6, 2019 By gk104 Leave a Comment

Give your extra stuff a new home. There’s nothing worse than clutter to make a space feel messy. And, not only does clutter make things messy, clutter is stressful. According to Christiane Northrup, M.D., “Piles of stuff in our homes are one of the greatest stress triggers. Clutter literally increases your cortisol level! When we have a lot of clutter in our homes, it has the effect of distracting us and can even cause chronic restlessness. When you reduce the noise of the things around you, you can focus on creating your life.” Systematically go through your house and garage to identify things that you no longer use. Be sure to recycle or donate your unused clutter when possible so it doesn’t end up sitting in your local landfill.

First published on 2019-05-06 20:33:55

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Filed Under: Home and Garden, list, Recycling, spring cleaning, sustainable, tips, Top 5

5 More Recycling Tips for Your Busy Family

February 20, 2019 By Gavilab Leave a Comment

Half the battle is knowing what can and can’t be recycled…

We all have a million little things to think about during the day but one thing that’s always worth our time is doing things that will help the environment for our children. Recycling is good for the environment for many reasons, for example, it saves energy, it reduces greenhouse gas emissions and it helps to reduce the amount of trash that is dumped in your local landfill. Here are 5 more recycling tips for your busy family.

Show your family what is recyclable. Half the battle is knowing what can and can’t be recycled in your local recycling program. By showing your kids what should be recycled you are empowering them to take part in the process. Have your family reuse their wrappings. Not only is reusing wrapping paper and gift bags better for the environment, it will save you money and the time it takes to run to the store for a last minute gift bag. Promote a giving attitude. When your kiddos outgrow that adorable outfit teach them to pass it on by donating it to a local charitable thrift store. Your family will be eliminating waste and reducing clutter. Be aware of where unwanted pharmaceutical products should be disposed of in your area. Remind your family that pharmaceutical products shouldn’t be flushed down the toilet, poured into the sink or put in the trash. Find out where you can dispose of unwanted medicines by looking it up here to find a drop off site near you. Taking care of this will help the environment while keeping your medicine cabinet neat and tidy. Start a family compost project. Yard waste can generate a lot of greenhouse gas in a landfill so start composting your yard waste. If your city provides curbside yard waste pickup, be sure you utilize the service. If not, start composting it yourself.

Check out these first 5 Recycling Tips for Your Busy Family at https://recyclenation.com/2017/06/5-recycling-tips-for-your-busy-family/.

First published on 2019-02-20 21:10:21

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Filed Under: family, Home and Garden, list, Recycling, recycling tips, tips

10 Fun Facts about Recycling

February 4, 2019 By Gavilab Leave a Comment

We’ve put together 10 fun facts about recycling to make sure you know it really is worth the extra effort.

Doing your part to reduce your waste, reuse items when possible and recycle materials when appropriate, helps lessen your impact on our environment. We’ve put together 10 fun facts about recycling to make sure you know it really is worth the extra effort.

Every time a ton of paper is recycled it saves 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, three cubic yards of landfill space, 4,000 kilowatts of energy and 7,000 gallons of water. (Source: 32trash.org) Recycling just a single aluminum can saves enough energy to catch up on your favorite album on your music device and recycling 100 aluminum cans saves enough energy to keep the lights on in your bedroom for two weeks. (Source: goevergreenllc.com) There are over 80 billion aluminum cans used each and every year around the world. You can recycle aluminum over and over again. (Source: conserve-energy-future.com) Making new paper from recycled materials uses less energy than producing paper from virgin tree products and leaves more trees to absorb excess carbon dioxide. (Source: rubiconglobal.com) There will be 1.5 million new jobs generated in the U.S. when U.S. recycling levels reach 75 percent. (Source: Recycle Across America) Also, when U.S. recycling levels reach 75 percent, it will be the environmental and CO2 equivalent of removing 55 million cars from U.S. roads each year. (Source: Recycle Across America) Making recycled paper instead of new paper uses 64 percent less energy and uses 58 percent less water. (Source: 32trash.org) A single recycled plastic bottle saves enough energy to run a 100-watt bulb for 4 hours. It also creates 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than would be created when making a new bottle. (Source: rubiconglobal.com) Americans use more than 67 million tons of paper per year, or about 580 pounds per person. (Source: 32trash.org) You can make 20 new aluminum cans from recycled material using the same amount of energy that it takes to make 1 brand new aluminum can. (Source: rubiconglobal.com)

First published on 2019-02-04 20:59:00

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Filed Under: aluminum, facts, fun facts, list, paper, plastic bottles, Recycling

5 Recycling Tips You May Not Know

January 21, 2019 By Gavilab Leave a Comment

Here are 5 recycling tips you may not know to get you started…

When thinking about what needs to go in your recycling bin and how it should be prepared, here are 5 recycling tips you may not know to get you started.

Before you even begin putting recyclables into your recycling bin, be sure you know what materials your local recycling program will accept. Every program is a little different so make sure to check so you don’t accidentally recycle something that will clog up the system. You should take the tape off cardboard boxes before you recycle them. If you don’t, the tape could get caught in the processing machine that boils recycled paper and filters out the trash, according to a recycling industry expert. (Source: The Spokesman-Review Newspaper) In general, you shouldn’t put any paper or plastic that is smaller than 3 inches into your recycling bin. Small pieces of paper like receipts or those fortune cookie fortunes need to be thrown away because they can’t easily be machine sorted. Be sure to flatten any cardboard or paperboard boxes you are putting in your recycling bin. Flatted boxes go through the recycling system more smoothly. Don’t throw paper shreds in your recycling bin. Shredded paper isn’t usually accepted by most city recycling programs. As always, check with your own local recycling program to see if yours accepts this material.

Be sure as you make purchases you buy products that are durable and won’t need to be recycled or thrown away quickly.

First published on 2019-01-21 20:55:08

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Filed Under: cardboard, list, local recycling program, Recycling, small pieces, tips

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