The Recycle TimesRaising a Toast to a Clean Green Planet

Paul Y is a UK waste management expert working on behalf of General Waste Collection – business and trade waste collection specialists.

Now that the world’s human population has almost reached 7 billion, there is increasing awareness that the Earth’s resources are limited. If we continue to live and work at our current rate of consumption, we will need another one- and-a-half Earths simply to stand still. This is somewhat unfortunate, since at present we only have one inhabitable planet. In the light of this, how can one small business help to hold back the tide and make their operations more sustainable?
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As adults, most of us have whiled away many a happy hour while playing bingo. Whether it is offline bingo – in the real world, or free online bingo in the virtual world ; it makes for a great time. So I was thrilled to see a eco-friendly way of making bingo fun for the kids. Available from Amazon for a mere $10 , the Alex Toys Wash and Dry Bingo works on an interesting concept. The Alex Toys Wash and Dry Bingo makes doing the laundry fun. Its as simple as picking your washed clothes from the bingo bag and hang them to dry on the clothes line printed on your bingo card.
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The Holiday season may be a time for family, friends and a lot of cheer for the majority of us ; but there are a few individuals who enjoy travelling at this time of the year for some quiet holiday cheer. For those who wish to travel, The Recycle Times suggests Denmark as a destination. If nothing else, then to simply check out the Crowne Plaza of the Intercontinental Group. It is supposed to be the most eco-friendly hotel on the planet.
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The Dawyck Estate river crossing, measuring 30 meters in length is the new record holder for the words longest recycled bridge. Currently, the bridge utilizes an extremely strong composite plastic building material that was engineered at Rutgers University. The building supplies were derived from common household products and plastic waste like plastic bottles and can support an amazing 44 tonnes which comes from being access by cars, pedestrians and heavy vehicles.
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The dreaded E.Coli bug, which we humans normally cant wait to be rid off can be a major pocket saver if this research is anything to go by. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have engineered the first strains of Escherichia coli bacteria that can digest switch grass biomass and synthesize its sugars into gasoline, diesel and jet fuels. E. coli bacteria normally cannot grow on switchgrass, but JBEI researchers engineered strains of the bacteria to express several enzymes that enable them to digest cellulose and hemicellulose and use one or the other for growth.
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We have read and even written about the Solar Plant that makes away with the main problems that solar power plants face – their inability to work during the nights. However so far, the technology was merely a concept and plans were just that – plans on paper. All that changes with the inauguration of the worlds first solar power station that can work through the night. The concept is simple and better explained in our previous entry here. The final version has 2,600 mirrors which superheat the liquid salt so much that the plant is able to generate power for upto 15 hours after the sun has gone down.
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An invention that not just gets kids to exercise and burn off their excess energy but even saves this energy to power your household has been created by a group of Harvard undergrads. While the power stored inside this soccer ball may not be even close to what the average American household requires, it is certainly enough to power small appliances like an LED lamp. In a place where electric power has so far not reached homes , the ball is making a huge difference in improving lives.
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